The City of Dahlonega and Dahlonega Downtown Development Authority (DDA) are pleased to jointly announce the selection of the DDA’s new executive director. Following an extensive search Shannon Ferguson, a communications and marketing professional with more than 20 years’ experience in the public sector, has been named to lead the Authority staff in support of its Board.

The City of Dahlonega is pleased to announce the hiring of our first full-time Deputy Marshal, Chris Jones, who was most recently a Trooper First Class with the Georgia State Patrol. He worked this area as part of Post 37 from Cumming and already has a good working relationship with our Municipal Court. Chris has experience with the Georgia Department of Public Safety, as an accident re constructionist for a private company, and as a commercial and residential contractor.