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Dade County Arrest Report Feb. 2-8, 2018
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff’s Office for the week of Feb. 2-8. All arrestees are innocent until proven guilty....
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 12, 20182 min read
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Henry Stephens III
Horace Henry Stephens III, 47, of Rising Fawn, died February Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. He was a loving son, father, grandfather and brother....
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 11, 20181 min read
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Delores Chambers
Delores Ann Chambers, 71, of Rising Fawn, born August 21, 1946, died today, Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was a school bus driver for...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 10, 20181 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Love in Bloom
As we approach the day of hearts and flowers, let’s take a look at some old-fashioned favorites that speak of love. Woodland native...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 10, 20182 min read
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The Trenton Runaround Feb. 8, 2018
Yes, dear readers, it's your favorite time again! Time for a rollickin' revolution around beautiful downtown Trenton as The Planet...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 9, 20185 min read
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Library News: Spend Valentine's Day at the Library!
Remember our Valentine’s Day Make & Take--it’s all day Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Make something special for someone special. This...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 9, 20182 min read
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A Bridge Too Soon--GDOT Work on Rising Fawn Bridges Won't Start Until 2019
Project Engineer Clayton Bennett shows plans for GDOT's planned work on the Daniels Road and Rising Fawn exit bridges. The Dade Planet...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 8, 20184 min read
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DeKalb County Arrests Include Car Chases, Meth, Shoplifting
In the early-morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 3, DeKalb County (Ala.) deputies attempted to make a traffic stop on Alabama Highway 168....
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 8, 20183 min read
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Eric Charles Stark
Eric Charles Stark, 34, of Trenton, died Thursday, February 8, 2018. He was a steel worker at I.P.C. Chattanooga and loved to hunt and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 8, 20181 min read
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What ELSE Happened in the February Dade Commission Meeting? Here It Is.
Besides the second placement of TSPLOST (transportation special purpose local option sales tax) on a referendum ballot and a request for...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 8, 201810 min read
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Tyler Blake Merciers
Tyler Blake Merciers, 19, of Higdon, Ala., died at his residence early Tuesday morning, February 6, 2018. He was a graduate of North...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 6, 20181 min read
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Wauhatchie School Needs Help With Eagle's Nest Project
(Photo: "Takeoff" by Jim Pfitzer) Editor’s note: The Wauhatchie School is a nature-based school in nearby Lookout Valley. It is raising...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 6, 20182 min read
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Don't Forget: GDOT, Cloudland Canyon Dance...and More!
There's a lot happening around the old hometown this week, so at this point a reminder seemed in order: If you live in South Dade, you...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 6, 20182 min read
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The Unholy Tour: Deffenbaugh Promotes Awareness of Child Sex Slavery
V I E W P O I N T S Editor's Note: John Deffenbaugh, Dade County's voice in the Georgia House of Representatives, went on a legislators'...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 6, 20182 min read
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Stolen Dade Truck Found in DeKalb; Alabama Children Home Alone While Parents Arrested For Robbery
In the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 3, DeKalb County (Ala.) deputies recovered a 2018 Ford Super Duty pickup truck that had been...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 6, 20182 min read
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Commission and Beer Board Bat Golf Club Booze Question Back and Forth
TSPLOST (transportation special purpose local option sales tax) was not the only presumed-dead issue to zombie-walk into the Dade County...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 6, 20184 min read
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TSPLOST: The Sequel
(Dade Commissioners (from left) Scottie Pittman, Ted Rumley, Robert Goff and Allan Bradford. Not pictured is Dist. 1's Mitchell Smith.)...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 5, 20183 min read
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Pittman Announces Candidacy for District 2 Commission Seat
Scottie Pittman, longtime county commissioner for District 2, or Sand Mountain, is up for reelection this November, and he announced at...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 5, 20182 min read
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Sgt. Chad's Weekly Arrest Roundup
Sgt. Chad Payne, information officer for the Dade County Sheriff’s Office, reported as follows on recent arrests: On Jan. 25, at...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 5, 20182 min read
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TSPLOST: The Sequel
(Dade Commissioners (from left) Scottie Pittman, Ted Rumley, Robert Goff and Allan Bradford. Not pictured is Dist. 1's Mitchell Smith.)...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 5, 20183 min read
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