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Fred Hicks Jr.
Fred Hicks, 76,of Bryant, Ala., died Sunday, March 8, 2020. Fred loved fishing and being outside with his great-grandson Asher. He was a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Containers 101
Container gardening has much to recommend it. It allows those of us with few sunny sites to make the most of what we do have. It brings...
Ann Bartlett
Mar 7, 20203 min read
Helen Williams
Helen Odella Williams, 85, of LaFayette, formerly of Rising Fawn, died at her residence on Friday, March 6, 2020. She was of the Baptist...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 6, 20201 min read
Final Candidate List For May Primary
Qualification for local elective offices in the May primary ended at noon Friday. All candidates for county government and school board...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Vikki Mills Announces for Dist. 1
Editor's Note: The following is a press release from Vikki Mills, a candidate for the District 1 Georgia House of Representatives seat....
Press Release
Mar 6, 20203 min read
4-H Livestock Showing Meeting April 13
Have you thought about showing livestock through 4-H? Are you interested in showing livestock but not sure where to start? Would you like...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 6, 20201 min read
Can We Help You With Genealogy?
The Book Club will meet on Tuesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. to discuss The Guardians, a novel by John Grisham. The Guardians are a small...
Linda Wilson
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Maureen "Granny" Street
Maureen Imogene “Granny” Street, 92, of Rising Fawn, died at her residence on Thursday, March 5, 2020. She and her husband had owned and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 5, 20201 min read
DeKalb SO Identifies Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The office of DeKalb County (Ala.) Sheriff Nick Weldon has identified the suspect in this week's officer-involved...
Press Release
Mar 5, 20202 min read
Updated Candidate List
As we finish day 3 of qualifying for local offices, there are no big surprises yet, just a couple more incumbents anteing up to seek...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 4, 20201 min read
Wesley Tinker
Wesley Steven Tinker, 66, of Trenton, died Monday, March 2, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Auther and Edna Tinker, and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 4, 20201 min read
Officer-Involved Shooting in DeKalb
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Last night at approximately 10 p.m., DeKalb County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office deputies were involved in a shooting during...
Press Release
Mar 3, 20201 min read
GSP Report on Highway 11 Accident
Below, reproduced here verbatim, is the Georgia State Patrol report on the accident in Wildwood that shut down Highway 11 this afternoon....
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 3, 20201 min read
Galloway to Run for Mom's Seat: Here are Dade Candidates So Far
(Photo: Angie Galloway addresses the Dade County Commission in the only file photo The Planet has of this longtime tax office employee)...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 2, 20201 min read
Clayton Fuller Qualifies for Dist. 14 U.S. House Seat
Clayton Fuller has officially filed all of the necessary paperwork to run as a Republican candidate in Georgia's U.S. Congressional...
Press Release
Mar 2, 20201 min read
Bear in Mind That Trash Attracts Bears
The Appalachia Georgia Friends of the Bears would like to remind the public that the beginning of March is time for the black bears to...
Press Release
Mar 2, 20201 min read
Colton Moore Bows Out of Statehouse Race
Editor's Note: This is an open letter from Rep. Colton Moore to his constituents: Forever, I will be humbled by your confidence in me to...
Colton Moore
Mar 2, 20201 min read
Eat Fish & Chips at St. Katharine's on Fridays to Support Your Library!
The Knights of Columbus will be having fish fries each Friday evening from February 28 to April 3 from 5-7 p.m. at Saint Katharine Drexel...
Linda WIlson
Mar 2, 20202 min read
Superintendent's Weekly Message March 3, 2020
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Dr. Jan Irons Harris, Superintendent of Schools
Mar 2, 20201 min read
Sue Cloud
Iris Sue Cloud, 68, of Trenton, a loving mother, grandmother and sister, died Sunday, March 1, 2020. She attended White Oak Baptist...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 1, 20201 min read
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