March - 2020 2/5

Mar 25, 20205 min read

DeKalb County Charges 26 in Narcotics Cases Over Month

FORT PAYNE, Ala —This past month was productive for the DeKalb County Narcotics Unit, which arrested 26 people on charges related to...

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Trenton City Commission Closes Restaurants for Dining In

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 24, 20201 min read

Trenton City Commission Closes Restaurants for Dining In

In this Planet file shot, an unidentified diner enjoys a Margarita on the rocks at Trenton's Tres Amigos. She'll have to drink at home...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 24, 20203 min read

Synopsis: Tuesday's COVID-19 Briefing

Judging from today's 3 p.m. COVID-19 briefing, Dade County remains in a holding pattern with no confirmed cases of the deadly virus even...

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An Open Letter From the Super: Schools to Stay Closed Until April 13

Dr. Jan Irons Harris, Superintendent of Schools

Mar 24, 20201 min read

An Open Letter From the Super: Schools to Stay Closed Until April 13

Hello, Dade County Wolverines! Yesterday Governor Kemp issued a new executive order. What does this mean for Dade County Schools? All...

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Still No Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Dade

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 23, 20203 min read

Still No Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Dade

Christy Smith, Trenton's pulchritudinous police pontiff, appeared in today's update to assure citizens the TPD is still on the job. There...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 23, 20202 min read

Janella Wooten

Janella Jean Black Wooten, born December 8, 1938, died peacefully at her Lookout Mountain home on Monday, March 23, 2020, at the age of...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 23, 20201 min read

June Rothwell Wilson

June Rothwell Wilson, 87, of Trenton, died today, Monday, March 23, 2020, in a local health care facility. Mrs. Wilson was a long-time...

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John Deffenbaugh

Mar 23, 20201 min read

John Deffenbaugh Wants To Return To Georgia House District 1 Seat

Editor's note: John Deffenbaugh announced his candidacy for the District 1 statehouse seat some months ago but wished to update his...

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Press Release

Mar 23, 20202 min read

Military Park Modifies Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidelines

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga.--Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the...

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Superintendent's Weekly Message March 23, 2020

Dr. Jan Irons Harris, Superintendent of Schools

Mar 23, 20201 min read

Superintendent's Weekly Message March 23, 2020

Click the image below to access the Super's interactive message!

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Statement on Specimen Collection for COVID-19 Testing

Dr. Gary Voccio

Mar 23, 20203 min read

Statement on Specimen Collection for COVID-19 Testing

Editor's note: Dr. Gary Voccio, is health director for the Georgia Department of Public Health's Northwest Health District. ROME, Ga.:...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 21, 20201 min read

Elizabeth Vail

Sarah Elizabeth “Liz” Vail, 84, of Trenton, died Saturday, March 21, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Gordon Lee Bradford and...

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Ann Bartlett

Mar 21, 20203 min read

Beautiful Containers

The famous garden designer Gertrude Jekyll grew containers of flowers to fill in dull spots in perennial borders. As a longtime perennial...

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No News Is Good News in Election Year for Some

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 20, 20204 min read

No News Is Good News in Election Year for Some

These days the coronavirus pandemic dominates public interest to the point there is no other news--and no news is not necessarily good...

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COVID-19 Update: Tag Office to Get Teller Window, Dade Case Reports "Probably Going to Happen&q

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 20, 20202 min read

COVID-19 Update: Tag Office to Get Teller Window, Dade Case Reports "Probably Going to Happen&q

"Accept it: This is the real deal." Dade County boss Ted Rumley urges residents to take the pandemic seriously at today's daily update....

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COVID-19 Numbers Now Updating Twice Dail

Press Release

Mar 20, 20201 min read

COVID-19 Numbers Now Updating Twice Dail

ATLANTA–The number of test results being reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is increasing as more labs are able to...

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Sgt. Chad Reports: Welcome, New Deputies!

Sgt. Chad Payne

Mar 19, 20201 min read

Sgt. Chad Reports: Welcome, New Deputies!

We are very happy to announce the addition of our two newest deputies. Deputy Amanda Lind and Deputy Jesse Daffron graduated the police...

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Update: Testing Available From Public Health Dept. at "Undisclosed Locations"; Plus Local

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 19, 20205 min read

Update: Testing Available From Public Health Dept. at "Undisclosed Locations"; Plus Local

"Things are escalating," said Dade County Executive Chairman Ted Rumley at today's live-streamed briefing on "The Situation," the ongoing...

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Closures, Updates, Test Status: Today's Dade COVID-19 News

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 18, 20205 min read

Closures, Updates, Test Status: Today's Dade COVID-19 News

In live-streamed reports today and Tuesday, Dade County officials continued sending out the message that there are no cases of COVID-19...

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Trenton Telephone's Response to COVID-19

Press Release

Mar 18, 20201 min read

Trenton Telephone's Response to COVID-19

Here is Trenton Telephone/TVN's response to the current coronavirus situation. The company is setting up free wi-fi hotspots around the...

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