Area News

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Voters in the South Dade precinct will now vote in the new storm shelter building for all future elections. According to Board of Elections member Carolyn Hixson, a new location for the precinct was needed for many reasons. “We have been actively searching for a different place for several elections.…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Local community members gathered at the Trenton McDonald’s on Friday, July 22 to collect change for the Ronald McDonald House Charities’ (RMHC) Day of Change fundraiser. All donations collected during the day will benefit the Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House. The objective of all Ronald McDonald Houses is to house the…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The Dade County Board of Commissioners held the first two out of three public hearings for the millage rate on Thursday, July 21. Trenton currently has a millage rate of 10.733 in the city, and the county is proposing to go to 10.554 mills, which is a reduction. The unincorporated…

The speaker for the July 28th Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park meeting is Alannah Sanchez. She is an 11–year–old rising sixth grader. She’s an aspiring future park ranger with a passion for environmental issues. She is a seasoned junior ranger with camp/program experience at parks all over the country but her heart and soul…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The City of Trenton Board of Commissioners approved multiple SPLOST purchases for different departments during their Monday, July 11 meeting. The Commissioners approved the purchase of a vacuum excavator for the Sewer Department, not to exceed $80,000. “This piece of equipment is used to locate utilities. We’re having problems when…

Trenton United Methodist Church sponsored a one-week Fine Arts Summer Camp offering classes in visual arts, music, theatre, and dance, the week of July 11-15. Students grouped by grade level spent one hour every morning in each subject. “The camp has been very good. All of our spots were filled. The teachers have been great,”…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Georgia averages over 2,300 wildfires annually with an average size of seven acres per fire. Kerry Phillips, Ranger III with the Dade County Unit of the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), offers wildfire safety and prevention tips, and also explains the Forestry Commission’s role. According to Phillips, warm temperatures, wind, low…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Business owners Swati Deval and Saurin Patel spoke to the City of Trenton Appeal Commission on Tuesday, July 12, to try to get their application denial to build a new liquor store overturned. Deval and Patel want to build a liquor store on 80 Oakwood Ave., the former site of…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County School administrators and members of law enforcement from local and state agencies gathered to discuss school safety on July 6. This gathering was in addition to the meeting that is usually held at the beginning of each school year. Members of the Dade County Sheriff’s Office, Dade County…