Testing Shows Lookout Creek Water Back To Normal After Wastewater Spill
Testing in Lookout Creek has continued to show normal water levels after last month’s wastewater spill from the City of Trenton’s treatment plant, Mayor Alex Case said. The city will continue voluntary monitoring and waiting for final word from state environmental regulators. Case said the city has been testing the creek after the April spill,…
Read MoreDade Schools Weigh Tax Increase As State Health Costs Strain Budget
Dade County school leaders are weighing a tentative budget that would raise the school tax rate by 1 mill while still requiring the district to use about $1.5 million in reserve funds to cover a projected operating deficit. The fiscal year 2027 tentative budget, presented during the recent Dade County Board of Education meeting, lists…
Read MoreDade County Selected For Two Thrive Regional Partnership Initiatives
Dade County has been selected for two separate regional initiatives aimed at strengthening local resilience, civic engagement and community problem-solving. The county has been selected to participate in the Resilient Communities program through Thrive Regional Partnership and the Open Space Institute, and separately has been selected as a recipient of a Civic Experiment grant through…
Read MoreTrenton Sets July 1 Enforcement Date For Trash Can Program
Trenton residents have until July 1 to get in line with the city’s new trash can rules before enforcement begins. The Trenton City Commission set the date during its May 11 meeting, moving the city’s standardized trash collection program from the education phase toward formal enforcement after months of distributing city-issued cans and warning residents…
Read MoreBoard Of Education Signs Off On $2.2 Million Paving Project Across Dade Schools
The Dade County Board of Education has approved a roughly $2.2 million paving project across multiple campuses, addressing deteriorating conditions that officials say have worsened over time. The project covers Dade County High School, Dade Middle School and portions of Dade Elementary School, where aging asphalt, drainage issues and structural failures have created ongoing maintenance…
Read MoreGeorgia Holds Off On Redistricting, Keeping Dade County District Lines In Place For 2026
Dade County voters will head into this year’s elections without any changes to the political district lines that determine their representation. Gov. Brian Kemp has ruled out redrawing Georgia’s congressional and legislative maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, opting instead to leave current boundaries in place until a later cycle. The decision comes as…
Read MoreService Dogs Help Reconnect Veterans, Restore Daily Life
For some veterans, the difference between isolation and re-engagement with the world can come down to something as simple as a nudge. Or a paw. A series of testimonials shared during a recent community breakfast in Trenton captured that impact in stark terms, with veterans describing lives once defined by anxiety, anger and isolation now…
Read MoreCrowds Travel From Across The Country For SLTC Rodeo and Graduation
Mark Bish was calm. He was focused. He had trained the last 15 weeks for this. Intensively, for full days, in the elements. He pulled his gloves tighter and adjusted his hard hat. He scanned the crowd. He found his family against the roping that outlined the training grounds, a series of several dozen wooden…
Read MoreRising Housing Costs Driving Dade County’s Push For Workforce Housing
With housing costs continuing to take a larger share of household income, Dade County officials say the need for affordable housing is becoming harder to ignore, as the alternative is quickly becoming untenable. “One of the biggest things is … 30 to 50 percent of their income is going just for their house payment now,”…
Read MoreDade Games Bring Students, Families Together For Day Of Inclusion And Play
On a bright, warm spring morning in Dade County, the kind where it already feels like summer before lunch, more than 100 students and their families gathered at the New Salem Community Center for a day built just for them. They came for the Dade Games. The annual event, organized by Dade County Schools, has…
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