Area News

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Through the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Firefighter Program, several of Dade County’s fire departments have found extra hands to help with tasks. This month, inmate firefighters from Walker State Prison in Rock Spring joined the North Dade Fire Department as they undertook the annual task of checking all hoses.…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Each year, a handful of Covenant College students spend their Thursday evenings with the West Brow Fire and Rescue team checking equipment, training for emergency response, and generally enjoying fellowship with the permanent residents of West Brow. Observing the students and the long-term volunteers, you wouldn’t know that they hadn’t…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Adding to Dade County’s growing list of boutique farms, Ragged Oak Farm opened its pumpkin stand on September 23. The Lookout Mountain farm and the pumpkins are part of Noel and Erin Durant’s efforts to bring fresh life to their Durham Road property. The name, Ragged Oak Farm, comes from…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Five students from Dalton State College and a biologist with Georgia DNR joined Limestone Valley RC&D to sample fish from two streams in Dade County as part of the state’s system to assess water quality. Bailey Lands, a graduate student at Clemson University, is interning at Limestone Valley and working…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Families who have relatives buried in Tinker Cemetery off of Byrds Chapel Drive have had ongoing issues with the property owner next to the cemetery for about a year. These families are, quite simply, fed up. Complaints include difficulties accessing the cemetery, removal of the cemetery’s fence and gate, a…

Dade County High School’s Motorsports team is looking for sponsorships for its Green Power car. The team has to build the car and has to buy all materials. After becoming the F24 Advanced Stock Race Division winners, the DCHS team has moved up to the Custom Division for a greater challenge. Students must fundraise, build,…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor After discussion about increasing the city’s contribution to the Dade County Public Library and mentioning a few other budget lines, the City of Trenton Board of Commissioners approved the 2024 budget during the September 11 meeting. Mayor Alex Case sent the commissioners the final proposed budget earlier that day. With…

Governor Brian P. Kemp has declared a state of emergency due to the 40-year-high inflation and negative economic conditions felt by hardworking Georgians as a result of policies coming out of Washington, D.C. As part of this declaration, he is temporarily suspending the state’s excise tax on motor and locomotive fuel to provide direct relief…

At approximately 9:15 a.m. on September 14, Sheriff Ray Cross was contacted by DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Weldon and advised that Alabama units were in pursuit of a possibly armed suspect who was heading toward Dade County on Sand Mountain. Early information was that the suspect pulled a firearm on a female in Alabama, Ider…