Area News

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The annual Wasawillow Farm daylily sale will be this weekend, June 12-13. The farm will be open for the sale from noon to 6 p.m., each day. Wasawillow Farm is located at 751 Creek Road, Wildwood. A bag of plants, guaranteed to be more than two fans (a fan is…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Chief Appraiser at the Dade County Tax Assessors Office, Paula Duvall, told community members that assessment notices have been mailed, during the weekly county update on Thursday, June 3. The assessment notices were mailed Friday, May 28. “Your assessment notice is giving you the information of the value of your…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (NWGRC) and Work Source Georgia is offering a Disaster Dislocated Worker National Emergency Grant through its Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Those in Dade County who have been unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic are encouraged to apply. Recipients of the grant get COVID-19…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Patty Murphy, representing the Alcohol Beverage Control Board, appeared before the Dade County Board of Commissioners during the Thursday, June 3 meeting, asking about the possibility of getting a special event permit to sell alcoholic beverages. The current ordinance does not have an event provision. Murphy spoke to the board…

Weather permitting, GDOT Maintenance crews in northwest Georgia will close the Highway 299 onramp to I-24 east while they repair a portion of the interstate, on Thursday, June 10 from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  Motorists will need to take Highway 11 to I-24 Exit 174/Highway 41 to reach I-24 eastbound.  Motorists are advised to…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Water and Sewer Authority will offer a five–year discounted water rate as an incentive to bring “Project Flavor,” a Midwest-based food manufacturer company to Dade County. The authority is proposing a 30 percent discount off of the current city industrial rate for the first year, which will…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Alison Henderson, Dade County 4-H educator, talked about upcoming summer day camps and other 4-H related activities during the weekly county update on Thursday, May 27. The first camp is for Cloverbuds, which is for age pre-k through third grade. There will be two different half-day sessions to choose from…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Trenton United Methodist Church is sponsoring a Fine Arts Camp July 12-16, with a goal of enriching the local community and its young people. The week long camp will feature classes in four different concentrations: art, music, drama and dance. As part of the camp, a child can attend five…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Normand Lavoie and Michael Ryan, co-owners of NewTerra Compost spoke to Dade County Board of Education members during the Monday, May 24 meeting, about opting into a USDA grant, which would teach children about food waste and composting. NewTerra Compost is a local business, in which composting is done on…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Police Chief Steve Beaudoin has been reinstated a week after being demoted, after an appeal hearing and an hour–long executive session on Thursday, May 27. Commissioners Terry Powell, Monda Wooten and Lucretia Houts voted yes, and Commissioner Kirk Forshee voted no. Prior to the executive session, Beaudoin appealed to the…