Area News

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Sentinel was unable to attend the Dade County Board of Education meeting on November 13th due to the City of Trenton Commission meeting being held that same evening. The meeting was not livestreamed by KWN News Now. However, according to the agenda and the slide deck, school board updates…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor After several extremely dry months, North Georgia and the tri-state area have reached the D4 – Exceptional Drought level, the highest level of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). Even with light rain in recent days and more in the forecast, the drought has already had an impact on…

Photos by Lydia Berglar.

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor From Sitton’s Gulch to the Guild-Hardy Trail in St. Elmo to the Chattanooga Riverwalk to the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway, the adventurous among us can now hike, run, or bike from Trenton to East Ridge, Chattanooga. Beginning with a vision several decades ago, the River to Clouds Route (RCR) has…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor At the November 6th meeting of the Industrial Development Authority, Executive Director Evan Stone reported on a topic at the recent Thrive Summit he attended: truck/freight traffic. At the next IDA meeting, Stone hopes to show the board Thrive’s portal that shows truck and freight traffic flow and patterns. Stone…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The unofficial results of the November 7th City of Trenton election show that only 10.01 percent of registered voters showed up to the polls. In Trenton, 2,478 residents are registered voters, but only 248 cast a ballot in this election. The contested position of street commissioner received more votes than…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor At press time, Dade County and surrounding areas remain at risk of wildfires as the drought continues. The National Integrated Drought Information System (www.drought.gov) has moved Dade and Walker counties up to D3 – Extreme Drought areas. At times over the last week, smoke was thick and caused limited visibility…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Southeast Lineman Training Center has a long history of helping veterans and active duty service members transition from the military to linework. The lineman classes often have around 90 veterans, and before each class graduates, a school-wide ceremony recognizes students who have served in the United States military. SLTC gives…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor As a result of the October 16 meeting of the Industrial Development Authority, the Sentinel interviewed Shan and Joni Anderson and Tracy Blevins together, Evan Stone (executive director of the IDA) and Robin Rogers (IDA attorney) together, James Cantrell (IDA chairman) via phone, and Ted Rumley (county executive) regarding the…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The November 2nd meeting of the Dade County Board of Commissioners was lengthy and ended with an executive session. The board reappointed both D.L. Moore and Robert Russell to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for four-year terms. Phillip Hartline (District 2 commissioner) explained the desire to update surveillance equipment at…