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House Rep Colton Moore Demands Accused Speaker's Resignation
Colton Moore, Dade's brand-new 25-year-old voice in the Georgia House of Representatives, is not wading timidly into his term as District...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 23, 20192 min read
Cluster Bloomers
Victorian gardeners defined a new landscaping aesthetic for their middle-income, newly-developed neighborhoods. They used plant materials...
Ann Bartlett
Feb 23, 20192 min read
Floods, Dummies, Bars & Restaurants: It's The Trenton Runaround!
Thank God it's Friday! Of course, the way the weather's been lately, you may have to hitch a ride to whatever weekend merriment you're...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 22, 20196 min read
Saving Your Eastern Hemlocks
Moving to Dade County after living in Florida my entire life has brought change abounding! I have experienced many novel things in my new...
Sarah Flowers, Extension Agent
Feb 22, 20193 min read
Brother of Pedestrian Killed by Dade School Bus Sues School Board, Driver
The brother of a pedestrian killed by a Dade County school bus is suing the bus driver and the Dade County Board of Education for...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 21, 20193 min read
Water Board May Have to Raise Rates to Meet Debt Ratio Covenant
The water board as it sat at its Feb. 15 meeting, from left clockwise: Water Authority assistant manager Sherri Walker, board members...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 20, 20194 min read
Superintendent's Weekly Message Feb. 18, 2019
Access the Super's interactive message by clicking the image below!
Dr. Jan Irons Harris
Feb 19, 20191 min read
Trenton PD Busts Underwood for 5 Grams Meth
Around 1:40 a.m. this morning, Eddy Underwood Jr., 51, of Henagar, Ala., was arrested during a traffic stop conducted by Trenton K9...
Press Release
Feb 19, 20191 min read
PSAs: New Home Cleanup, SNAP SNAFU Warning, 4-H Seminars
Here are a few public service announcements and upcoming events to remember as the week starts: First, Andrew McCurdy is organizing a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 18, 20192 min read
65/5 Town Hall Meeting Sunday at Senior Center
Colton Moore, Dade's new voice in the Georgia House of Representatives, will hold a town-hall-style meeting at 3 p.m. this Sunday, Feb....
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 18, 20192 min read
The Battle of Chickamauga--Sept. 18-20, 1863: Day 1
When the Battle of Chickamauga began, there were 24 families living on small farms spread across the 5,300 acres that would become the...
Joy Odom
Feb 18, 20195 min read
4-H Abuzz With Activity!
What a week! What a week! The Ag Center is abuzz with activity. The BB teams practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the .22 team is here on...
Alison Henderson, 4-H Extension Educator
Feb 18, 20192 min read
Perils and Progress of the Patiently Persistent Planter
Those of you who have not developed a perennial border may think that it is much easier than a garden of annuals. Granted, we perennial...
Ann Bartlett
Feb 16, 20192 min read
Need a Copy of Princess Bride? We've Got Several!
We have a few tax forms at the library now: Federal form and booklet 1040 and Georgia Form 500 and 500EZ. These are all that we will...
Linda Wilson
Feb 15, 20191 min read
Trenton Observes Arbor Day
Today is the Georgia observance of Arbor Day, and, from left, Georgia Forestry Service Ranger Kerry Phillips, Tree City President Eloise...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 15, 20191 min read
News Alerts: Semi-Pro Football Signups On; Coke Oven Hike Off; Beekeepers Meet Tuesday
Coke Oven Hike Off News Alert: The bad news is that the long-planned Dade Historical Society hike to the ruins of the Cole City coke...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 15, 20191 min read
Don't Flush It! Trenton Meeting Details Sewer Woes
The Planet's takeaway from Monday's regular February meeting of the Trenton City Commission is: Stop flushing weird stuff down the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 14, 20196 min read
Valentine's Day Vintage: National Loneliness Day
I didn't have time to write a Valentine's Day piece this year so I am rerunning this one from 2014 or '15. The idea is to remind those...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 14, 20195 min read
Driver in Fatal Nov. 16 Semi Crash Cleared of DUI; Still Faces Homicide Charge
A tractor-trailer driver charged with driving under the influence and vehicular homicide during the string of interstate fatalities here...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 13, 20193 min read
Dade Commission Hears From Shelter Proponents
Barbara Havlin speaks to the Dade County Commission about the need for an animal shelter in the county. At its regular February meeting...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 13, 20199 min read
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