Sheriff’s Free SCOPE Event Is This Saturday
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Sheriff’s Office is holding SCOPE, Sheriff Cross’ Overdose Prevention Event, a free, family–friendly event on Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to midnight at Veteran’s Memorial Park on the square. “The Sheriff is really worried about how many drug overdoses we have had in the county. He…
Read MoreValley Vibes Moves Back To Walker Co.
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The fourth annual Valley Vibes Music and Arts Festival, founded by Dade County natives and friends Adam Gann and Nate McDaniel, will move back to Walker County after being hosted in Dade County last year. “It brings us great pain to have to move the festival out of Dade County,”…
Read MoreDade County Retired Couple Sees Country By Rail Motorcar
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Phil and Shirley Cagle are retired, and they are traveling and seeing the United States and Canada in a way that not many people get to experience – they travel by railroad motorcars, also known as “speeders.” The Cagles, from Lookout Mountain in Dade County, have gone on many excursions…
Read MoreIDA Members Review Proposed Budget
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Industrial Development Authority went over the proposed budget for the next fiscal year during their meeting on Monday, May 16 Executive William Back asked members of the IDA to review the proposed budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, to vote on at next month’s meeting.…
Read MoreWilliams Signs With UTC
Case To Cheer For Gamecocks
Wolverines End Spring Practice With 49–20 Win
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine football team held its annual spring scrimmage last Friday, May 20 at Magic Morgan Stadium when they hosted Southeast Whitfield. The Wolverines, who are replacing several key players from last year’s team jumped out to an early lead and went up 14-0 before the…
Read MoreObituaries — May 25 issue
WYATT CASE Wyatt Cash Case, infant son of Madison and D.J. Case of Trenton, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022. In addition to his parents survivors include his brother, Pryor; grandparents, LaShawn Case of Lookout Mountain, Jada and Royce Case of Sand Mountain, and Kathy and Tony Gossett of Rising Fawn; great–grandmothers, Patricia Bailey of…
Read MoreCity Approves 1945 Fair Event Application
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The City of Trenton Board of Commissioners approved the event application for the 1945 Dade County Fair, to be held Monday, July 4, at Jenkins Park, during the Monday, May 9 meeting. “This event is so well attended. It is worked on all year long. There is nothing thrown together…
Read MoreCommunity Asked To Donate To Care Closets At Dade Schools
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County Schools and Dade First Family Connection are asking community members to donate new clothing to the school’s Care Closets. According to Kristin Barrett, Dade County Schools Social Worker, the schools already had a small collection of items for students in need. Then, the opportunity arose to receive grant…
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