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Editorial: Why is the library closed on Mondays? Sit down.
V I E W P O I N T S When you run a small, independent newspaper in a rural county, people tend to call you up with random questions. Some...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 30, 20178 min read
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"A Hard Trail to Hike": Democrat Hickey Announces Bid for House Seat
Patrick Hickey, 27 (pictured with his wife, Selina, and baby girl, Scarlett), will run as a Democrat for the District 1 Georgia House...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 28, 20173 min read
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DeKalb Farmer Finds Body in Field
A body found in rural DeKalb County on Tuesday remains unidentified. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said in a press release today...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 28, 20171 min read
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Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Gets Funding For Drug Court
Lookout Mountain Judicial District Chief Judge Kristina Cook Graham announced through a Summerville public relations firm recently that...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 27, 20173 min read
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The Dear Abby Appeals Board Roars Back Into Action!
Editor's Note: The Dear Abby Appeals Board is a loose--one might even say "disjointed"--coalition of failed Planet advice columnists who...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 27, 20177 min read
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Cloudland Canyon Gets New Managing Ranger
(Photo of Brad Gibson furnished by Georgia Park Service) Dade's chief tourist draw, Cloudland Canyon State Park, is under new leadership....
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 26, 20171 min read
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James Cordell
James Ronald Cordell, 68, of Chattanooga, died on Monday, June 26, 2017. He was a graduate of Central High School and had attended the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 26, 20171 min read
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Last Minute Drama as County Finalizes Budget
Juvenile Court Judge Steve Ellis and Administrator Carolyn Bradford (end of table) appear before the commission to argue in favor of a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 26, 20174 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Please Eat the Flowers
I used to enjoy shocking visitors by garnishing the salad with nasturtium blossoms. Now edible flowers are mainstream. Publications from...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 24, 20172 min read
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Library News: Lego Expo This Thursday!
There will be a Family Parent Cafe at the library on Tuesday, June 27, 2 -3 p.m. Join us for a journey around the world without ever...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 23, 20172 min read
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Tula White
Tula Virginia White, 77, of Flat Rock, Ala., died today, Friday, June 23, 2017. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 23, 20171 min read
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Lonesome No More: A Happy Ending for the Cloudland Canyon Billy Goat
Lonesome (foreground) has plenty of company now, hundreds of wooded acres to gnaw down, and occasional treats from Sam Cason. (All photos...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 23, 20177 min read
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GSP, Local Officers Arrest Kidnapping Suspect in Dade After Interstate Chase
(Police Photos) A man wanted for kidnapping is behind bars after leading police on a high-speed chase through Dade County Thursday night....
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 23, 20172 min read
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Billy Joe Gass
Billy Joe Gass, 80, of Rising Fawn, died Friday, June 23, 2017. He was a self-employed logger. He loved to hunt and fish, and he was one...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 23, 20171 min read
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Ruby Hawkins
Ruby Lucille Hawkins, 88, of Bryant, Ala., died Wednesday, June 21, 2017. She was a homemaker and a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 21, 20171 min read
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Naked Highway: Why Denude the Interstate?
Mountains of mulch are all that is left of trees along I-59 in north Dade. GDOT says it's safer, and some people like it better that way,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 20, 20173 min read
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Dade School Board Announces Slew of New Hires, Approves Lunch Price Hike
After the usual personnel-specific executive session at their regular June meeting Monday night, members of the Dade County Board of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 20, 20173 min read
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Mark Martin
Mark Weaver Martin, 65, died Monday, June 19, 2017. He was a retired truck driver and was of the Holiness faith. Survivors include his...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 19, 20171 min read
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Lois Stone
Lois Louise Brown Stone, 87, of Bryant, Ala., died Monday, June 19, 2017. She was a member of North Sand Mountain Eastern Star Chapter...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 19, 20171 min read
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The 2018 County Budget: Some Points of Interest
Last Thursday’s public hearing on Dade County’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget was--Readers, brace yourselves--sparsely attended, with...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 19, 20175 min read
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