Area News

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The May 4 meeting of the Dade County Commission covered many topics in depth. Topics included a training facility for the county’s fire departments; an update on the historic courthouse restoration; hiring a company to track short-term rentals in the county; an agreement between the county and A Hand Up…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Mother-daughter duo Janet Breeden and Jordan Hurley celebrated the ribbon cutting of The Hive, their boutique women’s clothing store, on May 2. Breeden reported that business has been good since the store opened about five weeks prior. They bought the store from an existing boutique in Chattanooga, and the previous owner suggested…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor When paving a parking lot in Jenkins Park came up on the City of Trenton’s SPLOST project list, Limestone Valley RC&D saw an opportunity to address erosion and pollution caused by water runoff. “This pavement that we’re putting down is permeable, meaning that as the water hits it, it can…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor In the third week of April, six healthcare and engineering students in Dade County High Schools’s CTAE program (Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education) attended the national NASA HUNCH competition in Houston, Texas. Jennifer Clark (healthcare science and NASA HUNCH teacher and HOSA advisor), Shenea Hill (director of career and technology…

Dade County Schools is pleased to welcome home one of its own, Mr. Jonah Browder. The Dade County Board of Education approved Superintendent Ingle’s recommendation for Jonah to lead the DCHS Marching Wolverines at the April regularly scheduled board meeting. Mr. Browder is from Trenton, Ga, where he attended Dade County High School and graduated…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Trenton-Dade Optimist Club named Leonard Riby as the 2023 Dade County High School STAR student, and the board of education officially recognized Riby at the board’s April 24 meeting. The STAR Program, organized by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, recognizes seniors at Georgia public schools who achieve high…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor For over 25 years, Silent Word Ministries (SWM) has hosted a free beginning sign language class to offer the community the chance to learn a new skill while also promoting deaf awareness. This year, the class took place from April 24-28, led by Jon Barr, president of the ministry, and…

The Dade County Board of Education approved Superintendent Mr. Josh Ingle’s recommendation for Coach Katie Burrows to lead the DCHS Lady Wolverines basketball program at its April regularly scheduled board meeting this evening. Katie Burrows, her husband Nick, and their two daughters reside in Tiftonia, Tenn. Katie is a product of Lookout Valley High School…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Trenton United Methodist Church (TUMC) started a garden in the fall of 2021 to provide fresh produce to people in need. The project started with three raised beds, and this season, 27 beds will be planted with vegetables and three with flowers. Jimmy Reeves leads the gardening efforts with a…

A Trenton man was convicted for the murder of his 81-year-old mother by a Dade County jury following a three-day trial before Judge Don Thompson ending on April 19. Roger Allen Shrader, 59, was convicted of eight counts, including malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault. Dade County law enforcement responded to 53 Brow Road…