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Bartlett on Gardening: O Christmas Tree
Evergreen trees have a very ancient association with the winter solstice. The Celtic builders of Carnac and Stonehenge considered the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 23, 20172 min read
Dull Trenton City Meeting Ends With a Bang
Tuesday’s meeting of the Trenton City Commission would have been brief and bland had it not been for the last bit. As it was, though,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 21, 20175 min read
Pipe Bombs to Deal with Ex-Boyfriend? Magistrate Hears Preliminary Evidence in Dade Explosives Case
The male half of a Trenton couple arrested earlier this month for possession and transportation of 13 pipe bombs told the Georgia Bureau...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 20, 20173 min read
DFACS "Desperate for Foster Homes": Can you Help?
At her DFACS office, Heather Scott-Wallin displays "It's My Turn Now," basically a catalog of kids who need homes. The kids' photographs...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 19, 20178 min read
DeKalb Law Officers Recover Stolen Car
On Dec. 13, DeKalb (Ala.) County sheriff's deputies went to a residence on County Road 602 in Fort Payne to serve a felony warrant on...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 19, 20172 min read
Last Board of Education Meeting Shifts Personnel, Hears Noels
Gabrielle Haston conducts the DCHS choir for the entertainment of the Dade Board of Education (right) at the B of E's regular December...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 19, 20173 min read
Library News: Dade Historical Calendars For Sale. Also, Last Chance on Dade Christmas Ornaments!
The Book Club met this week to choose the books that we will read next year, so look for a complete list in next week’s paper. Our...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 18, 20171 min read
Merry Christmas from the Dade County Sheriff's Office
Dade Sheriff Ray Cross and his staff handed out Hope for the Holidays toys on Saturday. The children enjoyed getting a picture with...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 18, 20172 min read
Dade County Arrest Report Dec. 8-14, 2017
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff’s Office for the week of Dec. 8-14. Arrestees are innocent until proven guilty....
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 18, 20172 min read
List of Needs for Burned-Out Family: Can You Help?
(Photo by Macailyn Underwood) Dade First-Family Connection's Martha Baker reports that members of the Dodson family, who lost everything...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 16, 20171 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Deck the Halls
Why do we hang up holly and mistletoe? In northern latitudes, the first day of winter is much shorter than it is here. For ancient...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 16, 20172 min read
Chef Guevara: Home Cooking, the Nature of Reality and Aunt Loweezy's Hat
This spring, when I was recovering from a broken leg and had far too much time to think, I had an epiphany about home cooking. When I...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 14, 20177 min read
Tips from Citizens Help DeKalb Sheriff's Office Recover Stolen Vehicles, Make Drug Arrests
On Monday, Dec. 11, the DeKalb County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office followed up on a tip about a possibly stolen U-Haul truck behind a trailer...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 13, 20172 min read
Concerned Citizens Feature Prominently at Dade County Commission Meeting
Concerned citizen Ron Weeks tells the county commissioners they get along a little too well. “I’d like to see some discussion and some...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 13, 20178 min read
Bar Wars: Episode 2--The Golfer Menace
One interesting point at the Dade County Commission’s regular December meeting on Thursday night was another skirmish in Dade’s ongoing...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 12, 20172 min read
Christmas in Dade: A Planet Pictorial Pastiche
(Above) The Davis Choir performed at Saturday's Dade Small Business Expo, providing auditory cheer and photographic angst to such...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 11, 20173 min read
Dade History: Unwrapping Family Mysteries
Genealogy, or the tracing of one’s family history, can be a fascinating and frustrating enterprise. We are almost certain to stumble upon...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 10, 20176 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Gifts for Gardeners
Once again ‘tis the season of gift giving. It may seem that the gardeners on your list have everything needed to get the job done, but do...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 9, 20172 min read
Dade County Arrest Report Dec. 1-6, 2017
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff’s Department for the week of Dec. 1-6, 2017. All arrestees are innocent until...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 8, 20171 min read
Library News: Know a Kid Who Needs Math Practice? Come to Math Club!
We would like to express our appreciation to the Dade High Class of ’67 for their generous donation to the Friends of the Library. We...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 8, 20172 min read
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