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Mar 23, 20201 min read

John Deffenbaugh Wants To Return To Georgia House District 1 Seat

Editor's note: John Deffenbaugh announced his candidacy for the District 1 statehouse seat some months ago but wished to update his...

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Press Release

Mar 23, 20202 min read

Military Park Modifies Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidelines

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga.--Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the...

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Superintendent's Weekly Message March 23, 2020

Dr. Jan Irons Harris, Superintendent of Schools

Mar 23, 20201 min read

Superintendent's Weekly Message March 23, 2020

Click the image below to access the Super's interactive message!

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Statement on Specimen Collection for COVID-19 Testing

Dr. Gary Voccio

Mar 23, 20203 min read

Statement on Specimen Collection for COVID-19 Testing

Editor's note: Dr. Gary Voccio, is health director for the Georgia Department of Public Health's Northwest Health District. ROME, Ga.:...

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Ann Bartlett

Mar 21, 20203 min read

Beautiful Containers

The famous garden designer Gertrude Jekyll grew containers of flowers to fill in dull spots in perennial borders. As a longtime perennial...

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No News Is Good News in Election Year for Some

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 20, 20204 min read

No News Is Good News in Election Year for Some

These days the coronavirus pandemic dominates public interest to the point there is no other news--and no news is not necessarily good...

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COVID-19 Update: Tag Office to Get Teller Window, Dade Case Reports "Probably Going to Happen&q

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 20, 20202 min read

COVID-19 Update: Tag Office to Get Teller Window, Dade Case Reports "Probably Going to Happen&q

"Accept it: This is the real deal." Dade County boss Ted Rumley urges residents to take the pandemic seriously at today's daily update....

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COVID-19 Numbers Now Updating Twice Dail

Press Release

Mar 20, 20201 min read

COVID-19 Numbers Now Updating Twice Dail

ATLANTA–The number of test results being reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is increasing as more labs are able to...

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Sgt. Chad Reports: Welcome, New Deputies!

Sgt. Chad Payne

Mar 19, 20201 min read

Sgt. Chad Reports: Welcome, New Deputies!

We are very happy to announce the addition of our two newest deputies. Deputy Amanda Lind and Deputy Jesse Daffron graduated the police...

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Update: Testing Available From Public Health Dept. at "Undisclosed Locations"; Plus Local

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 19, 20205 min read

Update: Testing Available From Public Health Dept. at "Undisclosed Locations"; Plus Local

"Things are escalating," said Dade County Executive Chairman Ted Rumley at today's live-streamed briefing on "The Situation," the ongoing...

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Closures, Updates, Test Status: Today's Dade COVID-19 News

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 18, 20205 min read

Closures, Updates, Test Status: Today's Dade COVID-19 News

In live-streamed reports today and Tuesday, Dade County officials continued sending out the message that there are no cases of COVID-19...

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Trenton Telephone's Response to COVID-19

Press Release

Mar 18, 20201 min read

Trenton Telephone's Response to COVID-19

Here is Trenton Telephone/TVN's response to the current coronavirus situation. The company is setting up free wi-fi hotspots around the...

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Coronavirus We Have to Take Seriously, But Toilet Paper? Really?

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 17, 20206 min read

Coronavirus We Have to Take Seriously, But Toilet Paper? Really?

This coronavirus shutdown is one of the more peculiar periods of history I've lived through, and I'm old enough to remember dancing the...

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Public health director assesses Northwest Georgia coronavirus situation

Press Release

Mar 16, 20203 min read

Public health director assesses Northwest Georgia coronavirus situation

Editor's note: This is a release from the regional director of the public health department on the coronavirus situation in northwest...

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Coronavirus Shutdown in Dade: Closures and General Update

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 16, 20202 min read

Coronavirus Shutdown in Dade: Closures and General Update

The Dade County Public Library announced this morning it would close after Tuesday until the end of March as part of the international...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 16, 20201 min read

Arrest Reports Still Unavailable

With the whole world seemingly closing up and locking down, it should come as no surprise that the Dade County Sheriff's Office will not...

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Schools Will Provide, Deliver Kids' Meals: Here's the Schedule

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 16, 20201 min read

Schools Will Provide, Deliver Kids' Meals: Here's the Schedule

During the coronoavirus closure, the county school system is providing food assistance for children. This information was released by Dr....

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Dr. Jan Harris, Superintendent of Schools

Mar 16, 20201 min read

Super's Message March 16, 2020

Click the image below to access the Super's interactive message!

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Ann Bartlett

Mar 14, 20202 min read

Bountiful Containers

Growing garden-fresh veggies gets more popular every year. It allows us to experience truly vine-ripe tomatoes and other fruits harvested...

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A Note From The Super: Dade County Schools Closure March 16–27, 2020

Dr. Jan Irons Harris, Superintendent of Schools

Mar 13, 20201 min read

A Note From The Super: Dade County Schools Closure March 16–27, 2020

The shared goal of the Dade County Board of Education, superintendent and team is to keep our students and their families safe. At this...

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