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Water Board Corrects Weird SSA Situation with Retirement Resolution for Anderton
Dade County Water Authority manager Doug Anderton said he'd been told he would know when it was time to retire and that that knowledge...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 3, 20193 min read
Ag Literacy Day
It has been another exciting week in 4-H! Last week was Georgia Agricultural Awareness Week, and we participated in several activities to...
Alison Henderson,4-H Extension Educator
Apr 2, 20192 min read
CHI Mammogram Bus at PHC April 9
CHI Memorial's mobile health coach will provide mammography screenings at Primary Health Care of Dade County on Tuesday, April 9, from 9...
Press Release
Apr 2, 20192 min read
Chickamauga Series: The Ambassador of Chickamauga
Three days after the end of the battle of Chickamauga, a man on a mission arrived on the scene. His name was Mark Thrash and he was a...
Joy Tucker Odom
Apr 2, 20195 min read
Dear Readers: A Note on The Planet's April 1 Edish
Dear Readers: If I have a vice--and I do, I do, I've got like 48--it's a tendency to go for the Cheap Laugh. I love jokes and spoofs and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 2, 20193 min read
Dade Officials Come Together in Peace and Brotherhood
It’s been a dog’s age since I been to one of these here public meetings. Usually I get enough of what Borin Word Follis is apt to call...
Charlene Haney
Apr 2, 20197 min read
Gary Cooper
Gary Wade Cooper, 73, of Ooltewah, Tenn., died on Monday, April 1, 2019. Mr. Cooper was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Special Call Meeting for Water Board; County and City Regular Meeting Ensue
The governing board of the Dade County Water and Sewer Authority will hold a special called meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, in the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Georgia State Patrol Report on Saturday Morning Accident
A teen driver veering precipitously into the left lane caused the two-car collision at Wildwood that shut down the interstate Saturday...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 1, 20191 min read
A Clean, Well-Lighted Joint Meeting
It was 6 p.m. and we were sitting in metal folding chairs in a clean, well-lighted conference room. There was a plate of cookies in the...
Ernie H.
Apr 1, 20194 min read
Dade Governing Bodies Lookin' Good at Historic Joint Meeting
Editor's Note: Borin Word Follis, this newspaper's publisher, editor and chief reporter, has announced her immediate retirement....
Aline Dresswell
Apr 1, 20196 min read
Two-Car Wreck at Wildwood Closes Down I-24
Christine Payne snapped this photo of a two-car collision at the Wildwood exit of I-24 westbound. She reported that both drivers were out...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 30, 20191 min read
March Tidbit
While I love flowers, deadheading is not my favorite summer pastime. In areas viewed by passersby, I try to use self-cleaning or very...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 30, 20191 min read
Help Jackson SO Find Missing Teen Mother and Baby
The Jackson County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office is seeking information as to the whereabouts of Shayla Hope Wood and her 9-month-old male...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Arlene Blevins
Elenor Arlene Blevins, 77, of Durham, died on Friday, March 29, 2019. Arlene was a loving mother figure to all of her nieces and nephews....
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Raymond "Hoss" Langston Jr.
Raymond “Hoss” Eugene Langston Jr., 59, of Chattanooga, died Friday, March 29, 2019. He was a devoted father and loved to fish. He was...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Come Get Your Historic Dade 2019 Calendars: It's About the Pictures!
April is here and for those who still need them, we still have some tax forms available, Federal Form 1040 and the directions, plus...
Linda Wilson
Mar 29, 20192 min read
Covenant Building Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Editor's note: This is a press release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division. Though the...
Press Release
Mar 29, 20193 min read
Edward Wayne Andrews
Edward “Wayne” Andrews, 85, of Lookout Valley, Tenn., died Thursday evening, March 28, 2019. Mr. Andrews was a retired Vietnam veteran of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 28, 20191 min read
County and Probate Judge Stomp Trenton's Toes on IDA Appointment
IDA met Monday with its new member, local newsman Evan Stone (red vest), taking his seat at the table--despite objections from the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 28, 20194 min read
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