Nethery Throws No Hitter Against Chiefs
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine baseball team traveled to Trion on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to open the 2022 season. The Wolverines would struggle at the plate and in the field, picking up only one hit while committing four errors in the game they lost 3-0. All three of the…
Read MoreCounty’s Wages Are Up, Unemployment Down
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County Industrial Development Authority’s Executive Director William Back and Chair Peter Cervelli met with the Sentinel to discuss wages, employment, and the future of Dade County’s different business industries. The average wage in Dade County is $14.73 as of July 1, 2021, which is up 8.8 percent from 2020’s…
Read MoreGuidelines Hashed Out For Distilled Spirits Sales
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The City of Trenton Planning Commission held a special called meeting on Thursday, Feb. 17, to discuss and plan details of the new distilled spirits sales ordinance. The planning commission is tasked with providing recommendations to the City Commission regarding the allowance of liquor stores in the city limits. In…
Read MoreRaines Wrestles Her Way To The Top; Encourages More Girls To Wrestle
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Heidi Raines, 16, the daughter of Randy and Rachael Raines, is the only girl on the Dade County High School co-ed varsity wrestling team. Two weeks ago, she won the 152 pound class Girls State Champion title at the GHSA State Championships in Macon. Raines has been wrestling ever since…
Read MoreLady Wolverines Out Of Tournament Play
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine basketball team traveled to Fannin County on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to face Model’s Lady Blue Devils in the Region 7-AA Tournament. The winner would not only advance in the tournament but to the state tournament as well. The top four teams from each…
Read MoreWolverines Advance To State Tournament
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine basketball team traveled to Fannin County on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to face the Fannin County Rebels in the first game of the Region 7-AA Tournament. A win qualified them for a state tournament spot for the second year in a row while a loss…
Read MoreCovenant Athletics Announces Conference Change
The Covenant College Athletics Department announced on Feb. 18 that it will move its intercollegiate programs to the newly-formed Collegiate Conference of the South, beginning in the 2022-23 academic year. Nine member institutions of the USA South Athletic Conference have officially formed and approved by the NCAA as a new Division III athletic conference, following…
Read MoreObituaries — Feb. 16 issue
LANTHAN DODSON James Lanthan Dodson, 59, of Trenton, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. He was born June 22, 1962, to Larry and the late Flora Lee Dodson. Lanthan was a die-hard Georgia Bulldogs and Dade County sports fan. He loved traveling to Pigeon Forge to ride the trolley and often visited the Ocoee River…
Read MoreLocal Musician Releases Debut Country Single
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County native and country music singer-songwriter Chris Shupe has recently released his debut single “California Sky.” Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Shupe’s family moved to Dade County when he was young. Shupe now spends his time between Dade County and Nashville to be able to work on his music career.…
Read MoreBoard Of Education Holds Meeting At Dade Elementary, Gets School Tour
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Education held a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 10, at Dade Elementary School (DES), in an effort to meet and interact with both students and staff. “This is something new that we want to start, having called meetings at each of our schools,” Superintendent Josh Ingle…
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