August - 2019 2/3

Aug 23, 20192 min read

School Board News

This photo is from the school system's recent school-year kickoff, at which Superintendent Jan Harris presented Dade's hometown hero,...

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Cave Symposium at Library, Sept. 5, Kids' Cooking Class Sept. 10

Linda Wilson

Aug 23, 20192 min read

Cave Symposium at Library, Sept. 5, Kids' Cooking Class Sept. 10

At our Book Club meeting last week, we enjoyed discussing The Right Stuff about the Mercury 7 astronauts. Our book for September is The...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 22, 20191 min read

GSP Report on Hwy 59 Fatality Wednesday

Here is what the Georgia State Patrol reported on Wednesday's fatal tractor-trailer crash on Highway 59 in Rising Fawn. Per the...

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Helton Seeking Nominees For His Private $1K Scholarship

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 22, 20192 min read

Helton Seeking Nominees For His Private $1K Scholarship

Shawn Helton (right) poses with Nick Daniels, the recipient of his DIY scholarship last year. Shawn Helton is not a church. He is not a...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 21, 20191 min read

City Election to be Lopsided

Realtor Careyee Bell has joined the race for Trenton fire/utilities commissioner, making it a three-way contest, while nobody but the...

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"Buying Time": Beleaguered Dade County Commission Passes Emergency Block to Industrial Per

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 21, 20195 min read

"Buying Time": Beleaguered Dade County Commission Passes Emergency Block to Industrial Per

"It's not zoning," Dade County Executive Chairman Ted Rumley repeated to the 40 or so citizens who showed up today to watch the county...

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Doyle Announces for City Commission Seat

Cody Doyle

Aug 20, 20192 min read

Doyle Announces for City Commission Seat

My name is Cody Doyle. I would like to announce my candidacy for the Fire & Utility Commissioner for the City of Trenton. I am a lifelong...

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Zoning, Wildwood Chicken Plant Specter Pep Up IDA Meeting

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 20, 20196 min read

Zoning, Wildwood Chicken Plant Specter Pep Up IDA Meeting

Wildwood residents Ryan and Melissa Faircloth (left), shown here with Bank of Dade's Audrey Clark and Dade PR clerk Carey Anderson,...

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Dade Commission Calls Wednesday Meeting to Halt Heavy Industry Permitting

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 20, 20191 min read

Dade Commission Calls Wednesday Meeting to Halt Heavy Industry Permitting

The Dade County Commission has called a special meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 21, at noon. The only agenda item is: "A resolution...

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Meet Author John R. Scales, Gen. Bedford Forrest Chronicler, at Military Park

Press Release

Aug 19, 20192 min read

Meet Author John R. Scales, Gen. Bedford Forrest Chronicler, at Military Park

Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.-- In partnership with the National Park Service, Eastern National would like to invite you to meet author John R....

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Learn More about the Caves in Dade County on Sept. 5

Donna M. Street

Aug 19, 20192 min read

Learn More about the Caves in Dade County on Sept. 5

Let’s recap the activities of the year for the Historical Society. We tried for two months to host the hike into the Coke Ovens in the...

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Ann Bartlett

Aug 17, 20193 min read

For All the Tea in China

Tea is the quintessential Chinese product. For millennia only the Chinese knew how to grow Camillia sinensis and how to process the...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 16, 20192 min read

Sign Your Kid up for eRead!

Georgia Public Library Service is proud to offer eRead Kids. This free collection of ebooks and audio books is for kids in pre-K to...

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Trenton Incumbents Announce Intentions at City Meeting

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 15, 20195 min read

Trenton Incumbents Announce Intentions at City Meeting

Not much was on the agenda for Monday night's Trenton City Commission meeting but it nevertheless turned into a big night for local...

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Sgt. Chad Payne

Aug 15, 20191 min read

Dade Officer Injured in Jail Fight

On Wednesday, August 14, a Dade County detention officer was injured while attempting to control a combative inmate. The injured...

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Waterworks Tour Shows Facility Begging for Attention

Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 14, 20197 min read

Waterworks Tour Shows Facility Begging for Attention

The Dade Water Authority's water treatment plant off Highway 136 East is usually locked up tight and carefully guarded from the public...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 14, 20191 min read

Fred's Pharmacy to Close Thursday

It's official, and it's time: The pharmacy at Fred's on South Main is closing on Thursday. Fred's new store and pharmacy--the original...

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Expect Single Lane Closure on I-24 at Highway 299

Press Release

Aug 14, 20191 min read

Expect Single Lane Closure on I-24 at Highway 299

Weather permitting, GDOT Maintenance crews in northwest Georgia will close the right eastbound lane and shoulder of I-24 to allow for...

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Press Release

Aug 12, 20191 min read

"En Route to Cottondom" Walking Tour at Military Park: The Domestic Slave Trade through Ch

On Saturday August 17, at 10 a.m., Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will provide a free 90-minute, 1.2-mile walking...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Aug 12, 20191 min read

No Surprises at Millage Rate Meeting

Superintendent of Schools Jan Harris (standing, left) and Board of Education Chairwoman Carolyn Bradford present the school tax millage...

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