Area News

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Charles Morgan has retired as a Dade County Magistrate after holding the position for 28 years. Working in the Magistrate Court, also known as Small Claims Court, Morgan handled civil cases, dispossessories (evictions), and also wrote warrants. He also handled first appearance hearings. “The majority of my adult life has…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Chattanooga Lookouts baseball season has started, and mascot Looie the Lookout is a fixture at all home games. Dade County native Zachary Langley has been performing as Looie since 2014. A lot goes into being Looie, including making sure to be in the right place at the right time,…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor City of Trenton Board of Commissioners showed concern after finding out that the meeting room at City Hall has been outfitted with cameras that are continuously recording, during the commission’s Monday, May 10 meeting. Commissioner Monda Wooten requested from Mayor Alex Case an expense report of CARES Act funds. The…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Melissa Christiansen Bradford is the interim commissioner for District 4 Lookout Mountain. She takes over the position after the passing of her father, Allan Bradford. Bradford will hold the position until November, when an election will be held. Bradford told the Sentinel about herself, her family, what she enjoys about…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor According to Dade County Executive Ted Rumley, there has been a lot going on in the county in the past few weeks, as well as upcoming things. Rumley provided updates and information during the weekly county update on Thursday, May 6. Public Information Officer Carey Anderson noted that the Dade…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Silk banners now hang in the Dade County Public Library, a community art installation as part of the Art4Libraries project. Throughout February and March, Claire Vassort and Anna Carll, part of the 2CREATE TEAM, held classes on silk painting and paper collage at the four libraries within the Cherokee Regional…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Commissioners heard about the ongoing construction projects to prepare the historical Courthouse for reopening during the Thursday, May 6 meeting. Commissioner Lamar Lowery recently attended a Historic Courthouse Preservation Committee meeting. “They are ready for the rough-in phase. [The phase where mechanical, electrical, and plumbing…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Alliance for Dade held its first event, a networking lunch and learn, in the newly reopened Trenton Community Center, on Thursday, May 6, where attendees had the opportunity to hear speakers Senator Jeff Mullis and Representative Mike Cameron. Community members had an opportunity to mingle before lunch, which was…