July - 2017

Jul 31, 20171 min read

Glenda Porter

Glenda Evelyn Porter, 73, of Chattanooga, died Saturday, July 30, 2017. She was a member of Clear Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 31, 20172 min read

Library News: Hats Off To Volunteers!

People today are always saying, “I wish I had more time.” Work, school, family, church and chores have us always searching for more free...

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Dade Sheriff's Department Announces Thursday Morning DUI Arrest

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 31, 20171 min read

Dade Sheriff's Department Announces Thursday Morning DUI Arrest

On Thursday, July 27, 2017, at approximately 9 a.m., a Dade County deputy conducted a traffic stop after a subject failing to maintain...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 29, 20171 min read

Joe Lee

Former Dade County Soil Conservationist Joe Lee--Joseph Parks Lee--of Chickamauga died Saturday, July 29, 2017. He was 87. Joe Lee had...

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Bartlett on Gardening: Treasure Hunting in the Big Box

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 29, 20172 min read

Bartlett on Gardening: Treasure Hunting in the Big Box

Apricot Drift Roses I confess that I am a dime store junkie. I am also a clearance aisle queen. I enjoy prowling around secondhand...

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Dade County Commission Approves Millage Rate, Reminds Taxpayers School Board is the Real "High

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 28, 20173 min read

Dade County Commission Approves Millage Rate, Reminds Taxpayers School Board is the Real "High

File shot The Dade County Commission passed final approval of its proposed 2018 millage rate at a special called meeting on Thursday,...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 28, 20172 min read

Dade Arrest Report July 21-27, 2017

These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff’s Department for July 21-27, 2017. All arrestees are innocent until proven guilty....

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DeKalb Deputy and K-9 Crash With Bull; Man and Dog Doing Fine

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 28, 20171 min read

DeKalb Deputy and K-9 Crash With Bull; Man and Dog Doing Fine

At approximately midnight on Thursday, DeKalb Deputy Hunter Akins and K-9 Marianna were involved in an accident on Highway 75 in Fyffe....

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A Letter From the Sheriff: Dade Must Identify and Battle Child and Elderly Abuse

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 28, 20172 min read

A Letter From the Sheriff: Dade Must Identify and Battle Child and Elderly Abuse

Dear Fellow Dade County Citizens: As your Sheriff, I am writing you this letter to bring some light to a growing and worrisome problem:...

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Jayhawk Festival Will Dish Up Music, Art, Food, Kids' Fun to Benefit LMJC Child Advocacy Center

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 28, 20173 min read

Jayhawk Festival Will Dish Up Music, Art, Food, Kids' Fun to Benefit LMJC Child Advocacy Center

Walker County singer/songwriter Vic Burgess has been playing gigs around the tri-state area for 20 years, and as such he’s organized a...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 27, 20171 min read

Nancy Wright

Nancy R. Wright, 76, of Higdon, Ala., formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, died on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Mrs. Wright was full of life and love...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 26, 20174 min read

IDA Gets Relief From RR Debt

The Dade County Industrial Authority (IDA) has money in the bank, more on the way, a trusted and proven director newly anointed...

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Sheriff's Dept Names Suspect in Tuesday Home Invasions

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 26, 20171 min read

Sheriff's Dept Names Suspect in Tuesday Home Invasions

The Dade County Sheriff's Department today named Jason Ray Beam, 43, of Ringgold, as the man arrested for Tuesday's home invasions on...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 25, 20172 min read

Home Invasion on Carrell Street

Editor's note: Dade County Sheriff's Department Public Information Officer Chad Payne submitted the following correction to this release:...

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Blood Assurance Honors Lineman School for Blood Drives

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 25, 20172 min read

Blood Assurance Honors Lineman School for Blood Drives

Trenton and Dade County leaders often refer to the 230 students who hit town three times a year to take the Southeast Lineman Training...

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Public Hearings on County Millage Rate Friendly; Final Hearing This Thursday

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 25, 20174 min read

Public Hearings on County Millage Rate Friendly; Final Hearing This Thursday

County Boss Ted Rumley (right) speaks to taxpayers at last week's millage rate hearings. Dade County Executive Chairman Ted Rumley and...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 24, 20171 min read

Dade County Weekend Drug Arrests

On Saturday, July 22, a Dade County sergeant was investigating a possible broken-down vehicle at Crossroads Hardware. Further...

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Bartlett on Gardening: Perk Up Those Posies!

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 22, 20172 min read

Bartlett on Gardening: Perk Up Those Posies!

Vincas require no deadheading. But deadhead your zinnias and marigolds if you want them to bloom all summer. One garden task I really...

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DeKalb SD Busts Its Own Jail Nurse, Kitchen Worker for Supplying Meth to Inmates

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 21, 20172 min read

DeKalb SD Busts Its Own Jail Nurse, Kitchen Worker for Supplying Meth to Inmates

On Wednesday, following an investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff ‘s Office and DeKalb County Drug Task Force, Belinda Sue Lewis...

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Sen. Mullis says LaFayette Underground the Enemy of Economic Development

Robin Ford Wallace

Jul 21, 20172 min read

Sen. Mullis says LaFayette Underground the Enemy of Economic Development

State Senator Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) was the featured speaker at Friday's quarterly Dade County Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Lunch...

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