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Dade Uses "Town Hall Tuesday" to Talk Up SPLOST
From left, Barry Irwin and Ray Cross of the DCSO, Trenton Mayor Alex Cross and Christy Smith, Trenton's pulchritudinous police pontiff....
Robin Ford Wallace
May 12, 20206 min read
Letter to Voters: Vikki Mills Announces "Pro-Life Certification"
Editor's note: This is an open letter from Dist. 1 Georgia statehouse candidate Vikki Mills. The Planet, which by no means endorses or...
Vikki Mills
May 12, 20203 min read
Candidate Debate This Thursday, and You're Not Invited--But Please Tune In
File shot: County executive candidates debate in the Dade County Public Library in 2016. This year's version will also be at the libe,...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 12, 20202 min read
Everybody Who's Anybody's Got Antibodies...
County Executive Chairman Ted Rumley announced at Monday's daily 3 p.m. county briefing on COVID-19 that he had tested positive on the...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 11, 20203 min read
If You Can’t Be with the One You Love
As my first Mother’s Day in this area approached, I was amazed by the fabulous bouquets families were bringing to cheer up hospitalized...
Ann Bartlett
May 9, 20202 min read
State of Dade at Week End: News from Commission Meeting and Daily Briefings
The May Dade County Commission meeting on Thursday was an echo of April's--not the usual mad monthly whirl of democracy in action but...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 8, 20207 min read
Sleepy Trespasser on Stolen Motorcycle Woken, Arrested at Hammondville Flea Market
HAMMONDVILLE, Ala. — On Monday (May 4th, 2020), the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the I-59 Flea Market on Highway 117...
Press Release
May 8, 20201 min read
NRA Says It Misfired, Endorsed Wrong Dist. 1 Candidate
The National Rifle Association on Thursday rescinded its endorsement of one candidate for the District 1 Georgia House of Representatives...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 8, 20202 min read
Don't Fret Over Fines--All Is Forgiven!
I know regular library users get anxious about possible library fines, especially in the unprecedented situation we find ourselves in...
Linda Wilson
May 7, 20202 min read
Robin Ford Wallace
May 7, 20200 min read
With Voter Registration Monday, County Expands Virus Briefing to Voting Info Session
From left, County Executive Ted Rumley, EMS Director Alex Case and Elections Supervisor Lowanna Vaughan at Tuesday's "Town Hall" session...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 6, 20206 min read
Bob's Little Escapist Vice: Lark Rise to Candleford
Note to readers: This article is a fluffy feature and possibly a complete waste of your time. But it is, anyway, not about COVID-19. I'm...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 5, 202013 min read
Letter to Voters: Candidate Mills Announces NRA Endorsement
Bulletin: The NRA on May 7 sent Ms. Mills a letter announcing that its endorsement of her was "an administrative error" and it had meant...
Vikki Mills
May 5, 20203 min read
While You’re Home, Help your Hemlocks
Adelgid egg sacs on hemlock branch While many of you are sheltering at home, I hope you’re going outside every now and then to refresh...
Dave Teffeteller
May 4, 20202 min read
Superintendent's Message May 4, 2020
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Dr. Jan Irons Harris, Superintendent of Schools
May 4, 20201 min read
Aztec Tears
We may call them French or African but marigolds are native to Mexico. The Spanish who came to the Americas took them home where they...
Ann Bartlett
May 2, 20202 min read
COVID-19 Testing in Dade Thursdays May 7 & 14
Free testing for COVID-19 will be provided in Dade County by the Georgia Department of Public Health next Thursday, May 7, and the next...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 1, 20206 min read
Welcome Back to the Library on Tuesday! But Expect Changes.
Our biggest news is that the library will be open next week on a limited basis. We will be open on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10...
Linda Wilson
May 1, 20202 min read
High Speed Police Chase in DeKalb--On Bicycle; And Other Police News
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A man is in custody after leading a deputy on a chase while on a bicycle Tuesday night. The incident occurred around...
Press Release
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Showstopper: Dade Has Almost No COVID-19 (But Probably Had Plenty In Winter)
"Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English)--Lewis...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 28, 20206 min read
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