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Sep 16, 20191 min read

Deffenbaugh Announces Candidacy

I am announcing my candidacy for the position of Georgia State House of Representatives, District One, which includes Dade and Walker...

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When Bad Things Happen to Good Gardeners

Ann Bartlett

Sep 15, 20193 min read

When Bad Things Happen to Good Gardeners

Much of the time when bad things happen in the garden I just accept that we can do nothing about the weather. It is what it is and it is...

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Check Out Cake Pans! Check Out Telescopes! Check Out Your Library!

Linda Wilson

Sep 13, 20192 min read

Check Out Cake Pans! Check Out Telescopes! Check Out Your Library!

Yes, we have all kinds of books, audiobooks and movies that may be checked out at the library, but that is not all we have available. We...

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Dade County Commission September Meeting a Sounding Board for Zoning

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 11, 20198 min read

Dade County Commission September Meeting a Sounding Board for Zoning

Wildwood resident Russ Campbell speaks to the commission about keeping Dade "clean and green" and safe from outside companies that would...

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Battle of Chickamauga Anniversary Tours Kick Off Friday

Press Release

Sep 11, 20191 min read

Battle of Chickamauga Anniversary Tours Kick Off Friday

Visitors are invited to join the staff and volunteers of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park as we commemorate the 156th...

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Dade 4-H Up and At 'Em for New School Year

Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator

Sep 11, 20192 min read

Dade 4-H Up and At 'Em for New School Year

Photo: DMS's Fancher Nakhleh identifies trees for the new Dade County 4-H Forestry Club. Dade County 4-H is off and running! We met with...

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Dr. Jan Irons Harris, Superintendent of Schools

Sep 11, 20191 min read

Superintendent's Message Sept. 9, 2019

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Cave Symposium Brings Big Crowd to Surface

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 10, 20192 min read

Cave Symposium Brings Big Crowd to Surface

It was another packed library event last Thursday as the Dade Historical Society hosted its Dade Cave Symposium. A panel of local cavers...

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Trenton City Commission Discusses Sewer Rate Hike

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 10, 20195 min read

Trenton City Commission Discusses Sewer Rate Hike

This surreal shot of the inside of a sewer pipe was part of the "Incredible Journey" through Trenton's sewage system that Fire/Utility...

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September Is Filled with Memorable History

Donna M. Street

Sep 10, 20193 min read

September Is Filled with Memorable History

First, thanks to all who participated either in preparing or presenting and also to the 85 or so folks who attended the Dade Historical...

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Ann Bartlett

Sep 7, 20192 min read

Marvelous Mahonia

One of the most striking shade-loving plants is mahonia. This family of evergreen shrubs is native to the woodlands of Asia and North and...

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We're Reckoning It's A Time To Read John Grisham...

Linda Wilson

Sep 6, 20192 min read

We're Reckoning It's A Time To Read John Grisham...

The Book Club will be discussing The Reckoning by John Grisham at our September meeting. John Grisham’s first book, A Time to Kill, was...

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Starving Horses Rescued On Sand Mountain

Sgt. Chad Payne

Sep 6, 20192 min read

Starving Horses Rescued On Sand Mountain

County Executive Chairman Ted Rumley comforts a starving horse on Sand Mountain. Three horses were rescued, another buried, and their...

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Of Backyard Zebras and Pennies from Heaven: More About SPLOST Than You Ever Wanted to Know

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 5, 201910 min read

Of Backyard Zebras and Pennies from Heaven: More About SPLOST Than You Ever Wanted to Know

SPLOST. In every article where the word comes up, The Planet on first reference dutifully types out what the acronym means--"special...

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Move Over, Best Cities to Live! It's Safer to Drive in Trenton.

Press Release

Sep 4, 20192 min read

Move Over, Best Cities to Live! It's Safer to Drive in Trenton.

Trenton has won the 2019 Safest City Award in Georgia from Insurify, an insurance industry resource. Insurify named safest cities in all...

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It's The Trenton Runaround! Because Stuff is Happenin'!

Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 3, 20194 min read

It's The Trenton Runaround! Because Stuff is Happenin'!

September means the end of the growing season, unless you’re a turnip. But for all of us raised in thrall to the school year, September...

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Mountain Dulcimer Concert at Cloudland Canyon State Park Will Feature Stephen Seifert

Press Release

Sep 3, 20192 min read

Mountain Dulcimer Concert at Cloudland Canyon State Park Will Feature Stephen Seifert

Lookout Mountain has a strong history of dulcimer music. Thus the Friends of Cloudland Canyon are excited to present a concert by the...

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CHI Mobile Lung CT Coach at PHC Trenton Sept. 16

Press Release

Sep 3, 20192 min read

CHI Mobile Lung CT Coach at PHC Trenton Sept. 16

CHI Memorial’s mobile lung CT coach will be at Primary Healthcare in Trenton on Monday, September 16, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Lung cancer...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Sep 3, 20191 min read

Superintendent's Message Sept. 3, 2019

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Under the Ground in Dade--Now and Long Ago

Donna M. Street

Sep 2, 20194 min read

Under the Ground in Dade--Now and Long Ago

As you read this article, The Dade County Historical Society is preparing a program for the public about caves in Dade County. This...

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