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The Planet ceased operations as a community newspaper in summer 2020. It may resume publication in the fullness o' time. Meanwhile, feel free to use it as a reference for life in the Rising Fawn Metro Area from 2016-2020.
The Church House Murder Part III
by Joy Odom Based on court records, the trial of Clarence Newton Johnson for the murder of his son-in-law, Ernest “Bill” Buffington,...
Joy Tucker Odom
Oct 26, 2020
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Welcome To The Apostrophe Store. May I He’p You?
They say the secret to entrepreneurship is to find a need and fill it. That’s why, when I moved here many years ago and was looking...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 21, 2020
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The Church House Murder: Part II
The trial of Clarence Newton Johnson for the murder of his son-in-law, Ernest Buffington, was held at the Dade County courthouse during...
Joy Tucker Odom
Oct 7, 2020
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Library's Halloween Bash to be Drive-Thru This Year
This week’s Ready-to-Read program will be about the moon. In-person programs are on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Be sure to sign...
Linda Wilson
Oct 7, 2020
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1948 Photograph Sparks Memories of High School Clubs
I came across a picture at the library a few weeks ago that fascinated me. It was a picture of almost 40 young women made in 1948, the...
Linda Wilson
Oct 5, 2020
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Church House Murder on Easter 1946
The Head River Baptist Church was and is a beautiful, isolated place of worship on Lookout Mountain that seems to radiate peace and...
Joy Odom
Oct 1, 2020
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Wreaths Across America Honors Many Wartime Veterans
On December 19, 2020, we wish to remember our veterans, honor their service and teach our children about them. To date, Wreaths Across...
Gail Moore Hedden
Sep 28, 2020
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Free Tutoring at Dade Library
A free tutoring program at your hometown library has been launched. There are tutors available at all four branches, Dade, Chickamauga,...
Linda WIlson
Sep 28, 2020
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Rising Fawn United Methodist Church
Note: The following article is taken from the History of Dade County, Georgia, Volume II. The articles for this book were written by...
Compiled by Linda Wilson
Aug 31, 2020
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Library Opens Mondays, Resumes In-Person Ready-to-Read Program
The library staff is looking forward to seeing our patrons six days a week again. The library is adding open hours on Mondays for the...
Linda Wilson
Aug 31, 2020
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Your Civil War Ancestors: Do You Know Which Side They Were On?
Several years ago, Magistrate Judge Joel McCormick’s father, Bert McCormick, borrowed some books I’ve collected in doing genealogy to...
Linda Wilson
Aug 18, 2020
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Library Resumes In-Person Kids' Programs
The exhibit “Rightfully Hers,” which celebrates the 19th amendment, when women got the right to vote, will be at the library throughout...
Linda Wilson
Aug 17, 2020
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History of the New Salem Methodist Church
(This article appears in Vol. II of the Dade County History Book. It was written several years ago and does not cover more recent history...
Linda Hawkins Wilson
Aug 12, 2020
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Letters Read on Memorial Day
As we should always remember, Memorial Day is not just the beginning of summer or an excuse for stores to hold a sale. It is not even a...
Linda Wilson
Aug 6, 2020
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Memoir Part 5: Verenice Cooper Hawkins
Editor's note: This is the final installment of Verenice's memoir about growing up on a mule-and horse-powered farm near Valley Head...
Verenice Cooper Hawkins
Aug 5, 2020
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4-H Road Trip Finale--Georgia: There's No Place Like Home
On the final week of our Road Trippin’ Across the USA! tour, we are traveling all around our home state of Georgia. The state is known as...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Aug 4, 2020
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The Wrong End of the Elephant: My Fabulous Christmas Present and How it Went Wrong
Editor's note: And now for something completely different... When I began this newspaper, one of the things I wanted to do most was...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 30, 2020
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Two Dade Church of Christ Histories
These two church histories appear in Volume II of the History of Dade County, Georgia, which was published by the Dade County Historical...
Linda Wilson/Minnie Street/David E. Barker
Jul 30, 2020
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Memoir Part 4 : Verenice Cooper Hawkins
Editor's Note: This is the fourth installment of Verenice's memoir about growing up on a local farm during the Great Depression. It was...
Verenice Cooper Hawkins
Jul 29, 2020
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Keep Reading at the Library!
The Summer Reading program was definitely different this year, and we did miss the programs with big crowds, but I think the staff has...
Linda Wilson
Jul 28, 2020
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4-H Road Trip Part VII--Our Nation's Capital
Washington, D.C., is the capital city of the United States of America. D.C. stands for District of Columbia, which is the federal...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Jul 28, 2020
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Memoir Part 3: Verenice Cooper Hawkins
Editor's Note: This is the third installment of Verenice's memoir about growing up on a farm near Valley Head during the Great...
Verenice Cooper Hawkins
Jul 22, 2020
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4-H Road Trip Part VI--Eastern Half of the Southeast
This week we’re Road Trippin’ Across the eastern half of the Southeast. The states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina,...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Jul 21, 2020
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Come See Our Mini Museum--and Castle!
Come check out last week's mini museum! Original articles, documents, and autographed photos from NASA will be on display at the library...
Linda Wilson
Jul 20, 2020
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Come See Our Mini Museum--and Castle!
Come check out last week's mini museum! Original articles, documents, and autographed photos from NASA will be on display at the library...
