Practice Safety Measures To Help Prevent Wildfires
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Georgia averages over 2,300 wildfires annually with an average size of seven acres per fire. Kerry Phillips, Ranger III with the Dade County Unit of the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), offers wildfire safety and prevention tips, and also explains the Forestry Commission’s role. According to Phillips, warm temperatures, wind, low…
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Business Owners Appeal Application Denial
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Business owners Swati Deval and Saurin Patel spoke to the City of Trenton Appeal Commission on Tuesday, July 12, to try to get their application denial to build a new liquor store overturned. Deval and Patel want to build a liquor store on 80 Oakwood Ave., the former site of…
Read MoreLaw Enforcement, Dade Co. Schools Hold Safety Meeting
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County School administrators and members of law enforcement from local and state agencies gathered to discuss school safety on July 6. This gathering was in addition to the meeting that is usually held at the beginning of each school year. Members of the Dade County Sheriff’s Office, Dade County…
Read MoreObituaries — July 13 issue
ROGER DALE BEARDEN Roger Dale Bearden, 70, of Trenton, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022. He was born March 5, 1952, to the late Travis and Aleene Porter Bearden. Roger Dale retired from FESCO where he worked as a Master Electrician. He was a loving father, brother, uncle and friend who will be dearly missed…
Read MoreLocal, New Author Publishes Book
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Holt Webb, a local photographer from Dade County, has published a new children’s book, “I Know in my Heart.” “I Know in my Heart” follows the main character Elvie as they learn that being kind and finding something in common helps everyone to understand each other and maybe even get…
Read MoreTrenton Weatherman Retires After 32 Years
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Patrick Core is retiring from WDEF News 12 after spending the last 32 years as the station’s chief meteorologist. Core, from Trenton, noted that spending nearly half of his lifetime at WDEF News 12 was “a whirlwind.” “It was something that I dreamed of, and it was a challenge. It…
Read MoreHorses Rescued From Dade Co. Doing Well At Sanctuary
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Horses Kirby and Dakota, who were rescued in September 2019 from Dade County, are now living out their best lives at the Red Clay Ranch (RCR) Equine Rescue and Sanctuary, Inc. in Lyerly. Lee Rast, CEO of RCR, recalled the days when they first rescued the horses, and gave an…
Read MoreDade County Commissioners Vote 3–2 To Assume Ownership Of Sells Lane Property
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Commissioners debated what to do with the Sells Lane Property, which was originally purchased jointly with the Dade County Water Authority, with the intention of creating a water reservoir, during the Monday, July 7 meeting. Commissioners Phillip Hartline and Lamar Lowery were both against taking…
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