Board of Education Plans to Request Bids for Davis Rebuild Project in 2024
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Sentinel was unable to attend the Dade County Board of Education meeting on November 13th due to the City of Trenton Commission meeting being held that same evening. The meeting was not livestreamed by KWN News Now. However, according to the agenda and the slide deck, school board updates…
Read MoreWarnock Named Region 7A–D1 Pitcher of the Year; All‑Region Team Announced
The Dade County High School Lady Wolverine softball team was well represented on the All-Region 7A-D1 Softball Team that was announced recently. Top honors went to Kayleigh Warnock who was named the Region 7A-D1 Pitcher of the Year. Warnock finished the season with 17 wins and 152 strikeouts to cap off a great career at…
Read MoreNorth Georgia Reaches Highest Drought Level, District Declared As Natural Disaster Area
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor After several extremely dry months, North Georgia and the tri-state area have reached the D4 – Exceptional Drought level, the highest level of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). Even with light rain in recent days and more in the forecast, the drought has already had an impact on…
Read MoreVeterans Day Parade 2023 Photos
Photos by Lydia Berglar.
Read MoreTrenton to Chattanooga by Trail: River to Clouds Route Completed
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor From Sitton’s Gulch to the Guild-Hardy Trail in St. Elmo to the Chattanooga Riverwalk to the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway, the adventurous among us can now hike, run, or bike from Trenton to East Ridge, Chattanooga. Beginning with a vision several decades ago, the River to Clouds Route (RCR) has…
Read MoreFreight Traffic, Price Farmhouse, and McLemore Expansion Mentioned by IDA
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor At the November 6th meeting of the Industrial Development Authority, Executive Director Evan Stone reported on a topic at the recent Thrive Summit he attended: truck/freight traffic. At the next IDA meeting, Stone hopes to show the board Thrive’s portal that shows truck and freight traffic flow and patterns. Stone…
Read MoreWolverines Advance to Second Round of Playoffs
By EDDY GIFFORD Sports Writer The Dade County Wolverine football team hosted its first-round playoff game last Friday night against the Mt. Pisgah Christian Patriots from Johns Creek. The Patriots came in as the third seed from region 6A-D1 with a 4-6 overall record and looking to upset the Wolverines who were making their third…
Read MoreObituaries – Nov. 15 Issue
JIM KILGORE James Lee Kilgore, 89 of Rising Fawn, passed Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. He was born in Kingsport, Tenn.,on July 10, 1934, to Clayton and Lillian Kilgore. Jim was a veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955, for which he received the GI Bill to pay for college. He attended…
Read MoreWooten Re-elected to City Commission, Ten Percent Voter Turnout
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The unofficial results of the November 7th City of Trenton election show that only 10.01 percent of registered voters showed up to the polls. In Trenton, 2,478 residents are registered voters, but only 248 cast a ballot in this election. The contested position of street commissioner received more votes than…
Read MoreDade County Under 30-Day Burn Ban, Walker County Fire Determined To Be Arson
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor At press time, Dade County and surrounding areas remain at risk of wildfires as the drought continues. The National Integrated Drought Information System (www.drought.gov) has moved Dade and Walker counties up to D3 – Extreme Drought areas. At times over the last week, smoke was thick and caused limited visibility…
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