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Trenton Fire Dept. Will Build Fire Training Facility
Besides the Trenton City Commission's unveiling of its plan to rid itself of its elected city clerk (see preceding article), the body's...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 16, 20164 min read
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Bill Massengale
TRENTON, Ga.--William Woodrow Massengale, 77, died November 16, 2016. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather....
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 16, 20161 min read
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Correction: Bradford Says Structure That Burned Was House Under Construction
Whoops! District 4 Commissioner Allan called in to report that the structure burned this morning in his Lookout Mountain district was...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 15, 20161 min read
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Trenton City Commission Chops City Clerk Job In Stealth Move
Trenton City Clerk Lucretia Houts reads the city's monthly financial report in place of Mayor Alex Case, who was off fighting wildfires...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 15, 20163 min read
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Dade Continues to Burn; Prayer Meetings Organized to Bring Rain
The Georgia Forestry Commission and all of Dade County's volunteer fire departments continue to fight wildfires on Lookout Mountain on...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 15, 20162 min read
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Myrna McMahan: A Personal Memory
Another of Dade's Old Guard has passed from the earth: Myrna McMahan died Sunday at age 87. She was a past publisher of The Dade County...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 14, 20162 min read
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Myrna Renfroe McMahan
TRENTON Ga.--Local journalist Myrna Renfroe McMahan, 87, of Trenton, died peacefully at Dade Health & Rehab on Sunday, November 13, 2016....
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 14, 20162 min read
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Dade County Burning
From Cloverdale Road on Friday afternoon, a train travels north-south as above it a wildfire spreads up Sulphur Springs Gap to join with...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 14, 20163 min read
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Dade Sheriff's Department Confirms SRO Tased Kid in School Fight
Chief Deputy Tommy Bradford of the Dade County Sheriff's Department confirmed Monday morning that School Resource Officer (SRO) David...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 14, 20162 min read
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Halloween Hijinks Historically
With Halloween approaching, I found myself in a discussion with my friend about how Halloween has changed since “our day.” During my hour...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 13, 20166 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Books for Gardeners
Many years ago, in a state of desperation, I sent my father a paperback copy of Square Foot Gardening as a Christmas gift. The following...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 12, 20162 min read
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Here We Go Again ... Wildfire Up Sulphur Springs Gap in South End of Dade
Chuck Peters took this photo of the latest wildfire in the Head River neighborhood atop Lookout. An overextended Georgia Forestry...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 10, 20163 min read
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Library News: Fantastic Beasts at the Library!
On Tuesday, November 15, there will be a free class on how to use the library’s Cricut machine. It will be from 5-6 p.m. The Book Club...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 10, 20162 min read
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Jay Cornell
FLAT ROCK, Ala.--Eric Jay Cornell, 89, died November 10, 2016. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 10, 20161 min read
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Cheers! Dade to Have Liquor by the Drink
Dade County may seem to stay pretty much the same old place as the years fly by but one big change in the community's mindset became...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 9, 20163 min read
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State Sheriffs Come Together to Keep "Watchful Eye" on Sex Offenders
Ninety-two sex offenders were arrested across the state Oct. 24-31 for violation of state registration laws, thanks to Georgia sheriffs...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 8, 20162 min read
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Battle Against Methadone Clinic Revived at Dade Commission Meeting
The regular November meeting of the Dade County Commission on Thursday evening was unusually brief, with not much on the agenda, but...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 8, 20166 min read
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Henry Rich
TRENTON, Ga.--Henry Alfred Rich, 92, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II who served on the USS...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 7, 20161 min read
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Lookout Mountain Fire Smolders On, but Hang Gliding Park Reopens
The firefighting crew on the Lookout Mountain wildfire had been ratcheted down to about 30 to 40 on Monday morning from the over 60 who...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 7, 20162 min read
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Lookout Mountain Fire Causes Evacuation
This shot of the latest Lookout Mountain wildfire was taken from Trenton in midafternoon. On Saturday night, Georgia Forestry Commission...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 6, 20161 min read
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