Linda Wilson
Jul 20, 2020
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Squash! Squash! Squash! (Did You Hear Me? I said "Squash!")
One of my first kitchen memories is when I was a tot playing at my mother's feet as she cooked. She must have just swept the floor...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 17, 2020
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Dade County Veterans of World War I Part II
Editor's Note: This is the second part of local historian Linda Wilson's findings on the World War I veterans depicted in this old...
Linda Wilson
Jul 17, 2020
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4-H Road Trip Part V: Western Half of Southeast
This week we’re Road Trippin’ Across the western half of the Southeast. The states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama,...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Jul 16, 2020
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Memoir Part 2: Verenice Cooper Hawkins
Editor's Note: This is part 2 of Verenice Hawkins' memoir about growing up on a farm near Valley Head during the Great Depression. Scroll...
Verenice Hawkins
Jul 15, 2020
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4-H Road Trip Part IV--The Northeast
This week we are virtual Road Trippin’ across the Northeast! The Atlantic coast portion of the Northeast is known for its lobsters and...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Jul 9, 2020
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Community Lifestyle Center Hosts Immune System Boost Class
"How To Boost Our Immune System" is the topic of the next class to be held at the Community Lifestyle Center, 12138 B South Main Street,...
Press Release
Jul 9, 2020
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CHI Mobile Lung CT Coach in Trenton July 20
CHI Memorial’s mobile lung CT coach will be at Primary Healthcare in Trenton on Monday, July 20, 2020, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. All patients...
Press Release
Jul 9, 2020
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Memoir: Verenice Cooper Hawkins
Editor's Note: Verenice Hawkins is one of Dade County's great natural resources. As Dade's public health nurse, she vaccinated generation...
Verenice Cooper Hawkins
Jul 8, 2020
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Let the Library Help You Respond to Census!
SMLXL The library is a good place to complete your 2020 census if you haven’t already. The staff will get you set up with a computer...
Linda Wilson
Jul 3, 2020
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Road Trippin’ Across the USA! Part 3: A Tour of the Southwest
This week we continue our Road Trippin’ Across the USA! series with a tour through the Southwest. Our Southwest region includes Arizona,...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Jun 30, 2020
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Dade County Veterans of World War I: Part 1
Dade County World War I Inductees. First Row: Len Mason, Asa Reeves, Grady Hawkins, Charlie Gass, Bert Holtzhower, Gene Bates. Second...
Linda Hawkins Wilson
Jun 29, 2020
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Participate in Library's Summer Programs!
We have Summer Reading activities for adults at the Dade County Library. Mrs. Marshana has done two Facebook Live cooking classes this...
Linda WIlson
Jun 29, 2020
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When Art Bloomed in Dade County: The Short but Glorious Heyday of the Trenton Arts Council
Bob Dombrowski and Mary Petruska of the Trenton Arts Council in an "American Gothic" pose in 2010 in front of the Wildwood barn Bob used...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 25, 2020
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A Special Back-to-School Message From the Superintendent
Click on the image below to access the Super's back-to-school message!
Dr. Jan Irons Harris, Superintendent of Schools
Jun 22, 2020
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4-H Road Trip--A Few Stops Out West
This week, as part of our Road Trippin’ Across the USA! series, we’ll travel to just a few of the many interesting places to see in the...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Jun 22, 2020
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Play Bounceback Bingo at the Library This Summer!
My great-nephew really liked his sword and crown that he made last week from the craft kit we picked up at the library. There is a kit...
Linda Wilson
Jun 19, 2020
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Free Class: "What Does the Bible Say About Covid-19?"
Public Service Announcement A three-part class on "What The Bible Says About Covid-19" will be held at the Community Lifestyle Center,...
Press Release
Jun 17, 2020
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Road Trippin' Across the USA--Stop One: The Midwest
For the rest of the summer, we’ll be Road Trippin’ Across the USA, visiting a different region of the country each week. Today we’ll...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Jun 12, 2020
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Make-a Some-a Marshana's Delicious Italian Soup at Library Cooking Class June 23
Our first Adult Summer Reading Program will be a cooking class on Tuesday, June 23, at 2 p.m. on Facebook Live. You can do this in your...
Linda WIlson
Jun 12, 2020
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No Change Is The Only Constant: Incumbents All Returned
The Hug of Defeat: Jerry Henegar (right) ended Tuesday night 30 votes short of unseating District 3 Commissioner Robert Goff, pictured...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 10, 2020
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News Bulletin: Incumbents Win The Day; SPLOST Renewed, Sunday Sales OKed
It's been a funny election season and it was a funny election night--a much longer one than usual--but it doesn't look like much will...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 10, 2020
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Check Out Our Reading Room Dragon!
Please remember to sign your kids up for Summer Reading by going online to BeanStack at chrl.org. This is where you record the books your...
Linda Wilson
Jun 9, 2020
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Parting Shots, Part 2: Some Picks and Some Pans on Election Eve
One of the perks of getting out of the newspaper biz (see Part I) is that I hope to pay less attention to politics. I really do love this...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 8, 2020
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The Weavers
The highlight of the gardening season for master gardener volunteers in west-central Nebraska was our garden tour. This all-day event,...
Ann Bartlett
Jun 6, 2020
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Superintendent's Message June 5, 2020
Click the image below to access the Super's interactive message!
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