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Preserve Developer Asks Judge for New Trial
File Shot: The Waterfall House at Johnson Crook, where plans for a luxury housing development called The Preserve at Rising Fawn were...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 7, 20176 min read
DeKalb Sheriff's Department Reports Holiday Drug Arrests
DeKalb County (Ala.) deputies were called to a residence on County Road 221 on Saturday, July 1, concerning a suspicious vehicle. Once on...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 6, 20171 min read
Convicted Developer Says He Should Have Testified Against Dade Magistrate Judge: Hearing Tomorrow
A developer convicted of fraud in a Rising Fawn land scam will be back in federal court in Chattanooga Thursday morning, testifying that...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 5, 20174 min read
Pouic and the Lady Bird
Now for something completely different ... Last week a Planet reader asked me when I was going to publish any more of my “stories.” Hmph!...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 5, 201711 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: An Ounce of Prevention ...
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is considered the best approach to minimizing pest damage in the landscape. IPM is not synonymous with...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 1, 20173 min read
Editorial: Why is the library closed on Mondays? Sit down.
V I E W P O I N T S When you run a small, independent newspaper in a rural county, people tend to call you up with random questions. Some...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 30, 20178 min read
"A Hard Trail to Hike": Democrat Hickey Announces Bid for House Seat
Patrick Hickey, 27 (pictured with his wife, Selina, and baby girl, Scarlett), will run as a Democrat for the District 1 Georgia House...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 28, 20173 min read
DeKalb Farmer Finds Body in Field
A body found in rural DeKalb County on Tuesday remains unidentified. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said in a press release today...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 28, 20171 min read
Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Gets Funding For Drug Court
Lookout Mountain Judicial District Chief Judge Kristina Cook Graham announced through a Summerville public relations firm recently that...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 27, 20173 min read
The Dear Abby Appeals Board Roars Back Into Action!
Editor's Note: The Dear Abby Appeals Board is a loose--one might even say "disjointed"--coalition of failed Planet advice columnists who...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 27, 20177 min read
Cloudland Canyon Gets New Managing Ranger
(Photo of Brad Gibson furnished by Georgia Park Service) Dade's chief tourist draw, Cloudland Canyon State Park, is under new leadership....
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 26, 20171 min read
Last Minute Drama as County Finalizes Budget
Juvenile Court Judge Steve Ellis and Administrator Carolyn Bradford (end of table) appear before the commission to argue in favor of a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 26, 20174 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Please Eat the Flowers
I used to enjoy shocking visitors by garnishing the salad with nasturtium blossoms. Now edible flowers are mainstream. Publications from...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 24, 20172 min read
Library News: Lego Expo This Thursday!
There will be a Family Parent Cafe at the library on Tuesday, June 27, 2 -3 p.m. Join us for a journey around the world without ever...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 23, 20172 min read
Lonesome No More: A Happy Ending for the Cloudland Canyon Billy Goat
Lonesome (foreground) has plenty of company now, hundreds of wooded acres to gnaw down, and occasional treats from Sam Cason. (All photos...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 23, 20177 min read
GSP, Local Officers Arrest Kidnapping Suspect in Dade After Interstate Chase
(Police Photos) A man wanted for kidnapping is behind bars after leading police on a high-speed chase through Dade County Thursday night....
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 23, 20172 min read
Naked Highway: Why Denude the Interstate?
Mountains of mulch are all that is left of trees along I-59 in north Dade. GDOT says it's safer, and some people like it better that way,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 20, 20173 min read
Dade School Board Announces Slew of New Hires, Approves Lunch Price Hike
After the usual personnel-specific executive session at their regular June meeting Monday night, members of the Dade County Board of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 20, 20173 min read
The 2018 County Budget: Some Points of Interest
Last Thursday’s public hearing on Dade County’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget was--Readers, brace yourselves--sparsely attended, with...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 19, 20175 min read
Letter to the Editor: Puckett Accident Caused by Company's Cost-Cutting
V I E W P O I N T S Editor's Note: Early Friday morning, a Puckett EMS ambulance crashed near Berry College in Rome, killing the patient...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 19, 20172 min read
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