By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Regular Sentinel readers may be familiar with Stephen Bontekoe, the Dade County soil conservationist and executive director of Limestone Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council. He’s spoken with the Sentinel for articles about local waterways, USDA grants, the permeable pavement lot at Jenkins Park, septic repair grants, and much more.…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor While the United States has remembered President Jimmy Carter in the days following his death, several Dade County residents fondly remember Carter’s visits to Dade County. The “Dade County History Book” explains that Billy and Sylvia Wilson of Wildwood supported Carter’s campaign for governor of Georgia. The Wilsons and other…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Dade County Board of Commissioners has been juggling a number of building projects and land acquisitions in recent years—some have stirred controversy, while others have received less attention. Here’s an update on each ongoing or recently concluded project with information from Don Townsend (county executive). Earlier this year, renovation…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Thursday, Jan. 2, was the first Dade County Board of Commissioners meeting with Don Townsend as county executive, Bob Woods as District Three commissioner, and Doc Pullen as District One commissioner. The board appointed Gidget Knight to the position of county clerk at the end of the meeting. There was…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor This past fall, Alex Case (Dade County emergency management director) had the opportunity to assist a south Georgia county in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Each year, Georgia emergency management directors sign a mutual aid agreement through which Case received support after Dade’s 2011 tornadoes and has now been able…