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DeWayne Carroll
Calvin DeWayne Carroll, 49, of Trenton, died Friday, July 12, 2019. He was a loving husband, father, papa. brother, son and friend. He...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 12, 20191 min read
Diane Riddle
Diane Phillips Riddle, 75, of Trenton, died Friday, July 12, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Riddle was a graduate of Dade County High...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 12, 20191 min read
Fort Payne PD Arrests Son for Elder Abuse
On Tuesday, July 9, reports Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum, a call came into the Fort Payne Police Department requesting officers to...
Press Release
Jul 11, 20191 min read
GDOT Says 136 E Bridge Replacement Won't Start Until Late 2022
Residents of valley neighborhoods along Highway 136 East may have noticed surveyors at work all along the road and into its environs....
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 11, 20191 min read
10 Hepatitis A Cases in Dade: Get Free Vaccination at Health Dept.
Public health officials have confirmed 10 cases of hepatitis A among Dade County residents since June 2018 and are urging vaccination...
Press Release
Jul 11, 20194 min read
Harold York
Harold York, 84, of Lookout Mountain, Ga., died on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at his residence. Mr. York was retired from Lookout Mountain...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 11, 20191 min read
Brush Fire on North Sunset
The Planet could get no information on this blaze--the Georgia Forestry Commission rangers are otherwise occupied, apparently--but Greg...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 11, 20191 min read
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 11, 20190 min read
The Foist Law of Eden
Editor's Note: I don't know how many readers are out there ravenin' for fiction in their local nooz rag, but I recently "unoithed"...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 10, 201911 min read
Wanta Be Mayor? City Election Qualifying Aug. 19-21
This is an off-year for national and county elections, which means it's an on-year for mayoral and city races. In Trenton's case, that...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 10, 20194 min read
Dolly Morgan
Dolly Marie Morgan, 93, of Lookout Mountain, Ga., died July 10, 2019. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 10, 20191 min read
Dade Water Board Seems Set To Gift Developer With Canyon Ridge Sewer Plant
The governing board of the Dade Water Authority, which officially formed only last Tuesday in its newly legislated configuration, with a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 9, 20196 min read
Alexander B. Hanna, First Postmaster of Rising Fawn
Many of us in Dade County have heard the legend about Rising Fawn getting its name from an Indian of the same name, but how many know...
Linda Hawkins Wilson
Jul 9, 20195 min read
Betty Jo Ayers
Betty Jo Hunt Ayers, 89, died Tuesday, July 9, in Chattanooga, surrounded by family. She was born on Dec. 14, 1929, in Wildwood and lived...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 9, 20192 min read
Free Aftercare at Rising Fawn Baptist Beginning First Day of School
Having trouble paying for after-school care? Do you sometimes let your young children go home to an empty house because you can't afford...
Tony Moreland
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Moon Gazing and Slime to Take Home--Lots in July at the Library!
Only two more Summer Reading programs for kids and these are a little different from the others: On Friday, July 12, we will have a Moon...
Linda Wilson
Jul 8, 20192 min read
Gene Herron
General Gene Herron, 83, of Rising Fawn, died on Sunday, July 7, 2019, at his residence. General Herron was born in Cartwright, Tenn. He...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 7, 20191 min read
Water Witch or Wizard?
Ah, the dog days of summer when the gardener can relax and reap the harvest of spring’s hard, hopeful efforts. Alas, while the sun tea...
Ann Bartlett
Jul 6, 20192 min read
Fourth of July at Jenkins
The weather cooperated Thursday for the second annual 1945 Dade County Fair (except for the part where it was hotter than billy hell but...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 5, 20191 min read
Carmella Warzecha
Carmella Santina Warzecha, 80, of Trenton, a loving mother and grandmother, died Thursday, July 4, 2019. . She was preceded in death by...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 4, 20191 min read
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