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Hedgehog Day: Groundhog Day's German Great-Uncle
Have you ever wondered who dreamed up Groundhog Day? What can be so special about February 2? In 1887, “Groundhog Day” started as a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 2, 20192 min read
Advice Column: Ask Charlene (The Small-Town Snoop And Fount of All Wisdom)
Editor's Note: This advice column first appeared in the summer of 2016. I am running it again after having an (almost) irresistible urge...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 1, 20194 min read
Come to Fruit Tree Field Day at Dade Extension Office!
The Dade University of Georgia Extension Office will host a Dade & Walker Fruit Tree Field Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 31, 20191 min read
Cops Gift Teddy Bears to Tots
Editor's Note: Sgt. Chad Payne is information officer for the Dade County Sheriff's Office. A positive relationship between children and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 31, 20192 min read
City Commission Approves Water Board Reshuffle
(File shot of the Trenton City Commission) In a meeting that was over a few seconds before it was scheduled to begin, the Trenton City...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 31, 20191 min read
Board of Ed Buys New 3-D Printer for DMS
The Dade Board of Education as reconfigured by last year's election, from left: Trenton member Johnny Warren; N. Dade member Daniel Case;...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 31, 20195 min read
I'm Your New County Agent! Come Meet Me Friday at Meet-and-Greet
Dade County UGA Extension hopes everyone stayed safe and warm during the recent cold front. January has been a busy month for me as your...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 30, 20191 min read
Letter to the Editor: Fredock Amazed at Nonworking Hydrants, Logging Mess
Thanks for the article on the nonfunctioning water hydrants. I'm amazed that water hydrants are not functioning at such an alarming rate...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 30, 20191 min read
Schools Close Again "After Much Deliberation"
In an announcement sure to cause some raised eyebrows among citizens and untold joy among students, Superintendent Jan Harris announced...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 29, 20191 min read
Norris Wants Your Vote for Trenton Police Commissioner
When the city of Trenton elects a new police commissioner in a special election on March 19, Mike Norris will be among the three...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 29, 20191 min read
Reprise from 2013: Lost Civilization of Dade
Note: This article was first written in 2013. It was written in preparation for a hike that was sponsored by the Dade County Historical...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 29, 20194 min read
Historical Society Hosts Hike to Coke Ovens Feb. 16
Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 16, when the Dade Historical Society will sponsor another venture into the ruins of the mining...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 29, 20192 min read
Dade County Arrest Report Jan 18-24, 2019
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff's Office for the week of Jan 18-24. All arrestees are innocent unless or until...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 28, 20192 min read
Come Give Great, Under-appreciated Titles a Whirl!
Prime Time classes begin Tuesday, February 5, and run from 6-7:30 p.m on Tuesdays. This program targets children 6 through 10 and is for...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 28, 20192 min read
Schools Close Tuesday In Reaction to Snow Threat
Superintendent Jan Harris has once again declared a snow day closure for Dade Schools on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Dr. Harris said the governor's...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 28, 20191 min read
Nate Johnson Found Dead Near Tennessee Welcome Center
A search for Nate Johnson was called off Saturday morning as the young Dade man's body was found just across the state line near the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 28, 20192 min read
Superintendent's Message Jan. 28, 2018
Click the image below to access the Super's interactive weekly message!
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 28, 20191 min read
Annuals: Summer Romance Adds Spice to LTR With Perennials
There was a time when I tried to eliminate annuals from my garden. The challenge of creating a continuously-blooming perennial border was...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 26, 20192 min read
Fat-Wah Journals Part II: Racing Rabbits and Burning Trains
One recent day the sun was shining—for once!—and I was trotting around the Four Fields track chanting under my breath: And we run because...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 25, 201913 min read
Dade Commission OKs Water Board Reshuffle Resolution
With zero drama, the Dade County Commission at a 5 p.m. special called meeting today approved a resolution reconfiguring the governing...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 25, 20193 min read
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