Obituaries – Feb. 1 Issue
CARVETH BENNETT, SR. Carveth Whitfield Bennett, Sr., 93, a resident of Hixson, Tenn., and Trenton, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. A humanitarian, structural engineer, military serviceman in Ohio National Guard 37th Infantry Buckeye Division, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and godfather, Mr. Bennett was known to all as “Car” or “Carv.” He was born in…
Read MoreBeta Club and NASA HUNCH Students Attend Competitions
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Two groups of Dade County High School students have the opportunity to attend state and national competitions, as discussed at the Jan. 23 Dade County Board of Education meeting. The groups are fundraising to cover travel expenses, and the board approved these newly added fundraisers. The first competition is the…
Read MoreWolverines Pull Out One Point Victory Over Berean Academy
The Wolverine basketball team hosted Berean Academy on Monday, Jan. 23 in a non-region match up. It was a good competitive game to get them ready for the final few region games of the season. Dade took the lead early and at the end of the first quarter was up by four points, 14-10. Berean…
Read MoreLady Wolverines Slip By Lady Tigers
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverines basketball team hosted Dalton Academy on Tuesday, Jan. 25 and the game was decided really early. The start-up team from Dalton just could not get anything going in their favor as the Lady Wolverines jumped out to a 11-0 lead at the end…
Read MoreWrestlers Transition to Traditional Tourney; Girls’ Team Wrestles Friday
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wrestling Dual season ended this past Thursday night at Northwest Whitfield. The Wolverines wrestled the Bruins and Coahulla Creek in a tri-match. The Wolverines took on Coahulla Creek in the first match up of the evening, and the dual started at the 215-pound weight class. Jordan Casstellanos…
Read MoreTown Creek Trail Educational Work Day
New State Math Standards Will Be Implemented Next Year
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Dade County educators are preparing to implement new Georgia math standards across all grade levels in the 2023-2024 school year. While the transition requires extra work initially, the new standards have received overall positive feedback from teachers. Notably, the standards no longer include any Common Core elements, a controversial set…
Read MoreNew Trash Collection Service Reaches Rural Areas
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor In August 2022, Chris Wills started HW Trash Service specifically offering Dade County residents who live outside of Trenton city limits a helpful option for waste management. Trenton residents benefit from city collection services, but the rest of the county either signs up for a collection service, takes trash/recycling to…
Read MoreObituaries – Jan. 25 Issue
TOM BATES Thomas Larry “Tom” Bates, 82, of Lookout Mountain, passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Tom was born Nov. 29, 1940, to the late Edgar and Hester Quinn Bates. He retired from the United States Air Force and the United States Postal Service. In 2003, Tom and his wife Lucy moved to Lookout Mountain…
Read MoreWolverines Heading Into Final Stretch of Regular Season Play
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverines basketball team had a tough week with a pair of region games against good teams. Statistics for the games were not available at press time but game recaps follow. First up for the Wolverines was a home game against the Coosa Eagles, a team that defeated…
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