Area News

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Samuel Little, a serial killer who admitted to killing a Chattanooga woman, and disposed of her body in Dade County, died in a Los Angeles, Calif., area hospital Dec. 30 at age 80. Little was convicted in 2014 for the murders of three women in Los Angeles. He was serving…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Orange Grove Center has found a new home at Trenton United Methodist Church (TUMC). The Orange Grover Center, based in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Georgia, provides community based services such as employment opportunities and day programs for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The Orange Grove Center had originally partnered…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The COVID-19 vaccine can be expected soon in Dade County. Some healthcare workers already have received it, and some can expect to receive their first dose within a week. Amanda L. Smith, from Wildwood, works as a cardiovascular specialist at the Erlanger Cardiac Cath Lab. Smith has received her first…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Thanks to a small idea started and organized by Debbie Manwarren, 160 kids from 60 families will have presents under the Christmas tree this year, in addition to a Christmas dinner. “I work for Amazon, so my life hasn’t changed at all. Money has been just fine for us, but…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor There is a new addition to Dade County’s website, dadecounty-ga.gov/. On the website’s main page, there is a now a section called “What’s Open and What’s Closed,” which provides information on which departments are open and closed, and which have special regulations, such as no walk-in visitors. “Just because they…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Steve Beaudoin was named as Trenton Police Department’s new Police Chief at the City of Trenton Board of Commissioner’s meeting on Monday, Dec. 14. The announcement was made at the end of the meeting, after an executive session. “There were six applicants total, and I narrowed it down to what…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Water and Sewer Authority board discussed an annual water rate increase during the Tuesday, Dec. 15 meeting. Water rates would have to increase at the minimum by eight percent in order for the authority to be in compliance with bond ratios. “We would need $3.6 million to…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County Board of Education members heard a NASA HUNCH update from Principal James Fahrney Jr., during the board’s meeting on Monday, Dec. 14. According to NASAHUNCH.com, “The HUNCH mission is to empower and inspire students through a Project Based Learning program where high school students learn 21st century skills…