Area News
Local Vendors Begin Monthly “Mingle on the Square”
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor This Saturday, April 6th, is the first ever Mingle on the Square – an event put together by a group of local entrepreneurial women. From April through November, locals can look forward to gathering on the first Saturday of each month for food trucks, local vendors, farm fresh goods, kids…
Read MoreLocal Service/Tourism Business Owners Support Each Other Through Hospitality Meetups
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor In recent months, thoughtful, energetic, invested citizens from in and around Dade County formed a grassroots group focused on supporting each other and finding solutions to shared problems. The group’s gatherings are unofficially dubbed “Hospitality Meetups,” and the first two such meetings allowed the group to gather like-minded people (mostly…
Read MoreBoard of Education Meeting Highlights Fine Arts, Optimist Oratorical Winners
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The March 25th meeting of the Dade County Board of Education featured student performances and highlighted the value of the fine arts, especially music education. The American Legion also offered student engagement/history-related suggestions that the Legion members could help with. Superintendent Josh Ingle noted that March is “Music in Our…
Read MoreDCSO Apprehends Fleeing Suspect
On Tuesday night, March 26th at approximately 10:00 p.m., a Dade County deputy observed a passenger car traveling West on Slygo Road. The deputy observed the vehicle displaying an expired tag and multiple equipment violations. The deputy attempted a traffic stop in the area of the Midnight Oil Gas Station, but the driver chose not…
Read MoreSuccessful Board of Elections Audit
Sheriff’s Office and Drug Task Force Assist US Marshals With Arrest
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor On March 26th, Dade County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) deputies and Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force agents assisted the United States Marshals Service in the execution of an arrest warrant in Trenton. DCSO published the following: “A possible address for the wanted subject was in very close proximity to…
Read MoreGlass Farm Nursery Celebrates Grand Reopening Under New Ownership
On March 23, the Alliance for Dade joined Glass Farm Nursery for a reopening and ribbon cutting celebration. Mario Cambardella, entrepreneur and landscape architect from Chamblee bought the nursery from Gary Kennedy and will be running the nursery with his ServeScape team. The ServeScape website reads, “Glass Farm is set to blend tradition with innovation,…
Read MoreHickey Announces His Candidacy For At-Large District 5 BOE Seat
Contributed article – by Patrick Hickey My name is Patrick Hickey and I am announcing my run for the At Large District 5 position on the Dade County School Board. I have been a resident of Dade County for over ten years and reside in the New Home community on Sand Mountain. I have a beautiful…
Read MoreCitizens Ask IDA About Transparency, New Industrial Park
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Industrial Development Authority’s March 18th meeting was fairly short, with several questions from citizens taking center stage. Evan Stone (executive director) reported that he recently responded to two RFIs (requests for information) while two other recent RFIs asked for more land than the IDA has available. James Cantrell (IDA…
Read MorePence Launches Campaign for GA Senate District 53
Contributed article Angela Pence, a lifelong Northwest Georgia resident and passionate advocate for limited government and economic freedom, has officially launched her Republican campaign for Georgia’s 53rd State Senate District. Pence aims to bring principled, effective leadership to a district that has gone unheard amid the reckless antics of an incumbent bent on self-promotion instead…
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