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Georgia State Patrol Investigation Insists Trooper Did Nothing Wrong in Tackling, Jailing Mouthy Mom
Kiersten Quick (right) with her daughter, Danielle Gaha (contributed photo). The Georgia State Patrol’s internal investigation into a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 30, 20176 min read
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Commissioner's Grandson Doing Fine After Snakebite
District 4 Dade County Commissioner Allan Bradford confirmed this afternoon that his grandson, Carter Christiansen, is out of the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 29, 20172 min read
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Update: Trenton man dies in I-59/24 Accident; Back Valley Incident an OD
Here is what The Planet could learn about two events that complicated traffic and raised local curiosity around Dade County last night...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 29, 20171 min read
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Dade Homeboy Looks Good to Make the Majors
(Photo courtesy of SportsPixCo) Robert Broom, son of Bobby and Glenda Broom of Rising Fawn, is looking good to take major-league baseball...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 29, 20171 min read
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County Boss Rumley Recovering Well After Triple Bypass
Ted Rumley, executive chairman of the Dade County Commission, is doing well after triple bypass heart surgery on Monday, says his wife,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 29, 20171 min read
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Don Nichols
Donald “Don” Lee Nichols, 45, of Wildwood, formerly of Illinois, died as a result of a tragic car accident on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. He...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 29, 20171 min read
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DeKalb Car search nets 35 pounds of dope; car was stolen from Georgia
The DeKalb Sheriff's Department says one car search netted 15 marijuana plants totaling 35 pounds. On Sunday, a DeKalb (Ala.) deputy was...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 29, 20171 min read
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Safety Maintenance Work Begins on Highway 136 in Dade and Walker
A Georgia DOT (Department of Transportation) maintenance crew will begin today to replace the obliterated and damaged reflective raised...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 29, 20171 min read
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Weekend Drug Busts Net Heroin, THC, 4 Oz. Pot
On Friday, Aug. 25, during a traffic stop on I-59 South at the 16-mile marker, it was found that the passenger in the vehicle, Samuel...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 28, 20171 min read
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Leo Ellis
Oscar “Leo” Ellis Jr., 75, of Higdon, Ala., died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Mr. Ellis was a veteran of the U.S. Army who served on the front...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 27, 20171 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Brava Brassica!
I once worked with a woman who loved rutabagas. I know this because she frequently brought the leftovers to eat for lunch. It seemed an...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 26, 20172 min read
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Winner Chosen in Trenton Telephone Book Contest
Trenton Telephone/TVN proudly announces a winner in its annual Cover Page contest. A photograph Jane Fiore snapped in her backyard took...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 25, 20171 min read
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Loudermilk Arrested In 2015 Murder Case
On Thursday, Aug. 24, the DeKalb County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office received a grand jury indictment for murder against Jason Lee Loudermilk,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 25, 20171 min read
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Your September Planet Horoscope
Editor's Note: In this useful new feature from The Dade Planet, professional prognosticator Madame I. Liner looks into the stars for...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 25, 20174 min read
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Arrest Report Aug. 18-24
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff’s Department for the week of Aug. 18-24, 2017. All arrestees are innocent until...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 25, 20172 min read
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Pickin' & Pork in the Park Prodigious Party for Perfect Price (0) -- Participate!
Partial to piquant provender and pleasant palaver with your peeps, but prefer picnicking in proximity to your particular precinct? Please...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 25, 20171 min read
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Open House GDOT Meetings Next Week and Sept. 13; Lookout Creek Bridge on 136 Slated for Replacement
GDOT says Trenton's funky central intersection will be fixed by the end of October. But there's more in store for Dade, including a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 25, 20172 min read
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Did the Trenton City Commission Violate Open Meetings Act? Probably. So What?
Left to right, Mayor Alex Case with city commissioners Sandra Gray, Terry Powell, Monda Wooten and Jerry Henegar in a file shot. With...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 23, 20174 min read
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Don Hicks to Challenge Sandra Gray For Trenton Police Commissioner
The qualification period for two elected city of Trenton positions ends at 4:30 this afternoon, and so far five people have qualified,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 23, 20171 min read
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State of The Red Light: An Important Update
The hopes and dreams of county, city and board of education officials culminated Aug. 15 in a joyous explosion of red, green and amber...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 23, 20172 min read
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