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Apr 17, 20201 min read

Bobby Lee Boatfield

Bobby Lee Boatfield, 66, of Trenton, died peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2020, at home with his family by his side. He was born March...

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Some Book Suggestions From The Library Book Club

Linda Wilson

Apr 17, 20202 min read

Some Book Suggestions From The Library Book Club

Let me remind you that if you or someone you know needs some extra food, it is available in the Little Pantry on the east side of the...

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It's Kemp 1, Dade 0 in Fight to Close Cloudland Canyon; And Other Grim News

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 16, 20207 min read

It's Kemp 1, Dade 0 in Fight to Close Cloudland Canyon; And Other Grim News

It looks as if the Dade County government has given up its fight to close Cloudland Canyon State Park in order to protect its citizens...

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Davis Elementary accepting apps for 2020-21 School Year

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 16, 20201 min read

Davis Elementary accepting apps for 2020-21 School Year

Davis teacher Katy Vaughn asked The Planet to share this information about registering your children in Davis Elementary's pre-K class...

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“All Workers Essential": Candidate Mills Wants Georgia to Reopen

Vikki Mills

Apr 16, 20202 min read

“All Workers Essential": Candidate Mills Wants Georgia to Reopen

Editor's Note: This is an open letter from Vikki Mills, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Georgia State House District 1....

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Local Arrests So Far Under Shelter-in-Place Laws

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 16, 20202 min read

Local Arrests So Far Under Shelter-in-Place Laws

The Dade County Sheriff's Office stopped issuing arrest reports well before the current COVID-19 emergency, citing problems with...

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CHI Now Offering Primary, Specialty Care Through Online, Virtual visits

Press Release

Apr 16, 20202 min read

CHI Now Offering Primary, Specialty Care Through Online, Virtual visits

CHATTANOOGA–CHI Memorial Medical Group is now offering virtual care for established patients. Virtual care allows a patient to see...

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County Continues Clearing Up After Tornado; County COVID-19 Cases Double

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 15, 20204 min read

County Continues Clearing Up After Tornado; County COVID-19 Cases Double

Today's 3 p.m. county briefing was still heavily concerned with the post-tornado cleanup going on around Dade. County Executive Ted...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 14, 20202 min read

It Was a Tornado, Says Weather Service

(Photos of Dade tornado damage in this article were contributed to Dade County by various citizens.) Dade is still mopping up after...

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Rumley Says Dade Will Start Patrolling Cloudland Canyon Traffic on Friday

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 14, 20203 min read

Rumley Says Dade Will Start Patrolling Cloudland Canyon Traffic on Friday

In the absence of any action by the governor to close Cloudland Canyon State Park, Dade law enforcement will start patrolling the county...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 14, 20201 min read

Dade Up to Three COVID-19 Cases

It's a tiny uptick next to Atlanta's numbers but an exponential one here --last night's Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status...

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Whether You Stay Home Because of COVID-19 or Because of Storm, Stay Home, Says County

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 13, 20206 min read

Whether You Stay Home Because of COVID-19 or Because of Storm, Stay Home, Says County

The message citizens have been getting from their county, state and federal governments since the COVID-19 pandemic hit has been stay...

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Ann Bartlett

Apr 11, 20203 min read

Lovely Lily

Every gardener has an irresistible favorite flower. Mine is the lily. I buy lilies from catalogs and on impulse in garden centers. With a...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 10, 20201 min read

Gary Hixon

Gary Carl Hixon, 69, of Rossville, died peacefully at his home on Friday, April 10, 2020. He was born June 29, 1950.Gary had served his...

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Mullis Adds Voice to Rumley's To Cut Through Informational Red Tape

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 10, 20204 min read

Mullis Adds Voice to Rumley's To Cut Through Informational Red Tape

State Sen. Jeff Mullis appeared in today's 3 p.m. livestreamed COVID-19 livestreamed county briefing, promising to help Dade officials...

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Governor "Monitoring" Whether Compromise State Park Order is Working, Says Rumley

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 10, 20204 min read

Governor "Monitoring" Whether Compromise State Park Order is Working, Says Rumley

Dade County Executive Ted Rumley in his Thursday update during the daily county COVID-19 briefing went over the changes Gov. Brian Kemp...

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Here Are Some Books And Resources To Help You While Away the Quarantine

Linda Wilson

Apr 9, 20202 min read

Here Are Some Books And Resources To Help You While Away the Quarantine

If you have never had time for a book club, maybe you have that time now. This month our Dade County Public Library Book Club will be...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 9, 20201 min read

Letitia McFall

Letitia Marie Landers McFall, 37, of Trenton, died peacefully at her home today, Thursday, April 9, 2020, following a brief illness of...

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Extra Virus Case Dade Gained Could Be One Walker Lost

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 8, 20203 min read

Extra Virus Case Dade Gained Could Be One Walker Lost

Dade County is up to two COVID-19 cases today on the Georgia Department of Public Health daily status report from the one case it's had...

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Stay Home, Says Georgia--Unless You're a Poll Worker: Dade Needs 75, Says County Boss at Today&#

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 7, 20205 min read

Stay Home, Says Georgia--Unless You're a Poll Worker: Dade Needs 75, Says County Boss at Today&#

Dade Elections Supervisor Lowanna Vaughan in a file shot earlier in the year, when she thought Georgia's new voting machines were the...

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