Area News

Dade County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jan Irons Harris addressed the surge of COVID-19 cases and quarantines at DCS during the Board of Education’s Aug. 17 meeting.   As of Aug. 24, Harris reported that 14 have tested positive for COVID-19 during the opening weeks of school. Approximately 20 staff and students have been quarantined.…

The Georgia Foundation for Public Education awarded 27 Rural Education fund grants on Aug. 11 to Georgia schools and districts.   According to a press release from the foundation, over $127,100 was distributed to schools to help meet CDC guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. These grants will fund mobile technology, digital reading resources, college visits…

The City of Trenton’s Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 10 during its monthly meeting to allow C.A.R.E.S. Act funding to be used to provide COVID-19 relief for the city.   Mayor Alex Case said that the grand total of funds will total $112,000. Case said that with COVID-19 cases rising faster each day, it was…

Dade County E-911 and Emergency Management Director Alex Case announced that the county received $731,000 in GEMA and C.A.R.E.S. Act funding.   Case said that these funds are only allowed to be used to help prevent the spread of and exposure to COVID-19. Case encouraged county commissioners to refrain from special called meetings to debate…

Dade County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jan Irons Harris confirmed Aug.17 that 11 people have tested positive for COVID-19.   Harris said that four of the cases are students and the other seven are staff and a paraprofessional. Harris said approximately 70 students and staff have been quarantine as a result.   Harris said substitute…

Creative Discovery Museum Director Dr. Jayne Griffin received 1,041 votes to opponent Brooke Wilson’s 634 votes. A total of 1,434 votes were cast for the At-Large School Board position, with Griffin winning 62% of the vote. The U.S. State House of Representatives District 1 race saw Mike Cameron beat out opponent Jeff Deffenbaugh. Here are…

Dade County Detectives arrested a fugitive on Aug. 4 wanted in Tennessee with outstanding felonies in Hamilton and Marion County.   Detectives received information that the fugitive, Jefferey Adam Turner, was staying at a residence on Gass Road in Sand Mountain. Authorities conducted surveillance on the property to determine Turner’s vehicle and if he was…

Don Townsend received the Clerk of the Year award during an Aug. 6 Dade County Board of Commissioners meeting at the Administrative Building.   Townsend was selected out of 159 county clerks in the state of Georgia. He received the award for his “outstanding performance and professionalism in government.”   “We’ve got people from all…

Carloyn Hixson from the Dade County Board of Elections said that the Secretary of State informed her office to have extra voting machines, employees and line markers ahead of the presidential election.   The election is expected to have a record turnout. The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 5. Early voting begins on…

The Dade County Board of Education held a special called meeting on Aug. 5 to approve the resolution for a $46,000 USDA grant to be used to acquire a 3-D Carbon Fiber Printer for Dade County High School’s partnership with the U.S. Army.   Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jan Irons Harris was notified by the…