March - 2020

Tuesday Briefing Recap: Dade Investigating Whether It Can Shut Down State Park Itself

Mar 31, 20205 min read

Tuesday Briefing Recap: Dade Investigating Whether It Can Shut Down State Park Itself

The old "Independent State of Dade" spirit reared its defiant head at today's livestreamed 3 p.m. COVID-19 county briefing as County...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 31, 20201 min read

James Kirkpatrick Jr.

James “Junior” Ross Kirkpatrick Jr., 68, of Trenton, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020. He was a loving father, grandfather and...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 31, 20201 min read

Elaine Underwood

Elaine Margaret Underwood, 78, of Trenton, died March 31, 2020. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and...

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Vikki Mills

Mar 31, 20202 min read

An Open Letter From Vikki Mills

Editor's Note: This is an open letter from Vikki Mills, a candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives District 1 seat. Dear...

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Monday Dade COVID-19 Update: Public Health Official Says Dade Has Undiagnosed Cases, But Repeats Mos

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 30, 20204 min read

Monday Dade COVID-19 Update: Public Health Official Says Dade Has Undiagnosed Cases, But Repeats Mos

Dade County boss Ted Rumley, reading the daily COVID-19 numbers at today's 3 p.m. county crisis live-streamed briefing, said Dade so far...

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Coming to Dade Makes Tourists Feel Safe--But Makes Dade Feel Less So

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 30, 20203 min read

Coming to Dade Makes Tourists Feel Safe--But Makes Dade Feel Less So

There were cars parked on both sides of roads at Cloudland Canyon State Park on Saturday, even here where a side road ends at the Back...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 28, 20201 min read

David Helsel

David Charles Helsel, 59, of Chattanooga, died on Saturday, March 28, 2020. David was a self-employed construction worker and a member of...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 28, 20202 min read

Brooks Gist

Brooks Gist, a longtime resident of Chattanooga, died Saturday, March 28, 2020, of age-related complications. He was born in Scottsboro,...

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Ann Bartlett

Mar 28, 20203 min read

Spice Up the Patio Pots

Herbs are plants valued for their usefulness. Cooking with herbs certainly comes to mind, but they are also used for fragrance,...

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Dade COVID-19 Update Friday: Go Fly a Kite! Fresh Air Good for You

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 27, 20203 min read

Dade COVID-19 Update Friday: Go Fly a Kite! Fresh Air Good for You

Today's 3 p.m. Dade County COVID-19 live-streamed update was a gracefully short Friday session. Dade County boss Ted Rumley read the...

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Fun Stuff to Do at Home From Your Library!

Linda Wilson

Mar 27, 20203 min read

Fun Stuff to Do at Home From Your Library!

We just want to let everyone know that we know you are missing the library and the staff is missing you all being there, too. The staff...

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Grace Gilley: John A. Patten Kindergarten Teacher for 32 Years

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 27, 20203 min read

Grace Gilley: John A. Patten Kindergarten Teacher for 32 Years

Grace Rogers Gilley of Chattanooga, Tennessee, born on March 22, 1920, to Katurah Selma and Joel Ellison Rogers, went home to be with the...

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Statement from Public Health Director as "Community Spread" of Virus Begins

Dr. Gary Voccio

Mar 26, 20203 min read

Statement from Public Health Director as "Community Spread" of Virus Begins

Editor's note: This is a statement by Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health...

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Dade County Commission April Meeting To Be "Socially Distant"

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 26, 20202 min read

Dade County Commission April Meeting To Be "Socially Distant"

In this file shot of the Dade County Commission, Commissioners (from left) Lamar Lowery, Phillip Hartline, Ted Rumley, Robert Goff and...

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COVID-19 Update March 26: Car Tags, Gun Permit Deadlines Extended

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 26, 20204 min read

COVID-19 Update March 26: Car Tags, Gun Permit Deadlines Extended

"Things keep going up," said Dade County Executive Chairman Ted Rumley at today's 3 p.m. county COVID-19 live-streamed update. Total...

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Dr. Jan Harris, Superintendent of Schools

Mar 26, 20202 min read

Schools to be Closed Until April 24

Dade County! Everyone, I just received this from the Office of the Governor: Today Governor Brian P. Kemp issued Executive Order...

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Jackson County Resident is Alabama's First COVID-19 Death

From Press Releases

Mar 26, 20202 min read

Jackson County Resident is Alabama's First COVID-19 Death

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Wednesday reported the death of a patient who had previously tested positive for...

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DeKalb (Ala.) Announces First COVID-19 Case

Press Release

Mar 26, 20201 min read

DeKalb (Ala.) Announces First COVID-19 Case

FORT PAYNE, Ala.: -- DeKalb County (Ala.) Commission President Ricky Harcrow announced this morning that the first case of Corona Virus...

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COVID-19 Cases in Dade? "We Don't Really Know."

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 25, 20205 min read

COVID-19 Cases in Dade? "We Don't Really Know."

"We don't really know," said Dade Public Health's Lindsay Ryan, explaining that reporting labs may not have much information about where...

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Buy a Georgia Pet Foundation License Plate to Help Fund Spay/Neuter

Press Release

Mar 25, 20202 min read

Buy a Georgia Pet Foundation License Plate to Help Fund Spay/Neuter

Approximately 62 percent of pets that enter Georgia county shelters each year are euthanized. This does not include the large areas of...

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