NWGA Regional Commission: Dade Representatives Meet With Surrounding Counties
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor On the third Thursday of each month, county executives, mayors, and other county representatives travel to Rome, Ga. to meet with the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission. The Sentinel attended the March 16 meeting to learn more about the regional commission and Dade County’s presence in the group. County Executive Ted…
Read MoreDCHS Golf Team Opens 2023 Season
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School golf team got its season started with a win when they faced the Ridgeland Panthers at Trenton Golf Course. The Wolverines defeated the Panthers by the final total score of 179-217. Kooper Knight was the low medalist for the match with a 38. Mason Weathers…
Read MoreTrack Team Hosting Chattooga Indians Friday
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School track teams opened the 2023 season recently and had a meet at North Murray High School on Tuesday, March 7. The Wolverines finished second overall as a team and were the only single A school in the meet. The boys participating that placed in the…
Read MoreThe Recycling Problem: County Loses Money to Recycling Program
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor In Fiscal Year 2022, running the recycling program at the Dade County Transfer Station cost the county over $65,000. The future of recycling looks grim – not only for Dade, but across the nation. Melissa Bradford, commissioner for district four, has spent significant time looking into the issue and learning…
Read MoreWanted Sex Offender Arrested in Dade
Press Release from DCSO On March 9 at approximately 9:40 p.m., Dade County deputies were advised that Fort Payne Alabama PD and the DeKalb County Alabama Sheriff’s Office were in pursuit of a minivan headed north on Interstate 59, toward Dade County. Dade County units waited at the state line, while Trenton PD units waited…
Read MorePower Lifters Raising Awareness for Veterans’ Mental Health
Mountain View Christian Academy’s power lifting team has committed to rucking 48 miles in the month of March to raise awareness for military veterans’ mental health. The team is supporting Mission 22. Mission 22 supports veteran mental health, and the 22 represent the number of veterans lost daily to veteran suicide. As our men and women come home,…
Read MoreWolverines Win Opening Region Series
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine baseball team opened Region 7 1A play last week at home when they faced the Chattooga Indians in the first game of a three-game series. The Indians took the lead in the top of the first inning when they pushed across a run to…
Read MoreLady Wolverines Take Down Wildcats, Dragons
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine soccer team got the 2023 season off to a great start compiling a 7-1 overall record and are currently 2-0 in conference play. Here are the highlights from a couple of recent games. The Lady Wolverines traveled to Ft. Payne, Ala., on Monday,…
Read MoreUnited Methodist Church Disaffiliation: Where Dade Churches Stand
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor In 2019, the United Methodist Church (UMC) established a process to allow churches who wish to disaffiliate from the denomination to do so. Churches have until the end of 2023 to go through the process. According to the UMC’s Book of Discipline, churches can disaffiliate “for reasons of conscience regarding…
Read MoreAll Storm Shelters Officially Open, Volunteer Shelter Managers Needed
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor March 3 was the first day that all three Dade County storm shelters were open for public use during the day’s storms. EMA Director Alex Case reported that people took shelter at all three locations, but thankfully, damage in the county was minimal. “We had about 20 trees and 15…
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