City Equipment Stolen In Overnight Burglary
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The City of Trenton Maintenance Facility was robbed sometime overnight between Thursday, July 21 and Friday, July 22. According to Street Department Commissioner Monda Wooten, the suspects stole a F-150 Ford truck, a trailer, side by side utility vehicle, seven weed eaters, a brand-new set of commercial tools that the…
Read MoreThe Children’s Advocacy Center Serves Dade Community, Northwest GA Area
Optimist members Stacey Prater and Buzz Franklin presently serve as board members of the Children’s Advocacy Center. Both have been directly involved with the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit in their professional careers. The Center is a safe, child-friendly facility that assists in centralized activities of all agencies involved in the intervention and prevention of child…
Read MoreSchool Buses Are Ready For First Day Of School
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor On the first day of school, Friday, Aug. 5, hundreds of students will be transported on school buses to Dade County Schools. According to John Smith, Supervisor of Facilities and Transportation, it is an extensive process to make sure that the school buses are ready, and the job becomes even…
Read MoreObituaries — July 27 issue
LORETTA CASTLEBERRY Loretta Castleberry, 87, of Rising Fawn, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her. She also had many friends and loved her church community of Rising Fawn Baptist Church. She was a member of the Esther Sunday School class and a graduate…
Read MoreSouth Dade Voter Precinct Is Moving To Storm Shelter
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Voters in the South Dade precinct will now vote in the new storm shelter building for all future elections. According to Board of Elections member Carolyn Hixson, a new location for the precinct was needed for many reasons. “We have been actively searching for a different place for several elections.…
Read MoreCommunity Gathers Change For Ronald McDonald House Charities
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Local community members gathered at the Trenton McDonald’s on Friday, July 22 to collect change for the Ronald McDonald House Charities’ (RMHC) Day of Change fundraiser. All donations collected during the day will benefit the Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House. The objective of all Ronald McDonald Houses is to house the…
Read MoreCounty Proposes Lower Millage Rate
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Commissioners held the first two out of three public hearings for the millage rate on Thursday, July 21. Trenton currently has a millage rate of 10.733 in the city, and the county is proposing to go to 10.554 mills, which is a reduction. The unincorporated…
Read MoreSanchez Speaking At Next FCCSP Meeting
The speaker for the July 28th Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park meeting is Alannah Sanchez. She is an 11–year–old rising sixth grader. She’s an aspiring future park ranger with a passion for environmental issues. She is a seasoned junior ranger with camp/program experience at parks all over the country but her heart and soul…
Read MoreCity Leaders Approve SPLOST Purchases
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The City of Trenton Board of Commissioners approved multiple SPLOST purchases for different departments during their Monday, July 11 meeting. The Commissioners approved the purchase of a vacuum excavator for the Sewer Department, not to exceed $80,000. “This piece of equipment is used to locate utilities. We’re having problems when…
Read MoreA Week Of Learning And Fun At Fine Arts Camp
Trenton United Methodist Church sponsored a one-week Fine Arts Summer Camp offering classes in visual arts, music, theatre, and dance, the week of July 11-15. Students grouped by grade level spent one hour every morning in each subject. “The camp has been very good. All of our spots were filled. The teachers have been great,”…
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