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Dade Superior Court Trial Term Winds Down
In a singularly tepid fall session, Dade Superior Court ended its twice-a-year jury term with only two trials completed. In the first ...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 30, 20181 min read
America's Favorite Books Revealed
Trick or Treat on the Square on Saturday was as usual wildly popular. Hundreds of little ones in costume showed up to visit Willie Wonka...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 30, 20182 min read
Watch Out For GDOT Crews on Interstates This Week!
Georgia Department of Transportation maintenance crews will today begin repairing the cable rail along Interstates 59 and 24 in Dade...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 30, 20181 min read
Tommy Bradford To Be Honored at Mocs Game
Local hero Maj. Tommy Bradford of the Dade County Sheriff's Office, who lost a leg on Aug. 7 during a two-state, high-speed police chase,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 29, 20181 min read
Sgt. Chad Reports On DUI Who Threw Beer Bottles and Shot Up Neighborhood with Shotgun:
Sgt. Chad Payne is information officer for the Dade County Sheriff's Office. On Oct. 18, at approximately 3 p.m., Dade County deputies...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 29, 20181 min read
Dade County Arrest Report Oct. 19-25, 2018
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff's Office for the week of Oct. 19-25. All arrestees are innocent unless or until...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 29, 20182 min read
Superintendent's Message Oct. 29, 2018
Please click on the image below to access the super's weekly message!
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 29, 20181 min read
Letter to the Editor: Deffenbaugh Urges Dade to Vote
John Deffenbaugh is Dade's current voice in the Georgia House of Representatives. This is his letter to the editor. I would like to take...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 29, 20181 min read
Former Probate Judge Jan Ellison Dies
Former Dade Probate Judge Jan Ellison, 69, died on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, after a battle with CLL (Chronic lymphocytic leukemia) and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 29, 20181 min read
Saturday Alert: Halloween Downtown AND Early Voting!
Library manager Marshana Sharp and a jail trusty assemble part of tonight's chocolate factory at the library. Attention, denizens o' Dade...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 27, 20182 min read
Ghoulish Delight: Stink, Stank, Stunk
In August we journeyed to The City of Angels to share a birthday with our youngest grandchild. Checking in on arrival, we learned that...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 27, 20182 min read
Sand Mountain Man Takes On "Tiring" Job: A House Made of Tires
“What the hell. Is this normal to you?” Anthony Goins is a career builder with all the skills he needs to create a fine house. He also...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 26, 20186 min read
The Language Nazi: Putting the UGH Back in Donuts, Or: Why Nobody Invites I Anywhere No More
I have been criticized for being too liberal to run a newspaper in a place like this. As it happens, I’ve noticed that most people who...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 25, 20185 min read
Dade High Solar Panels Up There and Running
Creative Solar USA has completed its installation of a solar generation facility on the roof of Dade County High School. It is expected...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 23, 20181 min read
Dade Schools Honored for Farm to School Efforts at Golden Radish Awards
Dade County Schools won platinum-level recognition at the 2018 Golden Radish Awards held at the Georgia Freight Depot in Atlanta. The...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 23, 20181 min read
Slow on Sand Mountain! GDOT Resume Work on 301
A Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) maintenance crew today resumes work on repairing the deteriorating edges of pavement on...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 23, 20181 min read
An Idea Grows at Chickamauga (Battlefield Series Part V)
On Sept. 19, 1889, the 26th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga, an amazing event took place on ground that had once been the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 22, 20184 min read
Come to Library's Trick-or-Treat Event this Saturday!
I realized when I got a question about it that I left out a very important piece of information in my article last week, the date of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 22, 20182 min read
Jackson County Man Shot After Opening Fire on Cops
A Jackson County (Ala.) man is faced with two attempted murder charges after he opened fire on, and was in turn shot by, Alabama officers...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 22, 20182 min read
Superintendent's Weekly Message Oct. 22, 2018
Click on the image below for the Super's interactive message!
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 22, 20181 min read
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