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County Road 6 Work Nearing End

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor County Road 6 work is coming to completion and should be finished within a few weeks, weather dependent, according to County Executive Ted Rumley and Director of Public Works Billy Massengale. “County Road 6 has been on the docket for a long time. We were hoping to start laying down…

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Spring Fling Is Friday And Saturday

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Uncle Lar’s Outpost is hosting the first ever Spring Fling event on Friday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring music, vendors, food, activities and a sidewalk chalk competition. Shannon Blom, owner of Uncle Lar’s Outpost along with…

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Lawsuit Filed Against Dade Investigator

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Christopher Parker has filed a lawsuit for malicious prosecution against Cynthia Thurman, a Dade County Sheriff’s Office Investigator. Parker is a Dade County native, where he was a volunteer firefighter for a few years, and is now living in Catoosa County. The lawsuit states, “As a result of Defendant’s actions,…

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COVID Grant Provides Jobs For Local Residents

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (NWGRC) and Work Source Georgia is offering a Disaster Dislocated Worker National Emergency Grant through its Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Those in Dade County who have been unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic are encouraged to apply. Ashley Durham, from Rising Fawn, is a…

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Tickets Still Available For FCA Banquet

The Lookout Mountain Chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), northwest Georgia, annual spring banquet, Friday, April 30. The fundraiser will be a tailgate type event at the open-air First Horizon Pavilion, Chattanooga, Tenn. All proceeds will assist FCA in the Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade and Walker county schools and communities. University’s of Georgia and Miami…

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1945 Dade County Fair Given Green Light By City Leaders

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The City of Trenton Board of Commissioners approved the application for the 1945 Dade County Fair during the April 12 meeting. Nathan Wooten, organizer of the 1945 Dade County Fair, spoke to the commissioners about the event and the committee’s needs, which included the approval of certain streets to be…

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