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June Tidbit From The Master Gardener
Gardeners should wash clothing worn while spraying pesticides in a separate wash load. Run an empty washer load after washing that...
Ann Bartlett
Jun 29, 20191 min read
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Tax Commissioner Jane Moreland Celebrates 40 Years with County
Tax Commissioner Jane Moreland has been working for Dade County for 40 years now and it doesn't look as if she's going anywhere soon,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 28, 20192 min read
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Independence Day Blasts in Dade
(Photo from the New Salem Facebook event.) Whoops! The Fourth of July is next Thursday, and The Planet almost forgot to remind you that...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 28, 20192 min read
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Dade Doings Last Week: The Planet Catches Up
The Planet's always eccentric orbit was even more than usually full of zigs and zags last week, resulting in its absence at those...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 28, 20195 min read
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Alma Britt
Alma Faye Britt, 71, of Trenton, died Friday, June 28, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Britt was of the Baptist faith and, along with her...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 28, 20191 min read
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Robert White
Robert M. White, 47, of Trenton, died peacefully in his sleep on June 27, 2019. He was preceded in death by his infant daughter;...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 27, 20191 min read
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Suck My Dixie! Truth, Justice, the TennCare Arrests and What I Did On My Summer Vacation
"The world is too much with us," Wordsworth wrote famously. In my case, I don't know about the world but The Planet has been coming out...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 27, 201914 min read
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Nancy Puckett Thomas
Nancy Lucille Puckett Thomas, 75, of Flat Rock, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Scottsboro, Alabama. Ms. Thomas was a retired...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 26, 20191 min read
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Bryan Gass
Bryan Everett Gass, 80, of Trenton, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at his residence. Bryan was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 25, 20191 min read
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Coroner Gray Steps Down; Rumley Says Gross Will Step Up
Johnny Gray and Courtney Gross debate in 2016 during their respective bids for the Dade coroner's job. Now that Gray is stepping down,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 25, 20192 min read
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Mammogram Bus at Primary Healthcare July 9 and CHI Family Practice July 23
CHI Memorial’s mobile health coach will provide mammography screenings at Primary Healthcare of Dade County on Tuesday, July 9, from 9...
Press Release
Jun 25, 20192 min read
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“The First Sunday in June”: A Time for Honoring our Past
We are nearing the end of what I call “Cemetery Season.” That is, the season for what we Southerners know as Decoration Day for any...
Donna M. Street
Jun 24, 20194 min read
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Pest Control Sum-Up: How Big Can My Sunflower Climb?
Pest control has been the topic of the month. There are many ways for gardeners to achieve acceptable levels of pest populations. Pests...
Ann Bartlett
Jun 24, 20192 min read
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Valley Vibes Festival Resonates in Trenton
Pluto's Advantage tears it up at the "Valley Vibes" music festival at Jenkins Park on June 15. The festival was organized by Dade homeboy...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 24, 20191 min read
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Whatever Your Age, We've Got a Summer Reading Program for You!
We had 16 people in our cake pop class last week and 12 for our Book Club. Our next Adult Summer Reading Class will be on photography. It...
Linda Wilson
Jun 24, 20192 min read
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Dade 4-H Shoots For the Moon
Our next summer fun event will be the Dade County 4-H Global Rocket Launch on July 16! This year is the 50th anniversary of the first...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Jun 24, 20192 min read
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Jeffery Johnson
Jeffery Lynn Johnson, 54, of Flintstone, died Friday, June 21, 2019. He was employed by Chattanooga Times Free Press and was a veteran of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 21, 20191 min read
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Dade County Commission Racks Up Two Hearings, One Special Call in One Night
Last Thursday, June 13, the Dade County Commission had not one, not two but three separate events, all rolled into one (sparsely...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 17, 20193 min read
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Get HIV Test Free at Dade Health Dept. June 27
National HIV Testing Day is Thursday, June 27, and the Dade County Health Department will be offering free HIV testing from 8 am to 4...
Press Release
Jun 17, 20192 min read
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Battlefield Day Camp For Kids in July
Fort Oglethorpe, GA--Children in grades 4-6 are invited to participate in Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park’s 2019...
Press Release
Jun 17, 20191 min read
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