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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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 31, 20205 min read
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James Kirkpatrick Jr.
James “Junior” Ross Kirkpatrick Jr., 68, of Trenton, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020. He was a loving father, grandfather and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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Elaine Underwood
Elaine Margaret Underwood, 78, of Trenton, died March 31, 2020. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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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...
Vikki Mills
Mar 31, 20202 min read
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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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 30, 20204 min read
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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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 30, 20203 min read
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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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 28, 20201 min read
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Brooks Gist
Brooks Gist, a longtime resident of Chattanooga, died Saturday, March 28, 2020, of age-related complications. He was born in Scottsboro,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 28, 20202 min read
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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,...
Ann Bartlett
Mar 28, 20203 min read
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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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 27, 20203 min read
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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...
Linda Wilson
Mar 27, 20203 min read
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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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 27, 20203 min read
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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...
Dr. Gary Voccio
Mar 26, 20203 min read
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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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 26, 20204 min read
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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...
Dr. Jan Harris, Superintendent of Schools
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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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...
From Press Releases
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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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...
Press Release
Mar 26, 20201 min read
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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...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 25, 20205 min read
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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...
Press Release
Mar 25, 20202 min read
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