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Cloudland Canyon Opens Season This Weekend with Hikes, Bikes, Flowers
Photo by Jerry Wallace Cloudland Canyon State Park attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists to Dade County every year but it's a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 9, 20174 min read
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Local Citizens Show up to Rep Dade to the Rep's Reps
Participation-in-Democracy Chic: Dade's Emily Franklin shows The Planet how to make one's voice heard in Washington in a properly draped...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 8, 20173 min read
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Bob on Garlic: Who's the Boss Here Anyway?
Since January, the garlic cloves in my kitchen have been shouting, "I want to live!" I've been letting them. They send forth shoots so...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 8, 20176 min read
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Cynthia Starr Prince
Cynthia Starr Prince, age 44, of Trenton, died at her home Sunday, February 26, 2017. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 8, 20171 min read
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Chris Brown
Christopher Lamar Brown, 56, of Bryant, Ala., died March 7, 2017. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son and brother. He is...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 7, 20171 min read
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Pickleball, Anyone? Dade Commission OKs Plan to Redo Tennis Courts
Dade's tennis courts are in a sorry state but not for long! This summer the area will be revamped to include courts for tennis,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 7, 20176 min read
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Morrell Holcomb
Morrell Holcomb, 86, of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, died on Friday, March 3, 2017. He was an avid fan of sports and music and loved...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 6, 20172 min read
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"Inspire" Weekend April 7-9: We Got Coffee
Will Garrett, had great expectations for his first "Inspire Weekend" in November, and he wasn't disappointed. "It exceeded everybody's...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 6, 20175 min read
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Update: Congressman Graves' REP in Dade Tuesday Morning
Congressman Tom Graves, Dade County's voice in the U.S. House of Representatives. will hold office hours in Dade from 10 a.m. to noon on...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 6, 20171 min read
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Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 6, 20170 min read
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Dade County History: What about Dr. Gardner?
My mother, Mary Verenice Cooper, was born July 8, 1932, near Valley Head, Ala. She was brought into this world by Dr. Joseph Leonard...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 5, 20176 min read
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Ronald Everett
James Ronald Everett, 81, born to the late Porter and Carrie Massey Everett on August 14, 1935, died Saturday, March 4, 2017. He was...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 4, 20171 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: March Madness
The calendar says that it is almost spring, but frost won't be out of the forecast until mid-April. Fortunately there is plenty of work...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 4, 20172 min read
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Library News: Read to Lead Gala March 18 on Square
Dade County’s third annual Read to Lead program will be Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Dade County Public Library and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 3, 20172 min read
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Dade Passes Alcohol Ordinance: No Gin Joints in County, but Beer and Wine OK
It's official: Dade commissioners at their regular March meeting Thursday night held the first reading of an ordinance to allow...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 3, 20173 min read
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3 State 3 Mountain Challenge Not to Come Through Dade This Year: Conflicts With Sheriff's Benefi
Finish line: In this file photo from 2013, a cyclist crosses the finish line of 3 State 3 Mountain amid torrential rains. Now is 3 State...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 3, 20172 min read
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Don't Kvetch! Participate! Opportunities To Make Your Voice Heard
Dade Planet readers are hereby reminded that upcoming are a couple of interesting opportunities to participate in democracy. Most...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 2, 20171 min read
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Diane Raines Ott
Diane Raines Ott, 68, of Chattanooga, died on Thursday March 2, 2017. She was born in Chattanooga to Jack and Lucille Rains. She attended...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 2, 20171 min read
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IDA Discusses Dream of CDL Testing Facility Here
Big aspirations and little money worries dominated Monday's monthly meeting of the Dade Industrial Development Authority (IDA), a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 1, 20173 min read
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Dade Schools Closed Wednesday
Dade County Schools, which closed two days last week because of the flu epidemic which grounded school bus drivers as well as students...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 1, 20171 min read
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