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Dade County Sheriff Ray Cross invited multiple agencies to Dade County in a multi-jurisdictional Warrant Round Up on May 14-16. Eleven agencies and more than 30 officers came together and were able to clear 19 outstanding warrants with placing 14 subjects in custody. Several other arrests and warrants were also served across state and county…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Chief Appraiser at the Dade County Tax Assessors Office, Paula Duvall, told community members that the county-wide re-evaluation for all classes of property has been completed. “All of the numbers have been entered into the system and we are ready to go to send out assessment notices,” Duvall said during…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Sammy L. Davis, Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, spoke to Dade County High School students on Friday, May 21. “Thank you to [Assistant Principal] Dr. Scott and the folks at the Medal of Honor Foundation and all the other groups that worked together to make today happen,”…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County native Garry Hundley has published a book, titled “Cole City,” about the old prison mining camp named Cole City, which was located on Sand Mountain. “Cole City” is Hundley’s first book. Hundley grew up on Sand Mountain, and attended Davis High School. He was always interested in the…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Another school year has ended, and the Dade County High School Class of 2021 seniors are gearing up for graduation, and preparing for their lives after high school. Congratulations to this year’s top students. Basil Nakhleh is the valedictorian. Nakhleh is from Rising Fawn and his parents are Fancher and…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Industrial Development Authority has had multiple meetings for “Project Flavor,” a food manufacturing company potentially coming to Dade County. Executive Director William Back noted during the Monday, May 17 meeting that there was an upcoming meeting with Trenton Mayor Alex Case, Georgia Department of Economic Development and…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Steve Beaudoin has been demoted as Trenton City Police Chief. Beaudoin, who has been with the Trenton Police Department for over 30 years, will continue to work in the department as a patrol officer. Beaudoin was named as the Police Chief at the City of Trenton Board of Commissioner’s meeting…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Disaster Dislocated Worker Covid Grant provides temporary work experience employment opportunities for individuals throughout Northwest Georgia that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant is designed to serve dislocated workers in need of training and assist in securing full-time employment. Randy Forester, from Trenton, is a…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Chief Appraiser at the Dade County Tax Assessors Office, Paula Duvall, spoke about the county–wide re-evaluation for 2021 during the weekly county update on Thursday, May 13. “What a re-evaluation is, we’re looking at all classes of property, across the board. Lands, residentials, buildings, anything like that, have been examined…