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Judge Prob Likely to Delay Trial of Ex-Sheriff Patrick Cannon
File photo of ex-Sheriff Patrick Cannon Ex-Dade County Sheriff Patrick Cannon is due for court call Monday morning as Dade Superior Court...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 30, 20161 min read
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Library News: Staff Fruit Basket Turnover
We had a good crowd at our last Book Club meeting and we’re happy to welcome some new folks to our group. Next month’s selection is a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 29, 20162 min read
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Carroll Ray
BRYANT, Ala.--Carroll Ray, 76, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at his residence. He had been a carpenter with Carpenter Local #74 and a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 29, 20161 min read
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Nature Abhors a Vacuum [Cleaner Salesman] (Advice Column)
Ask Rosie Advice by Roosevelt Ford Wallace Dear Rosie: Dade County has walked all over me and I didn't know where to turn.Then I noticed...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 29, 20166 min read
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Is Dade Being Poisoned Through Its Drinking Water? More Than You Ever Wanted to Know about Chromium-
Dade Water Authority head Doug Anderton shows a chart of contaminants local water is tested and treated for. Chromium-6 is not among...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 28, 20165 min read
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Mark Spoons
MARK SPOONS BRYANT, Ala.--Mark William Spoons, 46, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. He is survived by his parents, William Spoons, Bryant,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 26, 20161 min read
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Dade County Sheriff's Department Nabs Fugitive, Reports Arrests
On Saturday, Sept. 24, Dade County Sheriff's deputies along with Walker County deputies, acting on a tip, went to a residence on Highway...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 26, 20162 min read
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Edna Moore
NEW SALEM, Ga.-- Edna Mae McKaig Moore, 93 passed away, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. She was a homemaker and member of Ascalon Baptist Church....
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 25, 20161 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Q: How the @#%* do I make my Ruellia bloom?
Do you have gardening questions for Dear Ann [Bartlett] (the MASTER! GARDENER!)? Email them to news@dadeplanet.com with GARDENING...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 24, 20162 min read
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Clueless Young Folks? Will Garrett Plans "Inspire Weekends" To Get Them Started
Here is an actual interview from some years ago on a Chattanooga radio station, reproduced as close to verbatim as The Planet can manage...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 23, 20165 min read
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J.C. Stephens
TRENTON, Ga.--J.C. Stephens, 71, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. He had worked for Wheland Foundry and was a member and past Master of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 23, 20161 min read
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OMG! IT'S 2016 AND THEY'RE STILL PLAYING BATTLEBALL! (A Long Editorial, or Short Memoir)
V I E W P O I N T S There was a game called battleball that we played at Nash Junior High School in Smyrna, Ga., back when I was a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 23, 201610 min read
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Concerned Parent Takes Dade Board of Ed To Task For Bullying Incidents
This sign hangs in the lobby of the Dade Board of Education office. What does it mean? Bully-free zone or a free zone for bullies? The...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 21, 20165 min read
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Lula Lake Academy Pursues Private Route, Has Second "Pre-Preregistration" on Thursday at D
Proponents of the proposed new Lookout Mountain school, the Lula Lake Academy Academy, held a "pre-preregistration" signup on Saturday to...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 21, 20164 min read
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Come to Cloudland Canyon Saturday For Your State Parks Day
Photo of Cloudland Canyon by Jerry Wallace Get free state park admission in exchange for volunteering at Cloudland Canyon this weekend!...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 19, 20162 min read
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Sherman Mathews
NEW SALEM, Ga.--Herbert Sherman Mathews, 46, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at his residence. Survivors include his loving companion of 25...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 19, 20161 min read
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Mary Childress
TRENTON, Ga.--Mary Lou Childress, 64, died Friday, Sept.16, at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lucky Truitt...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 17, 20161 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Plan Ahead for Spring
These, and the flowers depicted in the photo below, are double early-blooming tulips. The gardener can wait until March to renovate the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 17, 20162 min read
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Library News: Enjoy Talking Electronic Picturebooks from home with TumbleBookLibrary
September is National Library Card Sign-up Month. Anyone getting a new library card will be put in a drawing for a $25 gift card. Those...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 16, 20162 min read
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William Laney
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--William Carl Laney, 86, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. He was retired from Combustion Engineering with 38 years of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 16, 20161 min read
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