Wolverines Take Second In State Duals
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wrestling team traveled to Lamar County High School this past weekend to compete in the AA Elite 8 for the third consecutive year. Dade was looking to improve on a fourth place finish in 2019, and a fifth place finish in 2020. The Wolverines entered this year’s…
Read MoreObituaries — Jan. 24 – 30, 2021
MARY ADAMS Mary Jim Adams, age 91, of East Ridge, Tenn., passed away at her residence Jan. 26, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ross Adams, and her parents. Survivors include her sons, Melvin Hambright, Michael Hambright, and Wesley Adams; four grandchildren. There are no services planned at this time. Those wishing…
Read MoreCounty Road 6 Work On Schedule
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor County Road 6, also known as White Oak Gap Road, has been under construction since November, and remains on schedule to be finished sometime in February or early March, weather dependent. According to County Executive Ted Rumley, County Road 6 used to be a part of the state highway. Over…
Read MoreSPLOST Vote Set For March
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County citizens will vote on the continuation of education Special Local Options Sales Tax (E-SPLOST), with the option of issuing bonds, in March. SPLOST is a one–cent sales tax revenue source in which the students of Dade County schools have been the beneficiary of, thanks to the voters of…
Read MoreCounty Sets Up Vaccine Call Center
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor County Executive Ted Rumley noted that Dade, Walker and Catoosa counties have been having issues with calling in to schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments, during the weekly county update on Thursday, Jan. 21. According to Rumley, Walker County is setting up a call center that will have about 20 stations to…
Read MoreTractor Supply Expected To Open First Of April
By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Tractor Supply is expected to be finished and open for business in Dade County by the beginning of April. The building is being built in the old Dyer Chevrolet location, just off of I-59. Mayor of Trenton, Alex Case, noted that he was first approached by the company that builds…
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Lady Wolverines Second In Region 7–AA After Second Loss To Fannin’s Lady Rebels
By EDDY GIFFORD Sentinel Sports The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine basketball team traveled to Pepperell on Tuesday, Jan. 19 looking to rebound from their first Region 7-AA loss of the season on Saturday, Jan. 16. The Lady Wolverines and Lady Dragons struggled to score in the first quarter, but DCHS managed a three-point…
Read MoreWolverines Sweep Pepperell Dragons
The Dade County High School Wolverine basketball team was back in action Tuesday night when they traveled to Pepperell High School to face the Dragons after a disappointing week the week before, losing two of three games. Dade defeated Pepperell in their season opening game and looked to make it a regular season sweep. The…
Read MoreWolverine Wrestlers Advance To Elite 8
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine wrestling team hosted the first round of the Georgia High School Association State Duals this past weekend. Dade had a bye in the first round and faced the winner of Elbert County and Union County. Elbert County handled Union County pretty easily, setting up a rematch…
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