Area News

Dade County 911 dispatched an officer to the area of Hales Gap Road and Slygo Road regarding a male subject walking around an abandoned property on Tuesday, Feb. 1. It was also reported that a truck was parked on the side of Hales Gap Road close to the incident location. A Dade County detective and…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Citizen Rachel Raines expressed concern about possible election and voter machine fraud at the Dade County Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Feb. 3. “I always thought the fraud was more in the bigger cities, and that we didn’t have a problem here, but now I am not so sure,”…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Trenton-Dade Fire Department battled two fires back-to-back on Monday night, Jan. 31. The first fire was located in the 9200 block of Highway 11, and the second fire was located in the 3300 block of New Home Road. According to Trenton-Dade Fire Department Assistant Chief Ansel Smith, both fires,…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County High School Principal James H. Fahrney, Jr., has announced his intent to resign at the end of this school year, to have more time with his family. Fahrney has had a full career in education. He has taught at Stewart Middle School and Douglas County High School in…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Commissioners held a public meeting on Feb. 3 to discuss the proposed Joint City of Trenton-Dade County Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan is required by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. “This Hazard Mitigation Plan and the Hazard Mitigation Grant programs have brought several things…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Republican Charles Lutin made his third visit to Trenton on Tuesday, Feb. 1, as part of his campaign to run for the 14th Congressional District seat. Lutin announced his intent to run for the seat last fall, and since then he has made an effort to meet as many citizens…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Technology Specialist Tanner Bradford spoke to the Dade County Board of Education about the school’s data breach plan during the Monday, Jan. 24 meeting. Bradford recently attended a data breach training session and explained to the board what he had learned. Bradford noted that in 2020, education was number five…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Members of Dade First-Family Connection learned about Adult Protective Services from Amber Allen, Northwest Georgia Regional Supervisor, during the collaborative meeting on Thursday, Jan. 27. Adult Protective Services (APS) is part of the Georgia Department of Human Services. The purpose of APS is to receive and investigate reports of abuse,…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Water and Sewer Authority voted to set a March 7 deadline for the county to decide about the Sells Lane property during the Tuesday, Jan. 25 meeting. “We discovered that there is no way that we can see a way forward with the reservoir,” Chair Eddie Cantrell…