Area News

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Georgia Department of Health is urging everyone in the state of Georgia to get the new bivalent COVID-19 booster as shipments of the vaccine arrive in the state this week. “All boosters we’re giving at our 10 Northwest Georgia health departments will be these new bivalents,” says Dr. Gary…

The Alliance for Dade has a new benefit available for investors that will save them 7.5 percent on their Workers’ Compensation Insurance premium. The primary goal of the Drugs Don’t Work program is to create healthy communities in which to live and work by assisting businesses to develop drug-free workplace programs, to supply free and…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County High School now has an all-girls wrestling team, led by Coach Jeff Poston. There are currently nine girls on the team, and Poston hopes to encourage more girls to join before the start of the season this winter. “The idea to start the team really came up because…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The second annual Smoke on the Square barbecue contest event will be Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Trenton’s Veterans Memorial Park, located on the Courthouse Square. Proceeds from the event will benefit A Hand UP Ministry, a faith-based ministry for people who have recently left…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Education has submitted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Davis Elementary construction project, to replace the Rock Building, which was demolished in 2020. “An RFP is our advertisement to contractors letting them now that the Board of Education is soliciting proposals based on the…

Elisha Shields, 38, of Dade County, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 29 for two counts of sexual exploitation of children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into Shields’ online activity after receiving a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Jamison Griffin, President of the Scenic Dade Development Company, spoke to the Board of Commissioners about the progress of the Town Creek Trail project during the Commission’s Thursday, Sept. 1 meeting. Currently, phase 1.2 of the trail is being worked on, which is the Court Facility and Citizens Bank phase.…

One of Eloise Gass’ greatest desires is to contribute to the beautification of the community of Trenton by planting trees and flowers. Mrs. Atha Sells, Eloise’s dear friend, had spearheaded a relationship with the City of Trenton to make an investment in the community by planting trees and committing to environmental stewardship. In the early…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Patti Johnson, Director of Academics and Testing spoke to the Dade County Board of Education about educational assessments during the Monday, Aug. 22 meeting. According to Johnson, the schools will work with Northwest Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) when the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment is given later…