Groovy Nomad Opening Spring 2022
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Groovy Nomad, a new, quirky, and colorful boutique motel in Trenton, will be welcoming its first guest’s next spring. Ryan and Melissa Faircloth purchased the building, located on Highway 11 North, which had been empty and neglected for many years. “I am a real estate broker. We started investing…
Read MoreSanta Train Provides Gifts For Almost 200 Children
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Almost 200 children will have a great Christmas, and 86 families will have a Christmas dinner this year, thanks to Debbie Manwarren and what started out as a small idea last year. Now in its second year, the Trenton Santa Train has grown in leaps and bounds, and the number…
Read MoreHot Shooting Leads Wolverines To 81–57 Win Over Trion Bulldogs
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Wolverine athletic programs were hit hard by COVID and the flu last week as several events had to be postponed or canceled. The Lady Wolverines basketball games were postponed until after Christmas as well as the wrestling matches that were scheduled for last week. The…
Read MoreRun It Out – Run It In 5K Race is Dec. 31st
Dade County Lion Club is sponsoring “Run It Out – Run It In” 5K at Dade County High School on Friday, Dec. 31. The race will begin at 11:50 p.m. For more information or to register for the 5K call Ronnie Cartwright at (407) 489–8101 or email him at puppyrunner@aol.com.
Read MoreMonday, Swader Are Coaches Of The Year
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The awards just keep coming for this year’s Wolverine football team as two assistant coaches were recognized by ParkerResources.org as Class AA Coaches of the Year. Coach Jason Monday has been a community coach for the Wolverines for the past several years and was elevated from linebackers’ coach to also…
Read MoreObituaries — Dec. 22 issue
KAREN ABBOTT Karen Michelle Abbott, 49, passed away Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. She was a loving mother, daughter and sister that enjoyed movies and going to casinos. Karen loved to pick at her kids. Christmas was her favorite time of year. She was preceded in death by her father, Waymon Abbott and infant brother, Timothy…
Read MoreWrestlers Topple Opponents
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Reporter The Wolverines wrestling team hosted Gordon Central and Coosa Thursday, Dec. 9 for a tri-match. Dade County would get a win over the Warriors 78-6, with Gordon Central’s lone win coming at 106 pounds due to a forfeit by the Wolverines. Coosa came into their match up with the Wolverines…
Read MoreNew Classification Puts DCHS Sport Teams In 7–A D–1 Region Next Season
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer Big changes are in store for Dade County High School athletics next year after the Georgia High School Association Executive Committee recently made changes to how out of district students would be counted in determining enrollment. The final decision was made due to a large number of private schools indicating…
Read MoreNew Restaurant, The Birdy Bistro, Opening In January
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Birdy Bistro, a new breakfast and lunch eatery, will open in Trenton on January 10. The Birdy Bistro is located at 180 Crabtree Street, and will be open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Melanie Thatcher, owner of Thatcher’s BBQ & Grill, is the owner of…
Read MoreObituaries — Dec. 15 issue
WANDA DANIELS Wanda Jane Daniels, age 70, of Trenton, passed away Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Wanda was a hard worker from early years of hauling produce to helping her husband tend the crop fields. She loved to cook for her family and at one point in her life she owned a small restaurant in Hammondville,…
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