Area News
Dade County Student’s Creative Writing Takes Her To Beta Club Nationals
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Ellie Burick earned sixth place at the 2024 National Beta Club Convention this June in the creative writing category. Her success helped keep Dade County High School’s Beta momentum going—last summer, a group of DCHS Betas earned ninth place for their performance of the “Sweeney Todd” opening act. Burick, a…
Read MoreCounty Commission Approves $50K For Community Forest Due Diligence Costs
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Oct. 3 meeting of the Dade County Board of Commissioners focused on the 648 acres that may become the Dade County Community Forest as well as news related to Lookout Creek. Although Ted Rumley (county executive) and Lamar Lowery (District 1 commissioner) were absent, the board had a quorum.…
Read MoreMarjorie Taylor Greene Visits Dade
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Marjorie Taylor Greene (U.S. House of Representatives, District 14) visited Dade County on Oct. 3, concluding the day with a town hall meeting at Dade County High School. The meeting was livestreamed on her Facebook page and is available to all viewers (with or without Facebook accounts). The county commission…
Read MoreNew Salem Mountain Festival 2024
The 48th annual New Salem Mountain Festival is Saturday, Oct. 12, and Sunday, Oct. 13, at the New Salem Community Center. Hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. One hundred vendors will display a variety of arts and crafts as well as food items. Local…
Read More“A Town Isn’t A Town Without A Bookstore”
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor “What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.” So wrote Neil Gaiman in his novel “American Gods.” It appears that fans of McBride’s Bookstore agree with Gaiman.…
Read MoreRegister Now To Vote This November
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor As Dade voters head to the polls this fall, there are three contested races (in addition to the presidential race) and three Georgia ballot measures that they should be aware of. The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election is Oct. 7 (this coming Monday). You…
Read MoreTwo Sand Mountain Stores Fined For Selling Alcohol To Underage Buyers
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board held a meeting on the evening of Sept. 26 to hear from two store owners whose employees sold alcohol to underage buyers and prescribe the appropriate fines and/or license revocation. Prior to the meeting, Sergeant Chad Payne (public information officer) explained to the Sentinel…
Read MoreBrooks Named District Teacher Of The Year, Nine-Year-Old Reportedly Choked By Fellow Student
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Sept. 23 meeting of the Dade County Board of Education was relatively light on business matters, focusing instead on Teachers of the Year and a speech from a student’s mother during Public Input. Josh Ingle (superintendent) gave several quick updates, noting that Georgia Reads Day (Monday, Sept. 30) would…
Read MoreDade’s Local Party Committees From Two Perspectives
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Although politics is an ever-present topic in both the media and daily conversations, the Dade County Republican GOP and Dade County Democratic Committee have difficulty growing involvement in the parties, recruiting younger generations, and battling low voter turnout. The Sentinel sat down with a representative from each party to learn…
Read MoreCity Leaders Approve FY24 Millage Rate
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The City of Trenton Board of Commissioners held the third millage rate public hearing on Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. No citizens (aside from the Sentinel) attended. During the special called meeting at 6:30 p.m., the board voted on the millage rate of 4.498. Lucretia Houts (fire and utility commissioner)…
Read More