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Dade Commission Calls Wednesday Meeting to Halt Heavy Industry Permitting
The Dade County Commission has called a special meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 21, at noon. The only agenda item is: "A resolution...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 20, 20191 min read
Meet Author John R. Scales, Gen. Bedford Forrest Chronicler, at Military Park
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.-- In partnership with the National Park Service, Eastern National would like to invite you to meet author John R....
Press Release
Aug 19, 20192 min read
Learn More about the Caves in Dade County on Sept. 5
Let’s recap the activities of the year for the Historical Society. We tried for two months to host the hike into the Coke Ovens in the...
Donna M. Street
Aug 19, 20192 min read
For All the Tea in China
Tea is the quintessential Chinese product. For millennia only the Chinese knew how to grow Camillia sinensis and how to process the...
Ann Bartlett
Aug 17, 20193 min read
Sign Your Kid up for eRead!
Georgia Public Library Service is proud to offer eRead Kids. This free collection of ebooks and audio books is for kids in pre-K to...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 16, 20192 min read
Trenton Incumbents Announce Intentions at City Meeting
Not much was on the agenda for Monday night's Trenton City Commission meeting but it nevertheless turned into a big night for local...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 15, 20195 min read
Dade Officer Injured in Jail Fight
On Wednesday, August 14, a Dade County detention officer was injured while attempting to control a combative inmate. The injured...
Sgt. Chad Payne
Aug 15, 20191 min read
Waterworks Tour Shows Facility Begging for Attention
The Dade Water Authority's water treatment plant off Highway 136 East is usually locked up tight and carefully guarded from the public...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 14, 20197 min read
Fred's Pharmacy to Close Thursday
It's official, and it's time: The pharmacy at Fred's on South Main is closing on Thursday. Fred's new store and pharmacy--the original...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 14, 20191 min read
Expect Single Lane Closure on I-24 at Highway 299
Weather permitting, GDOT Maintenance crews in northwest Georgia will close the right eastbound lane and shoulder of I-24 to allow for...
Press Release
Aug 14, 20191 min read
"En Route to Cottondom" Walking Tour at Military Park: The Domestic Slave Trade through Ch
On Saturday August 17, at 10 a.m., Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will provide a free 90-minute, 1.2-mile walking...
Press Release
Aug 12, 20191 min read
No Surprises at Millage Rate Meeting
Superintendent of Schools Jan Harris (standing, left) and Board of Education Chairwoman Carolyn Bradford present the school tax millage...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 12, 20191 min read
Superintendent's Message Aug. 12
Click the image below for the Super's interactive message!
Dr. Jan Harris, Superintendent of Schools
Aug 12, 20191 min read
Ready-to-Read Resumes This Week
First, I would like to thank my friend Donna Street for filling in for me and writing the Friends of the Library column for the past two...
Linda Wilson
Aug 12, 20192 min read
Margaret Morgan
Margaret Katherine Morgan, 87, of Wildwood, died on Sunday, August 11, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Morgan...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 11, 20191 min read
Summer Showstoppers
One of the loveliest summer blooming landscape plants is the hydrangea. The genus contains at least 80 species of deciduous and evergreen...
Ann Bartlett
Aug 10, 20192 min read
Former City Clerk Lucretia Houts Announces Run for City Commission
Lucretia Houts served almost 30 years as Trenton's elected city clerk before retiring earlier this year. Now she has announced her...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 8, 20192 min read
"Elimination of a Negative Value": What's a Sewer Worth?
Walker County tax map image of the McLemore (AKA Canyon Ridge) wastewater treatment plant the Dade water board is considering giving...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 7, 20197 min read
Joey McCown
Joe “Joey” Edward McCown Jr., 56, of Wildwood, died today, Tuesday, August 6, 2019. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 6, 20191 min read
Canoe Tour from Lookout Creek to Brown’s Ferry
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will conduct a FREE, four-hour, family-friendly canoe tour on Saturday, August 17, at...
Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 5, 20191 min read
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