The Road Ahead: Dawson County projects aim to ease Ga. 400/Ga. 53 - Gainesville Times

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The Road Ahead: Dawson County projects aim to ease Ga. 400/Ga. 53

Larry Taffar, chairman of the Lumpkin Campground trustees, talks about the impact the widening of Lumpkin Campground Road would have on the historic Methodist campground in Dawson County. - photo by Tom Reed

0619road-dawson-larry taffar — Larry Taffar, chairman of the Lumpkin Campground trustees, talks about the impact the widening of Lumpkin Campground Road would have on the historic Methodist campground in Dawson County. - photo by Tom Reed

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Updated: Jun 19, 2012, 4:16 AM

Published: Jun 19, 2012, 4:20 AM

Larry Taffar has more than just a little vested interest in Dawson County’s Lumpkin Campground Road. He is chairman of Lumpkin Campground trustees, attends Bethel United Methodist Church across the road and tends to the church cemetery that faces the road. He also lives off the road.

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Update: I-985 southbound reopens after closing due to separate vehicle fire, crash

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Updated: Apr 5, 2025, 12:17 AM

Published: Apr 4, 2025, 10:14 PM

Lanes have reopened after a vehicle fire and crash Friday, April 4, caused both southbound lanes of Interstate 985 to be blocked in the Flowery Branch area.

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