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Dade County Arrest Report Nov. 3-9
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff’s Office for the week of Nov. 3-9, 2017. All arrestees are innocent until proven...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 13, 20172 min read
Sgt. Chad's Weekly Crime Roundup
This is an arrest reported by Sgt. Chad Payne, information officer for the Dade County Sheriff's Office. Saturday night at approximately...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 13, 20171 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Bouquet Garni
It is that time of the year when many of us are thinking about preparing a feast for extended family or worrying over what to bring to a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 11, 20173 min read
Dade World War II Series: Reuben Downer
Reuben--”R.C.”-- Downer was among my favorites of the WWII vets I interviewed in 2008. He stormed the beaches. He rolled into Germany....
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 10, 20176 min read
State of The Legion: A Veterans Day Update
Veterans Day is this Saturday, Nov. 11., with Dade County’s annual Veterans Day parade beginning at noon. Turning out to line Main Street...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 10, 20176 min read
Dade Schoolteachers of the Year Named
Amber Kent, Dade's Teacher of the Year. Dade County Superintendent of Schools Jan Harris this week announced the system's 2017-2018...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 9, 20171 min read
Dade World War II Veteran Series: The Merchant Marine
Editor's Note: Don Wallace's was among the WWII veteran interviews I did in 2008-9 that I remember most vividly. He had joined the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 9, 20178 min read
Dade Sheriff's Office Says "Goodbye" and "Good Boy" to K-9 Officer Ferro
The Dade County Sheriff's Department announced today that its beloved K9 officer, Ferro, had died unexpectedly. "He was taken to the vet...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 8, 20171 min read
Dade World War II Veterans: Vernon Cureton
Editor's Note: It was hard to choose profiles for this Veterans Day series, but Vernon Cureton's tale of a small-town boy in a big-ass...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 8, 20176 min read
Liquor Yes; TSPLOST No; and Incumbents Still In
(Photo: Trenton Police Commissioner Sandra Gray does The Happy Dance to celebrate her reelection.) It's official: Dade is a county that...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 8, 20173 min read
Mom Asks Commission: Do Something About Playground
Rebekah Stoglin petitions the Dade County Commission for improvements at the county playground. Visible are, from left, Dist. 3 & 4...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 7, 20176 min read
Dade World World II Veteran Profiles: Dan Hall
Editor's Note: In 2008 and -09, while working for the print newspaper in town, I wrote a series of stories about Dade's surviving World...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 7, 20178 min read
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 6, 20170 min read
DeKalb Sheriff's Office Offers Concealed Carry Class
The DeKalb County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office will be taking applications for its "Introduction to Concealed Carry" class starting today,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 6, 20171 min read
A French Knight in Dade County: Newly Decorated D.D. Bain Describes His WWII Experiences
WW II vet D.D. Bain displays his Legion d'Honneur medal. Bain was awarded the highest French military honor for his role in liberating...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 6, 20179 min read
GNTC Graduates Cop Class
Graduates of Basic Law Enforcement Training Class #201701 are (Back row left to right) Jonathan L. DeFoor, Jasn L. Phillips, Samuel H....
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 6, 20172 min read
Sgt. Chad's Weekly Crime Roundup
These are arrests reported by Sgt. Chad Payne, information officer for the Dade County Sheriff's Office. On Oct. 24, at approximately...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 6, 20171 min read
Dade Arrest Report Oct. 27-Nov. 2
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff's Office for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2017. All arrestees are innocent until...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 6, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Keen for Quinoa?
Ancient grains are all the rage. One has to wonder why. What have they got that agri-science cannot improve upon? Quinoa (pronounced...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 4, 20173 min read
Norfolk Southern Asks Dade Residents--Including the Boss!-- To Sign Away Rights For Privilege of Cro
Ask anybody whose driveway crosses the railroad tracks along Highway 11 and you will get an earful about the joys attendant upon that...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 3, 20173 min read
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