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Water Board Applies for GEFA Loan To Guarantee Dade's Great Lake Project

May 22, 20184 min read

Water Board Applies for GEFA Loan To Guarantee Dade's Great Lake Project

A view of the Lookout Creek property Dade and its water authority are preparing to purchase for the eventual construction of a reservoir....

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Walker Hotel Plans Leave Dade Water Board Out of Loop: Stealth Sewer Issue Bubbles To Surface Again

Robin Ford Wallace

May 22, 20184 min read

Walker Hotel Plans Leave Dade Water Board Out of Loop: Stealth Sewer Issue Bubbles To Surface Again

File shot of the Dade Water Board. One bombshell that emerged from Friday morning’s regularly monthly meeting of the board of directors...

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Dade County Arrest Report May 11-17, 2018

Robin Ford Wallace

May 21, 20183 min read

Dade County Arrest Report May 11-17, 2018

These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff’s Office for the of May 11-17. All arrestees are innocent until proven guilty. May...

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Superintendent's Report May 21: Last Week of School!

Robin Ford Wallace

May 21, 20180 min read

Superintendent's Report May 21: Last Week of School!

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Sgt. Chad Reports on Burglaries, Great Escape

Robin Ford Wallace

May 21, 20182 min read

Sgt. Chad Reports on Burglaries, Great Escape

Sgt. Chad Payne is information officer for the Dade County Sheriff's Office. This is his report for last week, a busy one For Dade County...

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Robin Ford Wallace

May 20, 20183 min read

Ellen Marie Schneider Moore

Ellen Marie Schneider Moore, 83, of Rising Fawn, departed this life on May 20, 2018. Ellen Marie was born on August 5, 1934, in Tazewell,...

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Bartlett on Gardening: Resolve to Prevent Plant Abuse

Robin Ford Wallace

May 19, 20183 min read

Bartlett on Gardening: Resolve to Prevent Plant Abuse

Entranced by bedding plant displays in the big box, many an aspiring gardener brings home an array of flowers, vegetables and herbs....

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Robin Ford Wallace

May 18, 20182 min read

The March of the Seniors

Graduating seniors start their triumphant march through the lower schools, soon to be followed by a with-any-luck just as triumphant...

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Robin Ford Wallace

May 18, 20181 min read

Train Strikes Car at Church Street

A train struck a passenger car in Trenton at the Church Street rail crossing a little after 4 p.m. today. The Planet thanks the anonymous...

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Library News: Scavenger Hunts On Tap for Adults and Teens This Summer

Robin Ford Wallace

May 18, 20182 min read

Library News: Scavenger Hunts On Tap for Adults and Teens This Summer

Summer Reading will begin on Thursday, June 7, and our first program will be our kickoff and the LEGO Expo. Go to chrl.org and find the...

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Robin Ford Wallace

May 18, 20181 min read

Brian Steve Daniel

Brian Steve Daniel, 51, of Red Bank, Tenn., died Friday, May 18, 2018. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Dianne Daniel....

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Jailbreak Update: Attempted Escapee One of Several Burglary Suspects

Robin Ford Wallace

May 18, 20182 min read

Jailbreak Update: Attempted Escapee One of Several Burglary Suspects

A few more details have emerged about this morning’s unsuccessful escape attempt from the Dade County jail. The would-be fugitive has not...

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Robin Ford Wallace

May 18, 20181 min read

Early Morning Dade Jailbreak Foiled

Dade Jailer Joseph Chambers confirmed this morning that there had been an unsuccessful attempt jail breakout in the small hours of Friday...

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Robin Ford Wallace

May 17, 20184 min read

Your Day in [Magistrate] Court

Magistrate Judge Joel McCormick heard preliminary evidence from Dade County Sheriff’s officers Wednesday morning in a variety of local...

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Robin Ford Wallace

May 17, 20181 min read

Christopher Hardin

Christopher Aaron Hardin, 34, of Rossville, died Thursday, May 17, 2018, from injuries received in a traffic accident. He was a loving...

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DeKalb Makes Arrests in Child Sex Abuse Cases

Robin Ford Wallace

May 15, 20182 min read

DeKalb Makes Arrests in Child Sex Abuse Cases

The DeKalb County (Ala.) Sheriff's Department today announced three arrests in connection with the sexual abuse of children. In the first...

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Trenton Cops to Get New Body Cams; City Workers' Comp Claims Up

Robin Ford Wallace

May 15, 20186 min read

Trenton Cops to Get New Body Cams; City Workers' Comp Claims Up

(Photo) From left, City Clerk Lucretia Houts, Mayor Alex Case and Police Commissioner Sandra Gray.) Workers’ compensation claims appear...

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Historically Speaking: Tales & Secrets from the Grave Cemetery Walking Tour This Saturday 4-6 p.

Robin Ford Wallace

May 15, 20183 min read

Historically Speaking: Tales & Secrets from the Grave Cemetery Walking Tour This Saturday 4-6 p.

M.A.B. or Marion Asbury Braddock “Brad” Tatum was the son of R.H. Tatum of Rising Fawn. He followed his father into public service and...

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Early Voting Ends Friday, Election Day Tuesday: Meanwhile, Poll Workers Needed!

Robin Ford Wallace

May 15, 20181 min read

Early Voting Ends Friday, Election Day Tuesday: Meanwhile, Poll Workers Needed!

Poll workers, from left, Randy Atkins, Bob Fretts and Carolyn Hixson. Early voting for the May 22 primary election ends at 2 p.m. Friday....

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Robin Ford Wallace

May 15, 20180 min read

Superintendent's Message May 14, 2018

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