Baseball Season Ends For Wolverines
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine baseball team traveled to Model on Monday, April 18 to face the Blue Devils in the first game of a three-game series. The Blue Devils entered the game as the top team in Region 7-AA with an impressive 21-4 overall record. The Wolverines went…
Read MoreObituaries — April 27 issue
ARVILLE HURST Reverend Arville Franklin Hurst, 89, of Trenton passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022 after battling dementia for three years. He was born on July 27, 1932, to the late Lloyd and Myrtle (Holland) Hurst. Rev. Hurst faithfully served his country in the United States Air Force as an Airman Second Class. He was…
Read MoreTwo Companies Are Showing Interest In Investing In Dade
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Industrial Development Authority discussed two companies, referred to as “Project Greenleaf” and “Project Panther,” that have submitted requests for information and are proposing investments in Dade County, during the IDA’s meeting on April 18. According to Executive Director William Back, Project Greenleaf is a hydroponics company that…
Read MoreDade Games Shine Spotlight On Special Need Student Athletes
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Special education students at Dade Schools had fun and showed off their athleticism and competitive sides during the Dade Games on Friday, April 22. According to Susan Reyes, Director of Special Programs, the event was formally the Special Olympics. The first Dade Games was held 2019. Then, because of COVID-19,…
Read MoreDCHS Mixed Chorus Wins Best In Class At Disney World’s Festival Disney Competition
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County High School mixed chorus won Best in Class for the Class AA Classification after performing at Festival Disney, a competitive music festival at Walt Disney World. The mixed chorus group, comprised of both males and females, have performed multiple times at Walt Disney World, including at the…
Read MoreLocal Artist Uses His Chainsaw To Create Wooden Sculptures
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Billy McCurry has worked with wood since he was young as a hand carver and has made a name for himself in the last two years as a chainsaw carving artist. He creates works of art for people’s homes, yards, and businesses. McCurry, who was born in Louisiana but has…
Read MoreWolverines Bounce Back After Loss To Warriors
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine baseball team played their worst game of the season on Monday, April 11 when they hosted the Gordon Central Warriors. Dade took a 1-0 lead in the second inning but then fell behind 5-1 in the third when the Warriors had their biggest inning…
Read MoreObituaries — April 20 issue
LILA ADKINS Mary Lila Bradford Adkins, 91, of New Salem, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022. Lila was born April 29, 1930, in Ascalon to the late Claude and Ella Hise Bradford. She loved to cook and entertain family and friends. Lila was an accomplished seamstress and quilter who enjoyed working in her yard…
Read MoreDrug Use, Overdoses On The Rise In Dade
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Illegal drug use and overdoses are becoming more frequent in Dade County, as well as in Georgia overall, according to Dade County Sheriff Ray Cross and a report by the Georgia Department of Public Health. “It seems like we have a daily occurrence of drug related crimes, and we can’t…
Read MoreCounty To Build New Elections Office
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Elections will get their own building, built with funds that were received from a recent land auction. An auction was held April 9, to sell parcels of 32 acres of land on Back Valley Road. According to Dade County Executive Ted Rumley, about $253,000 was…
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