Sen. Colton Moore Permanently Banned From Georgia House
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor On March 14th, after asking fellow senators to oppose Senate Resolution 687, Senator Colton Moore was banned from ever returning to the Georgia House. The resolution was to urge the University of North Georgia to name a building after the late House Speaker David Ralston. The nearly unprecedented ban raises…
Read MoreIngle Appointed to GNTC Board of Directors
Contributed article. Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces the appointments of Josh Ingle, Tyler Kendall, Jeff Petrea, Jessica “Missy” Puckett and Megan Talley to its Board of Directors. Ingle has served as superintendent of Dade County Schools since 2021. His previous positions with the school system include director of Public Programs and Capital Projects, district…
Read MoreDade Casts 1,947 Ballots in Presidential Primary (Unofficial Results)
Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park Welcome Rochester Institute of Technology Volunteers
Meet Neal Wooten, Sand Mountain Native, Author of “With the Devil’s Help”
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor “Like every good book before and after it, ‘With the Devil’s Help’ takes you to a place you’ve never been and never known you’ve wanted to go, for a little while, at least.” So writes “New York Times’” best-selling author Daniel Wallace about Neal Wooten’s latest book, but for anyone…
Read MoreNineteen Candidates Qualify For Upcoming Primary Election
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor As of noon on March 8th, qualifying for the upcoming county election ended. In total, nineteen candidates (including incumbents) qualified for positions. Eight of the positions have only one candidate running, while five have multiple candidates. In the coming months, the Sentinel will be covering debates and gathering further information…
Read MoreWolverines Drop First Three Region Games
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine baseball team hosted the Chattooga Indians on Monday, March 4 in the first region game of the season. The game was moved to Monday because of expected rain on Tuesday. The Indians jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but…
Read MoreOptimist Club Announces Oratorical Winners
By JANE DIXON Trenton-Dade Optimist Club Member Once again, two students from our local school system will represent the Optimist Club of Trenton Dade and the Dade County Schools in the 2024 Optimist International Oratorical Competition. Two students from each of the four local schools competed to determine “which two“ students would represent Dade County…
Read MoreAt–Large BOE Member Seeking Re–Election
Contributed article – by Jayne Griffin I, Jayne O’Neal Griffin, am pleased to announce my candidacy for re-election to the Dade County School Board. The goal of a school board is to create policies and provide the financial support necessary to ensure students’ success. During the last four years, I have developed a deeper understanding…
Read MoreMicrobiology Testing Lab Opens On Sand Mountain
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor As of February 6th, Microbiology Services LLC in Ider, Ala. is a fully accredited microbiology laboratory. The lab has been open for about six months, but accreditation was an important milestone for the business. Johnny Wimpee, the CEO and CTO (chief technical officer), holds a professional trade certification called GLPCP…
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