September - 2016

Judge Prob Likely to Delay Trial of Ex-Sheriff Patrick Cannon

Sep 30, 20161 min read

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...

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Library News: Staff Fruit Basket Turnover

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 29, 20162 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 29, 20161 min read

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...

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Nature Abhors a Vacuum [Cleaner Salesman] (Advice Column)

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 29, 20166 min read

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...

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Is Dade Being Poisoned Through Its Drinking Water? More Than You Ever Wanted to Know about Chromium-

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 28, 20165 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 26, 20161 min read

Mark Spoons

MARK SPOONS BRYANT, Ala.--Mark William Spoons, 46, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. He is survived by his parents, William Spoons, Bryant,...

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Dade County Sheriff's Department Nabs Fugitive, Reports Arrests

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 26, 20162 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 25, 20161 min read

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....

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Bartlett on Gardening: Q: How the @#%* do I make my Ruellia bloom?

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 24, 20162 min read

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...

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Clueless Young Folks? Will Garrett Plans "Inspire Weekends" To Get Them Started

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 23, 20165 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 23, 20161 min read

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...

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OMG! IT'S 2016 AND THEY'RE STILL PLAYING BATTLEBALL! (A Long Editorial, or Short Memoir)

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 23, 201610 min read

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...

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Concerned Parent Takes Dade Board of Ed To Task For Bullying Incidents

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 21, 20165 min read

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...

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Lula Lake Academy Pursues Private Route, Has Second "Pre-Preregistration" on Thursday at D

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 21, 20164 min read

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...

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Come to Cloudland Canyon Saturday For Your State Parks Day

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 19, 20162 min read

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!...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 19, 20161 min read

Sherman Mathews

NEW SALEM, Ga.--Herbert Sherman Mathews, 46, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at his residence. Survivors include his loving companion of 25...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 17, 20161 min read

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...

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Bartlett on Gardening: Plan Ahead for Spring

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 17, 20162 min read

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...

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Library News: Enjoy Talking Electronic Picturebooks from home with TumbleBookLibrary

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 16, 20162 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 16, 20161 min read

William Laney

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--William Carl Laney, 86, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. He was retired from Combustion Engineering with 38 years of...

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