Area News

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor After years of playing guitar and writing songs, KB Massey released his first EP this November, thanks to friends who encouraged him to record. Having grown up on a chicken farm in Wildwood, Ga., and calling Wildwood home to this day, Massey felt that “The Wildwood Sound” was a fitting…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Popular in tourist areas, wayfinding signage is an eye-catching, aesthetic way to direct travelers or share information about the local community. Dade County is getting its own uniquely designed wayfinding signs. The Alliance for Dade hired the Carl Vinson Institute for Government at the University of Georgia to design a…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor This October, the Dade County school system was featured in “Business View Magazine’s” civil and municipal publication. The article, titled “Dade County Schools: A Beacon of Safety and Excellence,” highlighted Dade’s early education programs, community focus, NASA HUNCH program, extracurricular options, safety, and more. Of the community focus, Business View…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The addition of two drones to the Dade County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) brings tools such as thermal imaging and tracking to the department. Sergeant Chad Payne (public information officer) explained that the larger drone (which is approximately three or four feet wide with propellers extended) is used outdoors, while the…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor During this fall’s jury trials, Terry Labron Mitchell was tried for murder and feticide after providing fentanyl that resulted in the death of Erin Elizabeth Phillips and her unborn child. The trial is a significant one as the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit works to establish protocol for such cases and…

The Alliance for Dade celebrated Trenton’s second coffee shop, Za Brew, with a ribbon cutting on Dec. 16. Located at 12295 South Main Street (directly north of Citizens Bank), the shop will be open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and 3–5 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor This year’s last meeting of the City of Trenton Board of Commissioner was on December 11th. Topics included SPLOST expenditure, tiny home ordinance, library and Alliance for Dade updates, and a request from the liquor stores. The board approved purchasing four-inch fire hoses for the fire department using SPLOST funds…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The December 11th Dade County Board of Education meeting welcomed two representatives from the national NASA HUNCH team to Dade. The meeting also noted numerous recent student accomplishments and the purchase of three new buses. Superintendent Josh Ingle and Dade County High School Principal Brent Cooper recognized Emma Hartline, Emma…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor This month, a survey of historic sites in the northern portion of Dade County began. Residents within the designated area can anticipate visits from Cumberland Applied Research Associates (CARA) between now and May 2024. On behalf of the Trenton-Dade County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), the Dade County Board of Commissioners…

Santa made a trip to Dade Elementary School on December 18th to take photos with students and ask them what they wanted for Christmas. Thanks to the DES PTO for making this event happen!