Area News

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor On Friday, Oct. 21, the Dade County Sheriff’s Office announced the conviction of Jeremiah Christopher Douglas for the murder of 23-year-old Leea Abigail Raines. The trial was held by the Dade County Superior Court last week, from Oct. 17-21. Douglas was a registered sex offender at the time of the…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor In their Oct. 17 meeting, the Industrial Development Authority reviewed completed and current projects. Carey Anderson also led the discussion on plans to improve the IDA website and branding. Executive Director Evan Stone began with an update on the Integer expansion project and the CHI Memorial roof project. “It’s been…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The Oct. 17 Trenton City Board of Commissioners meeting focused largely on a presentation about cutting down school zone speeding using a company called Blue Line Solutions. Commissioner Mike Norris had met previously with Ryan Moore of Blue Line Solutions and brought him in to present to all of the…

By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor I didn’t go to Dade County High School. I wasn’t raised on Georgia, Alabama, or Tennessee football. I don’t have a single relative in the tri-state area, but I am proud to call Dade County home. I started working as the news editor for the Dade County Sentinel on Oct.…

By GENE ESPY Publisher The Dade County Pet Project will present a film, “Free Puppies” this Saturday at the Dade High School Auditorium that will focus on animal over-population featuring the Dade County area. Three years of hard work went into the making of the film. Monda Wooten had a friend in New York that…

By GENE ESPY Publisher A registered sex offender who allegedly murdered a 23-year-old woman by pushing her out of a moving truck on Highway 299 was scheduled for trial this week among other Dade County Superior Court cases. Jeremiah Christopher Douglas, 41, (A.K.A. Count Spankulaa) is accused of two counts of murder, aggravated assault and…

By ALISON HENDERSON Dade Co. Historical Society The Dade County Historical Society Cemetery Walk at Sarah’s Chapel Cemetery is this Sunday, Oct. 23, beginning at 3 p.m. Please pre-register to give us an idea of how many visitors to plan for. Send your name, number of attendees in your party, your email address, and your…

By GENE ESPY Publisher A local landowner is threatening to sue the Dade County government because it has failed to build a reservoir, piers and fences along 61-acres along Lookout Creek, according to legal documents. Wallace Jack Sells Jr., filed notice he intends to sue the Dade County Board of Commissioners and the Dade County…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Industrial Development Authority discussed multiple projects during their Monday, Sept. 19 meeting. Executive Director Evan Stone informed the board members that there have been RFIs (Requests for Information) for new projects, code named Project Mayfair and Project Abraham. “These are just initial packets of information that we have sent…