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The Beef Shop celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting on April 14. Jeremy and Sarah Dyer both come from families of cattle farmers, and through Dyer Livestock Beef, they’ve been selling large cuts of beef for many years. In 2020, they began selling smaller cuts. They’ve added the storefront in Trenton to offer…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor When Michael and Stephanie Hunter began shopping at a salvage grocery store in Trenton’s Gross Shopping Center, they had no plans to venture into small business ownership. However, when the opportunity to purchase the salvage store arose, the Hunters realized that they could serve the community through the store. The…

Trenton Liquors hosted its grand opening on April 6. The Alliance for Dade celebrated the new business with a ribbon cutting during which Mayor Alex Case congratulated store owner Sam Patel and the Patel family. Case said, “They’ve been a business owner in this city for a long time.” Customers perused the inventory and enjoyed…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Amidst the fall-out of two large bank failures (one in New York and one in California), community banks overall are flourishing, as Bank of Dade and Citizens Bank and Trust presidents both explained. Throughout March, national media covered the closing of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.)…

PROJECT HIGHLAND REVEALED: For multiple months, the Industrial Development Authority has discussed Project Highland. The project was recently revealed to be a $10 million, 105,000 square-foot expansion of Trenton Pressing. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 6 during which Mike Pfunder (owner) shared the success story of the company, explaining that they chose the…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The March 6 meeting of the Dade County Commission highlighted the upcoming tire amnesty day, a solution to roads being blocked by trains for extended periods of time, and several events happening at the library. Melissa Bradford, commissioner for District 4, announced the Annual Allan Bradford Tire Amnesty Day coming…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The March 27 meeting of the Dade County Board of Education focused on recognition of students, staff, and schools for competition achievements, quality work, and excellence. In particular, the fine arts had the chance to shine. Superintendent Josh Ingle noted that Kendra Belcher (special education at Dade County High School),…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor On Tuesday, March 28, in the wake of the Nashville Covenant School shooting, a student at Dade Middle School stated that he was bringing a gun to school on Friday, March 31. School administrators and the Dade County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) got involved immediately and determined that the threats were…