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Dade County Chief Executive Ted Rumley announced Monday, May 11 at the Administrative Building that he, Commissioner Lamar Lowery and Commissioner Allan Bradford tested positive in a COVID-19 antibody test.   Commissioner Robert Goff also tested positive Wednesday, May 13.   Rumley said that he was tested Monday morning at the Lafayette Civic Center and…

The City of Trenton held its first Town Hall May 11 since the state of Georgia reopened its government buildings. Streets Commissioner Monda Wooten announced that over 200 loads of brush from the recent tornado have been removed. The efforts to remove all tornado damage from the affected areas is still ongoing.   Police Commissioner…

Early voting for the upcoming elections began May 18 and will continue until June 5.   Citizens can vote Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. One Saturday vote will occur from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.   Voting locations include the West Brow Community…

Dade Elementary School hosted a drive-in graduation and awards night for its 5th grade students May 15 at the campus’ upper parking lot.   The 116 students were separated by classrooms with two classes celebrating at 4 p.m., two at 5 p.m. and two at 6 p.m. Parents and students were required to stay in…

A group of 30 international missionaries found themselves stranded since mid-March in Trenton due to COVID-19 forcing their countries to close their borders.   The group, a mixture of young adults from Ghana, the Solomon Islands, the Philippines, Fiji and several other countries, were originally spread across different states. However, due to COVID-19 causing bans…

Dade County Executive Ted Rumley confirmed another COVID-19 case during the Wednesday Town Hall meeting on May 6, making the total number of cases for Dade now 17.   The case was confirmed by health officials on May 5.   Rumley gave an update on cases in Dade’s neighboring counties as well, with Hamilton County…

The Georgia Department of Public Health conducted a drive-through COVID-19 screening on May 7 at the Dade County Sports Complex from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.   County Executive Ted Rumley confirmed that 60 people called the number on their website to schedule an official swab test screening. However, a little over 50 people were…

The Dade County Commissioners’ Office confirmed the implementation of a drive-through ballot box for voting in the upcoming election at the Commission Meeting on May 7.   The ballot box, which was required to be created under state regulations in response to social distancing guidelines, is open 24 hours and does not require people to…

The Dade County Board of Education accepted the resignation of Wolverine football coach Dale Pruitt at its meeting on Monday night, January 27, 2020. Pruitt just completed his first year as the Wolverines coach. Dade County High School Principal James Fahrney released the following statement: “We would like to confirm that Coach Pruitt will not…

Here at the Sentinel we are tackling the year 2020 with a vision for the future. Everyone wants to know what is happening here in Dade County and the Sentinel is prepared to let you know. Both, in the newspaper and here on our website. The newspaper will be available on this site as well as current…