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Arrest Report Aug. 11-17
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff’s Department for the week of Aug. 11-17, 2017. All arrestees are innocent until...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 21, 20172 min read
Dade County Sheriff's Department: Recent Crime Report
On Monday, Aug. 14, at approximately midnight, a Dade County deputy conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 59 at exit 11. During the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 21, 20171 min read
A Parade Through the Center of the Universe
(Left) Emerson Crane, 10, is lovingly transferred from a wheelchair to a prime spot in front of the old courthouse to watch the parade in...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 21, 20172 min read
DeKalb Chief Deputy to Run for Sheriff
Chief Deputy Michael Edmondson, his wife, Jodie, and their children, Paisley (foreground), Jeremiah and Alexis. DeKalb County (Ala.)...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 21, 20174 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: A Fool For Foliage
Pink muhlygrass creates a nimbus of sparkling pink. Even the best-planned perennial garden performs in response to the prevailing weather...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 19, 20173 min read
Sheriff and His Deputies Catch Youths Stealing Dirt Bike, 4-Wheeler
At approximately 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, Dade County deputies were dispatched to an address on Leisure Lane in reference to a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 18, 20171 min read
"Are You F---king Kidding Me?" Accountant Says Local Lawman Hurt, Arrested Her for Saucy R
A Dade County accountant today filed a civil lawsuit in federal court in Rome alleging that a local Georgia State Trooper tackled her...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 18, 20173 min read
Schools Will Give Away Eclipse Specs!
The Planet's State of the Eclipse article earlier today stressed the short supply--as in zero--of eclipse sunglasses for sale in Dade...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 18, 20171 min read
Eclipse Countdown: Got Specs?
TVN/Trenton Telephone gave away free eclipse sunglasses this morning beginning at 9 a.m. At 8:45, a line had formed outside the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 17, 20172 min read
Wildwood Man Bound Over to Higher Court for Assault with Baseball Bat, Concrete Block
Dade Magistrate Judge Joel McCormick heard preliminary evidence Wednesday in the case of a Wildwood man accused of assaulting his...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 16, 20172 min read
Trenton PD Urges Citizens to Turn Out for Emerson Crane Event at City Commission Meeting
Trenton Police Chief Christy Smith updates the city commission. At Monday night’s regular August meeting of the Trenton City Commission,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 16, 20175 min read
A Traffic Light at the Center of the Universe
Just when you thought it would never happen... As billed by roadside GDOT (Georgia Department of Transportation) signs on Highway 136...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 16, 20171 min read
DeKalb Catch Sex Offender Socializing With Victim
The DeKalb County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office received a tip about a sex offender Robert Carl Bannon, 71, of Ider, having contact with his...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 16, 20171 min read
Dade Schools Announce Protocols for Safe and Educational Viewing of Eclipse
Dade County Superintendent of Schools Jan Harris announced that all Dade County schools will observe the solar eclipse due to darken Dade...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 15, 20172 min read
DeKalb Sheriff's Dept. Gets Cyber-Crime Training, Equipment
In today’s high-tech environment, our law enforcement officers face new challenges. Cyber criminals manipulate computers, cellphones and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 15, 20171 min read
Vot? I Look Like I Got No Tomatoes?
It’s been an odd year for the garden. It’s been an odd year to be me. But I figure what the hell, I still got tomatoes. The tomato thing...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 14, 20178 min read
Suspect Sought in Lookout Mountain Robbery
The Dade County Sheriff's Department needs your help locating a suspect in an Aug. 11 burglary. The department reports that deputies were...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 14, 20171 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Wet and Wild--Embracing the Bog
Last year we had the hottest summer on record along with extreme drought. This year we are way ahead on rain. It has been a great...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 12, 20172 min read
Budget, Millage Process Winds Down For Year With Final BOE Meetings
Dr. Jan Harris (right), Superintendent of Schools, explains budget concerns to a rare and coveted member of the public--the only one who...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 11, 20173 min read
Arrest Report Aug. 4-10, 2017
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff’s Department for the week of Aug. 4-10, 2017. All arrestees are innocent until...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 11, 20172 min read
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