October - 2016

Bartlett on Gardening: Get Ready for Jack Frost

Oct 29, 20162 min read

Bartlett on Gardening: Get Ready for Jack Frost

Spend autumn cleaning up your beds for winter. Is there a better place to enjoy autumn days than the garden? Fortunately, there is still...

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"Till It Rains, Snows or Jesus Comes Back": Drought Wildfires keep GFC Hopping

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 28, 20163 min read

"Till It Rains, Snows or Jesus Comes Back": Drought Wildfires keep GFC Hopping

Judy Hildebrand took this shot of the latest Dade wildfire from her Scenic Highway home earlier in the week. The blaze is now contained....

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Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 28, 20161 min read

Saturday Early Voting This Weekend: Halloween Fun Downtown to Follow

This Saturday, Oct. 29, the Dade polls at the county Administrative Building will be open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. for early voting except for a...

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Library News: Join the Book Club This Year!

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 28, 20161 min read

Library News: Join the Book Club This Year!

We had quite a long discussion of How We Got To Now at our recent Book Club meeting. November’s selection will be Rogue Lawyer by John...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 27, 20161 min read

Roy Lee Hillis

TRENTON, Ga.--Roy Lee Hillis, 53, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at his residence. He was a cashier for Circle K and a member of Lookout...

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The Highways, the Byways and the Dade Public Library: Pioneering Great Eastern Trail Hiker Stops in

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 26, 20167 min read

The Highways, the Byways and the Dade Public Library: Pioneering Great Eastern Trail Hiker Stops in

In April 1948, a man named Earl Shaffer set forth from Georgia with his old Army rucksack to walk World World II out of his system. He...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 26, 20161 min read

Eddy Garrett

BRYANT, Ala.--Carl Edward Garrett, 61, died Oct. 26, 2016. He was a loving father, grandfather and brother. He was of the Baptist faith....

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Coat and Blanket Drive Extended: Kids' Coats Particularly Needed

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 25, 20161 min read

Coat and Blanket Drive Extended: Kids' Coats Particularly Needed

"Please help your community," plead organizers of the ongoing Dade Coat and Blanket Drive. Cindy Cross and Teri West have extended the...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 24, 20161 min read

Sheriff Cross Busts Rocks with Deputy

This weekend, a Dade County deputy along with Sheriff Ray Cross initiated a traffic stop on Hwy 299 and detected a strong odor of...

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Inspire! 2016 – Weekend of Discovery for Young Adults

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 24, 20163 min read

Inspire! 2016 – Weekend of Discovery for Young Adults

Do you know a young person between 17 and 25 who has a lot of potential but seems unfocused and needs a gentle push to get it all...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 23, 20161 min read

Ruth Hartline Gross

TRENTON, Ga.--Ruth Hartline Gross, 95, died surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. She was preceded in death by her...

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Dear Ann [Bartlett] (The MASTER! GARDENER!)

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 22, 20162 min read

Dear Ann [Bartlett] (The MASTER! GARDENER!)

Do you have gardening questions for Dear Ann [Bartlett] (the MASTER! GARDENER!)? Email them to news@dadeplanet.com with GARDENING...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 22, 20161 min read

Janice Hodges

WILDWOOD, Ga.--Janice Hodges, 55, died Oct. 22, 2016, at home. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister, and an avid animal lover....

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Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 21, 20161 min read

Dade Early Voting Until Nov. 4; Heavy Turnout So Far

Early voting in Dade County for this year's general election started Monday and will continue through Nov. 4. Hours at the one open poll...

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Fox Mountain Fire Under Control, but Firefighters Waiting For the Other Shoe to Drop

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 21, 20162 min read

Fox Mountain Fire Under Control, but Firefighters Waiting For the Other Shoe to Drop

Ted Rumley II's shot of the Fox blaze last week. The Georgia Forestry Commission wrapped up firefighting operations on the Fox Mountain...

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Library News: Teen Escape Featured for the 29th

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 21, 20161 min read

Library News: Teen Escape Featured for the 29th

Our Ready-to-Read Class next week will be about Pumpkins. After school, we will have our Family Movie and we will be showing Alice...

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Dade Board of Education Hears From Principals

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 20, 20165 min read

Dade Board of Education Hears From Principals

Last month's meeting of the Dade County Board of Education provided a disturbing glimpse into life at Dade Middle School as a parent took...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 20, 20161 min read

Neighbors' Complaints Lead to Drug Bust

Deputies from the Dade County Sheriff's Department with the assistance of the Lookout Mountain Drug Tak Force on Wednesday, Oct. 19, paid...

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Our Town: Out, Around and NAKED ONCE MORE in Trenton, G-A

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 19, 20164 min read

Our Town: Out, Around and NAKED ONCE MORE in Trenton, G-A

If you've been driving around Trenton in the past week or so, you've probably seen this guy a time or two! It's been stop-start, mostly...

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Upcoming Soon: Coat Drive This Weekend! Star Party! Self-Defense Class

Robin Ford Wallace

Oct 19, 20162 min read

Upcoming Soon: Coat Drive This Weekend! Star Party! Self-Defense Class

The Dade Planet conscientiously updates the Upcoming Events feature on its front page, but--who looks at the front page? Everybody ought...

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