Area News
IDA Will Host Industrial Summit This October
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Sept. 16 meeting of the Dade County Industrial Development Authority was a short one. The authority’s website has been updated so that IDA agendas, minutes, and financials can be accessed easily under the “About Us” tab. Evan Stone (IDA executive director) reported that an air conditioning unit from 1978…
Read MoreDetails/Opinions About County’s Potential 648-Acre Purchase
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor As covered in the Sept. 12 Sentinel, Trust for Public Land (TPL) has approached the Dade County Board of Commissioners with the opportunity to purchase 648 acres that could become a “community forest” with outdoor recreation activities. The Sentinel contacted Noel Durant (TPL Tennessee State Director), Sandy White (Alliance for…
Read MoreTwo Mingle On The Square Markets Left In 2024, Plans To Return In 2025
By LYDIA BERLGAR News Editor The first year of monthly Mingle on the Square events is drawing to a close, with two events left: October 5 and November 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pleased with the way the markets have been going, the organizers are already thinking ahead to 2025. The four local…
Read MoreJuvenile Arrested For Threat To DMS But Many Threats Deemed Non-Credible
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor In the wake of the Apalachee High School shooting in Barrow County, Ga., many law enforcement agencies have been investigating threats to schools across Georgia and the southeast. Many of these threats have been deemed non-credible, but each has been taken extremely seriously by law enforcement. Here in Dade County,…
Read MoreCity Proposes Same Millage Rate As Last Three Years
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The City of Trenton Board of Commissioners held the first of three public millage rate hearings at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12. The second hearing was at 6 p.m. that evening, and the third is this week, Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. After the third hearing, the board will…
Read MoreTrenton Police Department Takes The Heat At City Meeting
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Thanks to a citizen’s inquiries, the Sept. 9 meeting of the City of Trenton Board of Commissioners focused heavily on whether or not the Trenton Police Department is fulfilling its duties adequately to the point of needing two new officers. Late in the meeting, Mike Norris (police commissioner) stated that…
Read MoreOver Before It’s Begun: Three Accounts Of Why Baby Hughy’s Closed
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Last Monday afternoon, at about 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, Baby Hughy’s posted on Facebook that their Trenton food truck would be closing that evening and the plan to build a restaurant will not come to fruition. The post cited issues with local government but did not explain the details,…
Read MoreLookout Mountain Pizza Co Reopens
County Hears About Possibility To Purchase Land For Public Recreation Forest
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The September meeting of the Dade County Board of Commissioners featured a lengthy discussion about potentially purchasing property on the side of Lookout Mountain along GA-136 East. A representative from the Trust for Public Land gave a presentation about this land and grant opportunities. Although Melissa Bradford (District Four commissioner)…
Read More100 Castleberry Descendants Celebrate 100th Family Reunion
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor On Labor Day in 1924, Roe Dolphus “Doss” and Sarah “Sally” Castleberry hosted what would become the first of 100 consecutive Castleberry reunions. Sally pulled out her cast iron washpot, made a big batch of chicken stew, and the Castleberrys enjoyed the holiday together. For many years following, a washpot…
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