Lady Wolverines Advance To Elite Eight
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine soccer team accomplished another first last week when they defeated Worth County 2-1 in a tough, nail-biting match. With the win, the Lady Wolverines advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. Congratulations, Lady Wolverines! Madeline Jelley scored the…
Read MoreNASA HUNCH, Special Education, and Pre-K Updates At BOE Meeting
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The April 28 meeting of the Dade County Board of Education focused on reports from the NASA HUNCH program and special programs department (which includes special education and pre-K). First, Josh Ingle (superintendent) noted that the annual report for calendar year 2024 is hot off the press. (The annual reports…
Read MoreDade County Man Convicted of Child Molestation
Contributed article. A Dade County jury has convicted Jesse Miles Seals of child molestation following a two-day trial held April 21–22, 2025, before the Honorable Judge Don Thompson in Dade County Superior Court. The conviction followed courageous testimony from the victim where she described numerous inappropriate interactions with the Defendant starting when he dated the…
Read MoreDCHS Chorus Featured On Athena Festival Album
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Following up from the March 12 article about Dade County High School Mixed Chorus’ trip to Nashville for the Athena Festival, we are glad to announce that the festival album is now out. The DCHS chorus recorded two of the five tracks on the album, “If ye love me” by Thomas Tallis…
Read MoreHB 581 Continues To Have Minimal Impact On Dade Property Owners
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The May 1 meeting of the Dade County Board of Commissioners covered many points of business. One topic was the (still confusing) impact of Georgia’s House Bill 581. Also, the commission approved a total expenditure of $185,669.34 from Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) across five different purchases. May…
Read MoreAbility To End Fluoridation Of Dade Water Is Still In Hands Of Citizens
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Sentinel last wrote about the fluoridation of our water supply in the March 22, 2023, edition. Eight individuals and one organization commented on the online version of the article expressing their fervent desire for the end of water fluoridation, and the Sentinel has continued to hear from a few…
Read MoreTestimonies Of Transformation And Stories Of Hope Shared At A Hand Up Ministry’s Annual Gala
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor This year’s Celebration of Hope gala and fundraiser for A Hand Up Ministry on May 3 featured testimonies from two graduates of the program and guest speaker Bruce Deel, CEO of City of Refuge. Deel encouraged those involved with A Hand Up to be brave, find strength in the spirit…
Read MoreFirst Mingle On The Square 2025
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Saturday, April 26, was the first of the weekly Mingle on the Square farmers markets. Vendor stations were limited, but the event still drew a small crowd, some of whom enjoyed sitting and listening to the live band.
Read MoreExplore Fox Mountain Farm On An Adventure Tour
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Known first for its pick-your-own flower fields and then for last year’s addition of pick-your-own blueberries, Fox Mountain Farms continues to add more ways for guests to enjoy this beautiful bit of Rising Fawn. One of the newer additions is the Adventure Tours which the farm began offering in fall…
Read MoreTraffic Cameras, House Bills, And Political Contributions
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor In the April 16 Sentinel, we covered the traffic speeding cameras outside Dade County High School (DCHS) here locally, but there’s also news on the state level. House Bill 651 and House Bill 225 still have a ways to go before possibly becoming law, but HB 225 in particular raised…
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