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"If It Ain't In Trenton, I Don't Need It." But It Probably Is--Check JB's.
JB's Variety Store, the venerable Trenton emporium just south of downtown, is right across Main Street from the new Fred's superstore set...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 16, 20167 min read
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None Injured in Dade Deputy Shooting Incident
Two Dade County Sheriff's deputies are on administrative leave after a car chase late Thursday night ended in gunfire. But Sheriff Ray...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 16, 20162 min read
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American Legion Post to Sell Its Building: Post Cafe Remains Open "Until Further Notice"
Anybody want to buy a 30,000-square-foot, plus or minus, building on North Main, complete with commercial kitchen and spacious meeting...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 15, 20163 min read
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Nellie Durham
VALLEY HEAD, Ala.--Nellie E. Durham, 96, died December 14, 2016, in Fort Payne, Ala. She loved her family and enjoyed gardening, canning...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 14, 20161 min read
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Trenton City Commission Meeting: Hello, Christy, Goodbye, Charlie!
At its regular December meeting on Monday, the Trenton City Commission approved some hiring, heard about some firing, and finalized its...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 14, 20164 min read
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DeKalb Lawmen Bust Wanted Men With Guns
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received multiple anonymous phone call about possible illegal activity going on at a residence on...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 13, 20161 min read
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Inmate Work Crew End-of-Year Garbage Report
An inmate trash pickup detail. The Dade County Sheriff's Office inmate labor program sends inmates to different job sites throughout Dade...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 13, 20162 min read
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Highlight on Local Businesses: The Planet Orbits the Expo
Amy Oxendine sells vintage jewelry with Plunder Design. You can go to plunderdesign.com/amyo to check out the goods. The "Small Business...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 13, 20166 min read
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Christmas Parade Draws Crowd
This Trenton City Streets Department float in Saturday night's Christmas parade was photographed by Cheryl Painter of the Dade County...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 12, 20161 min read
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Kangaroo Fires Clerk After Underage Beer Sales Sting
Trenton Police Officer Christy Smith (foreground) chats with Mayor Alex Case and Police Commissioner Sandra Gray after a hearing on...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 12, 20162 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: The Christmas Flower
No flower says Christmas more than the poinsettia. This Mexican wildflower was introduced to the United States in 1828 by Joel Poinsett,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 10, 20162 min read
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The Stars My Destination! (Can You Spot Me a Fiver for Gas?) Fund Drive for The Planet
Cartoon by Jerry Wallace V I E W P O I N T S When I was a starry-eyed kid smitten with science fiction, I had this notion I could build...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 9, 20166 min read
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Karla Boyd
BRYANT, Ala.--Karla Marie Boyd, 25, died December 8, 2016. She had worked for Mini Cooper Automobile Dealership. She played softball and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 8, 20161 min read
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Library News: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novels Are No. 1 Treats!
The library would like to thank the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an honor society for Women Educators, for their donation of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 8, 20161 min read
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Wendell Gass
HIGDON, Ala.--Wendell Nelson Gass, 67, died December 7, 2016. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle. A welder...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 8, 20161 min read
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Lucas Velez
TRENTON, Ga.--Lucas Ezra Velez, our darling angel, age 3 months, died December 7, 2016. Though his stay here was short, he will forever...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 8, 20161 min read
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Home for the Holidays: Celebrate Christmas in Trenton this Saturday
Last year's Trenton City float--photo courtesy of the Dade Chamber of Commerce This Saturday, Dec. 10, is Dade County's big Christmas...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 7, 20163 min read
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Drug Task Force Raids Wildwood Operation
On Dec. 1, the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force made three drug arrests after receiving numerous complaints of narcotic...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 6, 20161 min read
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Wildcatters Begone! It's Official: No Fracking in Dade County
The Dade County Commission at its regular monthly meeting on Dec. 1 acted decisively to prevent the possibility of fracking in the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 6, 20162 min read
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Wet, Dry or Damp County? Liquor by the Drink Seems Moot Point at Dade County Commission Meeting
If the avalanche of yes votes on the liquor by the drink referendum on last month's ballot is any indication, Dade County is full of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 6, 20165 min read
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