Area News

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Nov. 3 County Board of Commissioners meeting discussed many topics, with several highlights being new aerial photography of the county, updating the E911 technology, and the halting of the Davis Elementary construction. Mayor Alex Case requested the use of SPLOST funds to have new aerial photography of the county…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Bob and Nadine Woods celebrated the reopening of their bed and breakfast and wedding venue, the General Woods Inn, on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The Alliance for Dade hosted a ribbon cutting, and the couple invited the community to view the newly rebuilt home. For the general and his wife, this…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor On Monday, Oct. 24, Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene, the representative for Georgia’s 14th district, visited our county. Greene had lunch with County Commissioner Monda Wooten and Sheriff Ray Cross. “We had a tour of the jail, met the staff, and discussed fentanyl which is of course a major issue,” Greene…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the Dade County High School theatre department participated in Georgia High School Association’s One Act Play competition. For their presentation of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, the students earned the place of runner-up, bringing home a trophy. Additionally, J. Crane (playing the role of Prospero) and Maddux…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The detailed onsite visit portion of Dade County’s annual audit was completed on Oct. 27 by the Chattanooga branch of Henderson Hutcherson & McCullough (HHM). Alicia Juhl (lead auditor) and her team from HHM were at the commissioner’s office Oct. 17-27. They returned to their office where they will now…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor At the Oct. 24 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Josh Ingle noted several awards and recognitions, each department gave reports on successful projects (with highlights being CTAE and NASA Hunch projects), and this was also Chris Green’s last meeting with the board before retiring. Ingle recognized individuals who demonstrated October’s…

After a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Larry Gene Moore passed away on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the age of 73. Larry was a devoted husband, loving father, proud grandfather, and a kind and considerate friend to all that had the honor of knowing him. His compassion for others was felt by thousands throughout the…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Early voting is going on now, and Election Day is Nov. 8. As of 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, 1,059 people have completed early voting and 59 mail-in ballots have been received. The polls are open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. this week and next week, but they…