Area News

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Multiple road construction projects are ongoing in Dade County this summer, both on local roads and interstates. Work is ongoing on Highway 136 west. The company working on that is Northwest Georgia Paving Inc., out of Calhoun. “They are contracted to fix the side of the mountain which is sliding,…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Chief Appraiser at the Dade County Tax Assessors Office, Paula Duvall, spoke about and explained field visits during the weekly county update on Thursday, July 8. “A lot of people think that when we visit your property, they think their taxes are going to go up. Field visits have nothing…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Happy Horse Play Farm & Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC) LLC, provides equine assisted therapies and riding lessons for individuals of all ages and abilities. Owned by Candy and Danny Eddinger, the 63-acre farm is located on Sand Mountain in Trenton, at 365 Lyman Daniel Road. The Eddingers originally had their…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor A Hand UP Ministry, a faith-based ministry for people who have recently left the prison system, and founded by Rex Mayo, has purchased Woodhaven Senior Living, according to their Facebook page. Woodhaven Senior Living was shut down last month after its owner, Kent Womack, was arrested and charged with cruelty…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County has been designated as a Broadband Ready Community, one of 26 in the entire state of Georgia. In 2018, the state launched the Georgia Broadband Program, part of the Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act. According to broadband.georgia.gov, “Broadband Ready Communities recognize that high speed internet is critical infrastructure…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor American Legion Post 106’s Honor Guard is dedicated to honoring their fallen comrades, by providing military honors at funerals. Post 106 member Gary Bell started the Honor Guard in 2013, because he saw that there was a need. “I got the idea from my own father-in-law’s gravesite, because there was…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Senior citizens, originally living at Woodhaven Senior Living in Trenton, are adjusting well after being moved to Mary & Martha’s Personal Care in Rossville. Kent Allen Womack, owner of Woodhaven Senior Living, was arrested on June 14 with one charge of cruelty towards the elderly, after it came to light…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Commissioners approved an amendment to the Parades and Special Events Ordinance during the Thursday, July 1 meeting, but not before a long discussion about how the amendment could relate to an upcoming music festival. “The existing ordinance dealt exclusively with parades on public roads. This would amend…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Education voted to approve the hiring of Josh Ingle as Superintendent of Dade County Schools on Monday, July 5. Josh Ingle has been the Interim Superintendent since the retirement of previous superintendent Dr. Jan Harris, at the end of 2020. The Board of Education received…