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Historically Speaking: Tale of Two Jennies; Hartline Kith and Kin Lend a Helping Hand
Last Saturday’s Historical Society meeting and genealogy workshop was a success. Our genealogy workshop began with Gail Hedden...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 2, 20175 min read
Dade To Pass Small Business Abolition Ordinance at Thursday Meeting
The Dade County Commission at its regular monthly meeting on Thursday will vote on what is being hailed as the SBA--"Small Business...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 1, 20174 min read
Let's Start a Garden
Is it possible to give gardening a try on a very small scale? For those who are new to this hobby or want a modest patch to care for, the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 1, 20173 min read
Come to the Library's Wellness Fair at Festival of Life
Thanks to all who came by for our open house today to view our Living History exhibit at the library. Remember that this exhibit will be...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 31, 20172 min read
Reception for Dade Library's "Captured" Exhibit This Friday!
Donated photos such as this historical shot of the Trenton town square will be on display at the Dade County Public Library beginning on...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 30, 20171 min read
Savannah's Canopy Founders Hope Sheriff's Benefit Will Draw Attention to Need For "Goe
Tony Moreland (second from left) and his wife Dori (standing next to him) with clan. They're not an orphanage, say the Morelands, but a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 29, 20178 min read
DeKalb Sheriff's Office Sets Saturday Hours
“For the past couple of years we have been working on opening the office on Saturdays to accompany the people who are unable to make it...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 27, 20171 min read
GFC Rangers Read to DES Kids
Georgia Forestry Commissioner (GFC) rangers read The Tree Farmer, by Chuck Leavell and Nicholas Cravotta, to Dade County Elementary...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 27, 20171 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: The Big Six
In the wilderness, fallen leaves, dead plants, bird and animal waste are continuously recycled by the myriad inhabitants of the soil....
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 25, 20173 min read
Library News: Come To Our CAPTURED Reception Next Friday!
I wanted to mention some things that are coming up at the library in the future. In late April, we will be starting a new club, Bedtime...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 24, 20171 min read
Plaques, Pink Slips and Piscine Pursuits (Plus a Pin for Paula) at School Board Meeting
Besides honoring two young Dade Countians who saved a life at Cloudland Canyon recently (see previous story), the Dade County Board of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 22, 20173 min read
Tuesday's Storm Tears Line Across Dade
The storm that ripped through Dade Tuesday afternoon with reported 70-mph winds has played hell with county roads and roofs. Billy...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 22, 20172 min read
Dade School Board Honors Young Heroes. Who Didn't Show.
Two Dade High Schoolers who were scheduled to be honored for saving a life at Monday night's meeting of the Dade Board of Education gave...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 21, 20172 min read
How I Became a Child of Light (And Dangerously Insane)
Editor's Note: I had a depressing Monday yesterday and found myself flapping my invisible fairy wings to adjust my attitude. Which...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 21, 20174 min read
Wildfires Once Again Grip County
Bobby Dunn (second from left) with other GFC firefighters in a file shot from last fall's rampant wildfires. The GFC and all Dade's...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 21, 20172 min read
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 20, 20170 min read
Woman shot in DeKalb; men charged with rape after missing juvenile found
On Sunday, DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a residence in Valley Head, Ala., where a woman had been shot. Witnesses told...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 20, 20172 min read
Library's Read To Lead, Dade Chamber Banquet Make Saturday A Mad Social Whirl
Saturday was a busy day in Dade as the spring outdoor festival season kicked off with the Dade County Public Library's "Read to Lead"...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 20, 20172 min read
Dade Sheriff's Dept. Foils Wildwood Burglary; Trenton Shooting Accidental
The Dade County Sheriff's Department confirmed it had interrupted a burglary in progress Friday evening, catching three would-be...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 20, 20171 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: The Growin' O' The Green
I hail from the lettuce capital of the nation, Salinas, California. The daytime highs in July and August are in the upper 60's with an...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 18, 20172 min read
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