By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Dade County High School students in the Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) healthcare pathway have a new opportunity this year to work with Erlanger Patient Care Technicians (PCTs). The third-level healthcare class was formerly called “Allied Health,” but Allison Vice (DCHS Health Occupations teacher) worked to transition to the…

Brock Christopher entered the Georgia 4-H Statewide Pumpkin Growing Contest where he placed second in the state with his 125.1-pound Cinderella’s Ride Pumpkin. This was his second year entering the contest, and he plans to enter again next year with his eyes set on first place. He is already planning on how to improve his…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor A highlight of the Oct. 28 meeting of the Dade County Board of Education was an update on Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) by Tonya Gatlin (work-based learning teacher, CTAE director). First, Josh Ingle (superintendent) reported that Dade County High School’s four-year graduation rate is 88.2 percent, up from…

Along with placing decorative pumpkins around the square and gazebo, Dade County government harvested extras. Anyone is welcome to help themselves to the pumpkins in the trailer parked near the county admin building. People are also welcome to take pumpkins from the Sells Lane property.