Dade Falls In Season Opener
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine football team opened the 2022-23 season Friday night at Magic Morgan Stadium against the Athens Academy Spartans from Athens. The two teams exchanged punts early after the Spartans took the opening kick but then with 5:39 remaining in the first quarter the Spartans scored…
Read MoreDade Co. Expectant Moms Invited To A Community Baby Shower
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor A community baby shower for North Georgia expectant mothers, hosted by Rooted By Grace Ministries, will be held Sept. 10. Rooted in Grace Ministries, based in Chickamauga, was started by Amber Casteel. Last year, Rooted in Grace hosted its first annual community baby shower for 31 moms in need. Casteel…
Read MoreMoore Receives “Big John” Ware Optimist Of The Year Award
By LAURA CUNNINGHAM Optimist Club Mrs. Sarah Moore has been a prominent and influential member of the Trenton-Dade Optimist Club for 35 years. She was the very first woman to be admitted into the club in 1987 where she immediately became the secretary and treasurer of the club. I had the honor of attending the GATEway Optimist…
Read MoreCity, County Working On Animal Shelter Plans
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The City of Trenton Board of Commissioners spoke about plans for an animal shelter during the Monday, Aug. 8 meeting. “We are in detailed discussions with the county to do something for an animal facility. We desperately need one. Ours is in a bad place,” Mayor Alex Case said. Case…
Read MoreBusinesses In NWG Can Sell THC Products Again
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Shops in northwest Georgia are now able to sell Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC again, after the Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force ordered them to remove the products from their shelves back in March. One of those stores was The Shop: by Stevie and the Moon, in Trenton. “An agent delivered…
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Obituaries — Aug. 17 issue
SHARON BARNES Sharon Ann Barnes, 60, of Bryant, Ala., passed away at home on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Sharon was a very proud member of the North Sand Mountain community and a huge supporter of the high school band and the Alabama Crimson Tide. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and grandmother. She…
Read MoreSoftball Team Strikes Out Against LaFayette, Rockmart
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverines softball team got off to a bad start last week when they hosted the LaFayette Lady Ramblers on Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Ramblers got off to a fast start when they pounded out five first inning hits, throw in pair of walks and…
Read MoreLady Wolverines Take Two Matches From Gordon Lee’s Lady Trojans
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine volleyball team opened the 2022-2023 season at home last week when they hosted the Rome Lady Wolves and the Gordon Lee Lady Trojans. First up for Dade was the Rome Wolves and after falling behind early the Lady Wolverines battled the entire first…
Read MoreBus Drops Immigrants Off At Local Truck Stop
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County Sheriff Ray Cross responded to the Pilot truck stop in Rising Fawn on Wednesday, Aug. 10, after receiving a call that tour buses were dropping off immigrants. Upon arrival, he immediately observed a tour bus, which appeared to be dropping off the subjects at that location. Sheriff Cross…
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