August - 2017

Georgia State Patrol Investigation Insists Trooper Did Nothing Wrong in Tackling, Jailing Mouthy Mom

Aug 30, 20176 min read

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...

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Commissioner's Grandson Doing Fine After Snakebite

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 29, 20172 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 29, 20171 min read

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...

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Dade Homeboy Looks Good to Make the Majors

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 29, 20171 min read

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...

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County Boss Rumley Recovering Well After Triple Bypass

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 29, 20171 min read

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,...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 29, 20171 min read

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...

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DeKalb Car search nets 35 pounds of dope; car was stolen from Georgia

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 29, 20171 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 29, 20171 min read

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...

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Weekend Drug Busts Net Heroin, THC, 4 Oz. Pot

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 28, 20171 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 27, 20171 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 26, 20172 min read

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...

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Winner Chosen in Trenton Telephone Book Contest

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 25, 20171 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 25, 20171 min read

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,...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 25, 20174 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 25, 20172 min read

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...

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Pickin' & Pork in the Park Prodigious Party for Perfect Price (0) -- Participate!

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 25, 20171 min read

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...

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Open House GDOT Meetings Next Week and Sept. 13; Lookout Creek Bridge on 136 Slated for Replacement

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 25, 20172 min read

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...

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Did the Trenton City Commission Violate Open Meetings Act? Probably. So What?

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 23, 20174 min read

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...

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Don Hicks to Challenge Sandra Gray For Trenton Police Commissioner

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 23, 20171 min read

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,...

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State of The Red Light: An Important Update

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 23, 20172 min read

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...

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