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Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 26, 20170 min read
GDOT announces it has awarded contract for 301
Work could begin soon on resurfacing State Route (SR) 301 in Dade County. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has just...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 25, 20172 min read
F'Cu! F'Cu! Two Pistols and the Great Lettuce Massacree
Friday lunch was a disaster. Lunch at my house means salad. That's life! A fat girl lives here. On occasions of special indulgence it...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 25, 20176 min read
Two Rescued From Cloudland Canyon Saturday
Things were hopping at Cloudland Canyon State Park this weekend as park personnel, local volunteer fire departments, the Dade Sheriff's...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 24, 20172 min read
Not Much Floodiing on Dade Roads
Saturday's torrential rains have swollen local waterways, and local schools delayed opening two hours this morning because of potential...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 24, 20171 min read
Schools Delayed Monday
Dade County Schools will be delayed two hours on Monday, April 24, due to flooding. Superintendent Dr. Jan Harris issued the decision at...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 24, 20171 min read
Carrot Cousins Are Your Allies in Insect Wars
Blooming parsley. Parsley, chervil, anise, dill and other flat-flowered herbs are better than insecticides--they nurture insect-eating...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 22, 20172 min read
Library News: Did you know you can check out a Nikon at the Library?
What be yer scallywag name, me hearty? Well, mine is Whale Slappy Fishhawk. It’s just a fun little activity we have at the library to...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 21, 20172 min read
GDOT Moves 299 Bridge Replacement to May 13 Weekend
Stop the presses! Things have changed. Earlier in the day, The Planet reported that the Georgia Department of Transportation would...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 20, 20171 min read
Bridge Replacement May 5-7 Converges with Sheriff's Benefit
Correction: Since this article was written, GDOT has announced it will perform the bridge transfer the following weekend May 12-14. The...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 20, 20173 min read
Dade Superior Term ends in some denouements, some continuances
Spring term in Dade Superior Court wound quietly down today without many jury trials. Most cases involved drugs and most defendants...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 19, 20172 min read
Will DMS Cross-Country Course Be Built After All? Stay Tuned.
(Photo: A pink-blooming tree provides a breath of spring outside the B of E office on Monday. Inside, the air was a mite mustier, if not...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 18, 20173 min read
Around Our Town: Old Stuff, New Stuff, Incredibly Unimportant Stuff and Sunday Lunch
It's spring! And at the center of the universe, things are opening back up and teeming with life--which you may have noticed if you've...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 18, 20173 min read
Alabama Man Dead After Domestic Incident
On Friday, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from a female calling in about a domestic violence situation on...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 17, 20171 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Bye Bye Bambi
Over my 16 years as a Master Gardener Volunteer, I've given quite a few presentations to groups. They usually have a topic in mind. The...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 15, 20172 min read
Classic Bob: THEY’LL NEVER TAKE US ALIVE
It's tax time, I'm one civic meeting and God knows how many hard nooz events behind, criminal trials start next week and all I really...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 14, 20174 min read
Sewers, Hiring Figure on City Agenda
"The Great Wall of Trenton": A columbine planted by Trenton Tree City blooms winsomely above a new wall at the Jenkins Park parking lot....
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 14, 20174 min read
Sweeping Changes at Dade High
Dr. Jan Harris shows off a high school crest. Also visible is Board of Ed. Chair Carolyn Bradford. You can get a sense of the feverish...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 14, 20173 min read
Library News: Come see our photo display through April
If you haven’t been by to look at our photo display, remember that it will still be up through the month of April. There are all kinds of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 14, 20171 min read
What ELSE Happened at the Dade Commission Meeting?
The Dade Planet covered the larger issues that arose at last week's April 6 meeting of the Dade County Commission in separate articles...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 12, 20174 min read
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