Dade Finalizing Contract For Ambulance Service
EMA Director Alex Case reported during the Dec. 3 County Commission meeting that CHI Memorial and the county are finalizing a four-year, $400,000 contract that will make CHI Dade’s new ambulance service. Case said that he and county attorney Robin Rogers have their third contract revision for CHI for review. Dade, Walker County and CHI…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Testing Is Available At Health Dept.
The Dade County Health Department announced that free drive-up COVID-19 testing is still available in Dade by appointment for symptomatic people after testing was temporarily suspended in Dade. According to a press release from Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, those who set up an appointment can drive up to 71 Case Ave.,…
Read MoreObituaries — Nov. 24 to Dec. 7, 2020
ANNETTE BLEVINS Barbara Annette Blevins, 45, of Valley Head, Ala., passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Annette was a loving daughter, sister, and mother, and is survived by her daughter, Megan Blevins; mother, Henrietta Blevins; father, Bobby Blevins; sister Christy (Tim) Riddle; nieces, Desiree and Tara Riddle; aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be…
Read MoreObituaries — Nov. 24 to Nov. 29, 2020
JOHNNY DANIELS Johnny Daniels, 73, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Johnny was born Oct. 30, 1947, in Chickamauga to the late J.A. and Inis Daniels. He was raised in Ft. Oglethorpe and graduated from LFO in 1967. He graduated from McKenzie College in 1969 with a degree in Business Management. He worked in management…
Read MoreGeorgia Superintendent Woods vists DCS
Georgia’s State Superintendent Richard Woods stopped by Dade Elementary and Davis Elementary on Nov. 16 to deliver miniature booklets containing the U.S. Constitution to the fourth graders. Dade County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jan Irons Harris said that Woods is “strategically” traveling to elementary schools across the state to deliver the Constitution to students.…
Read MoreDCHS Installs $132,000 3-D Printer for use in U.S. Military partnership
The Dade County Board of Education announced that Dade County High School finally received on Nov. 16 the $132,000 3-D carbon fiber printer it needs to manufacture helicopter parts in its partnership with the U.S. Military. The BOE has been working to provide DCHS with the printer since mid-June. Director of Career and Technology…
Read MoreDCSO K9 Unit helps Dekalb County make drug bust
On Nov. 17 at approximately 2:44 p.m., Detective Sergeant Chad Payne of the Dade County Sheriff’s Office and his K9 partner Daisy responded to a traffic stop to assist the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival at Sulphur Springs, just inside of the Alabama-Georgia line, Daisy was sent to the vehicle to sniff for…
Read MoreJosh Ingle named DCS Interim Superintendent
The Dade County Board of Education named Dade County Schools Director of Capital Projects, Safety and SIS Josh Ingle as Interim Superintendent of Schools at the end of the Nov. 17 monthly BOE meeting. Ingle will officially take over the role on Jan. 1, 2021, the day after current Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jan…
Read MoreObituaries – Nov. 10 to Nov. 12, 2020
FRANK BREEDLOVE Franklin Roosevelt Breedlove, 87, of Trenton, passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. He was owner and operated of Breedlove’s Upholstery and was a longtime bus driver for the Dade County School system. Mr. Breedlove was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Wanda…
Read MoreTrenton considering reopening the Civic Center
During the Nov. 9 Trenton Commission meeting, the commission discussed the possibility of reopening the civic center despite the steady stream of COVID-19 cases in Dade County. Streets Commissioner Monda Wooten and Parks and Recreation Commissioner Terry Powell were the first to express interest in re-opening the civic center. Mayor Alex Case said that…
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