Christian Heritage Sends Wolverines Back To Dade With 38–26 Region Loss
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine football team traveled to Dalton last Friday night to face Christian Heritage High School in the first Region 7 Class A D1 of the season for both schools. The Wolverines got off to a good start, battling toe-to-toe the first quarter with both teams scoring a…
Read MoreLady Wolverines Battle To The End To Secure Win Over Lady Bulldogs
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Lady Wolverine volleyball team traveled to Trion High School on Tuesday, Sept. 10 to face the Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Wolverines took the first set in a hard-fought battle with the final score of 25-22. The Lady Bulldogs bounced back in the second set taking the long,…
Read MoreLady Eagles Shut Out 15–0 In Three Innings By Lady Wolverines
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine softball team hosted the Coosa Lady Eagles on Tuesday, Sept. 10, as they continue their way through the region schedule. The Lady Eagles were set down in order to start the game by Camy Chambers as she recorded a couple of strikeouts and…
Read MoreTrenton Police Department Takes The Heat At City Meeting
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Thanks to a citizen’s inquiries, the Sept. 9 meeting of the City of Trenton Board of Commissioners focused heavily on whether or not the Trenton Police Department is fulfilling its duties adequately to the point of needing two new officers. Late in the meeting, Mike Norris (police commissioner) stated that…
Read MoreOver Before It’s Begun: Three Accounts Of Why Baby Hughy’s Closed
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Last Monday afternoon, at about 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, Baby Hughy’s posted on Facebook that their Trenton food truck would be closing that evening and the plan to build a restaurant will not come to fruition. The post cited issues with local government but did not explain the details,…
Read MoreLookout Mountain Pizza Co Reopens
County Hears About Possibility To Purchase Land For Public Recreation Forest
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The September meeting of the Dade County Board of Commissioners featured a lengthy discussion about potentially purchasing property on the side of Lookout Mountain along GA-136 East. A representative from the Trust for Public Land gave a presentation about this land and grant opportunities. Although Melissa Bradford (District Four commissioner)…
Read More100 Castleberry Descendants Celebrate 100th Family Reunion
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor On Labor Day in 1924, Roe Dolphus “Doss” and Sarah “Sally” Castleberry hosted what would become the first of 100 consecutive Castleberry reunions. Sally pulled out her cast iron washpot, made a big batch of chicken stew, and the Castleberrys enjoyed the holiday together. For many years following, a washpot…
Read MoreThree Teens Charged During Investigation Of Gunshots Near School Bus
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor During last Tuesday’s afternoon bus route (Sept. 3), an incident of gunshots in the vicinity of a Dade County Schools bus led to an investigation by the Dade County Sheriff’s Office and the Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force. The investigation resulted in the arrest of three teenagers: a 16-year-old female…
Read MoreWolverines Shut Down Ramblers
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine football team traveled to LaFayette on Friday, Aug. 30, for their final non-region game of the season. Dade County has an open date this Friday, Sept. 6, and then will travel to Christian Heritage on Friday, Sept. 13, for their first Region 7 Class A D1…
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