Area News

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Trenton-Dade Fire Department is holding a Stair Climb event on Saturday, Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Fire Assistant Chief Ansel Smith spoke about the event during the Dade County weekly update on Thursday, Sept. 2. “All around the world there are fire departments and people…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The first annual Smoke on the Square barbecue contest event will be this Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, located on the square. Proceeds from the event will benefit A Hand UP Ministry, a faith-based ministry for people who have recently left the…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Center, Inc., located in Fort Oglethorpe, is opening an outreach center in Trenton this fall. The Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Center (SAVAC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that serves Dade, Catoosa and Walker counties. “We serve the three county area, and we feel like we…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Rising Fawn Gardens is dedicated to sharing land with others through education, wellness, and sustainability. The 600 acre property in Rising Fawn, which has both Lookout Mountain and Lookout Creek as boundaries, is owned by Karen and Steve Persinger. The Persingers bought the property in 2007. At the time, they…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Education discussed the new COVID-19 Response Plan, and other ways to be informed about on-going COVID-19 news, during the Monday, Aug. 23 meeting. “Our goal is to slow the spread and to keep kids as safe as possible, but we also want to think about…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the first reading of the amended Alcoholic Beverages Ordinance on Thursday, Aug. 26. Patty Murphy, Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Clerk, gave an overview of the proposed business guidelines for the Alcoholic Beverage Control permit license application. “Why are we doing…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Water and Sewer Authority will hold an executive session with CorBlu, and the authority’s attorney on Sept. 27, to discuss a possible drinking water reservoir. A company named CorBlu did a feasibility study of the land, to see what the next steps would be moving forward. The…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Trenton City Commissioners voted on a 90-day moratorium regarding any future hotel and motel plans, during a special called meeting on Thursday, Aug. 26. The moratorium, effectively immediately, prohibits the development, expansion, intensification, or establishment of any new hotel, motel, or extended-stay facility, and the issuance of any new business…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Alex Smith, Community Planner with Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (NWGRC), met with city and county officials, and community members on Thursday, Aug. 19, for the first public hearing regarding the five-year update of the Dade County and City of Trenton Joint Comprehensive Plan. According to Smith, Northwest Georgia was the…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County School System has implemented a new COVID-19 response plan, which consists of three levels based on the spread of cases and number of quarantines. Dade Elementary School is currently at Level I, Davis Elementary School is at Level III, and the Middle School and High School are…