Area News

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Members of the Dade County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible shooting threat at Dade County High School on Monday, Sept. 20. According to Sheriff Ray Cross, they received a call from the school’s resource officer, notifying them of the potential threat. Someone had written on a bathroom wall in…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County is now designated as a Storm Ready Community, and will hold that designation through March 3, 2025. Alex Case, Director of Emergency Services, spoke about the designation, what it took to get that designation, and what resources are available to the community, during the online county update on…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Georgia State Patrol is asking for help from the local community in identifying the driver in a hit-and-run that occurred on early Tuesday morning, Sept. 21. The hit-and-run occurred around 6 a.m. on Highway 11 southbound, south of Rising Fawn, near Williams Rd. A pedestrian was walking south in…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Industrial Development Authority agreed to let Executive Director William Back help the Dade County Water and Sewer Authority with possible upcoming water line projects, during their monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 20. “There are two projects that they are considering, which may have some relevance to the…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Twins Abigail and Caroline Tremmier, sophomores at Dade County High School, are sharing kicking duties for the Wolverines football team, proving that anyone can do anything, if they put their mind to it. The Tremmier twins are both soccer players at DCHS. Their parents are Jonathan and Gretchen Tremmier, and they…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Marshana Sharp is leaving her job as Manager of the Dade County Public Library, after 19 years of service to the community. According to Sharp, she had not planned on leaving the library, but she had received several job offers, and she decided to take one, noting that she thought…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Olivia McNabb, born and raised in Dade County, has published and illustrated her first children’s book, “Marvin the Turtle.” “This is my first book. I have a bachelor’s degree in English, so I have always been interested in things like that,” McNabb said. “Marvin was a learning process for me.…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Community members are invited to come out to Cloudland Canyon State Park on Saturday, Sept. 25, for Your State Parks Day. Your State Parks Day is also known as National Public Lands Day, which occurs on the fourth Saturday of every September. “The goal of this day is to promote…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Valley Vibes Music & Arts Festival, held in Wildwood over Labor Day weekend, was considered a resounding success, despite some setbacks during the planning process. Nate McDaniel and Adam Gann, co-founders, are both Dade County natives. Last year, the festival was held in Walker County, but McDaniel and Gann both…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Local citizens are encouraged to come out to the Job Ready Dade hiring event on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Dade County High School. Alliance for Dade Chair George Williams spoke about the job fair during the Dade County weekly update on Thursday, Sept. 16.…