Area News
Inmates Clean Up County Roads
In recent weeks, Dade County Jail inmate workers have been picking up trash along roads throughout the county. The Dade County Sheriff’s Office reported that hundreds of pounds of trash have been collected, and in just one day, the workers gathered 63 bags of trash from Wells Road right-of-ways alone. The sheriff’s office shared, “While…
Read MoreTrenton Resident Neva Howell Adds Heart To Latest Superman Film As Ma Kent
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor If Trenton residents head to the movie theaters this weekend, they might recognize a familiar face on the silver screen. Neva Howell plays Martha “Ma” Kent in “Superman,” the latest film about everyone’s favorite Kryptonian, which comes out July 11. When she’s not traveling for auditions or filming, Howell lives…
Read MoreAbout 250-280 Animals Rescued In Trenton Puppy Mill Bust
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor For the last two years, Audray Luck (Luck’s Rescue) and Monda Wooten (Dade County Pet Project, City of Trenton street commissioner) have been hearing complaints from the neighbors of 181 Sells Lane in Trenton about the animal situation at the house. Last week, the situation was finally addressed by the…
Read MoreCounty Meeting Turns (Yet Again) To Animal Control, Tagging Ordinance
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor Kicking off the long Independence Day weekend, the Dade County Board of Commissioners held a lengthy monthly meeting on July 3. The meeting covered a funding request from Bridge Health, Georgia Initiative for Community Housing, further animal control debate, and a potential nuisance ordinance. A citizen also shared his concerns…
Read MoreTrenton Man With Felony Warrants Found Dead In New Home Pond
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor The body that was recovered last Thursday, July 3, from a pond in New Home on Sand Mountain has been identified as John Richard Sweatt, a 46-year-old Trenton man. Due to felony warrants, the Dade County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) had been pursuing Sweatt for two weeks leading up to the…
Read MoreFood Truck Leaves Dade Due To Health Department Fees
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor G’z Dawg House is no longer setting up in Dade County after deciding that paying the health department fees aren’t worth the limited earnings from sales in Dade. Gabriel Stitt (chef/owner) reported that shortly after the food truck moved to Jenkins Park, he received a message from Rachel Adams at…
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Teen Killed While Walking On Train Tracks
At about 11:30 a.m. on July 7, 16-year-old Tucker Campbell was hit and killed by a train. The incident occurred underneath the GA-136 W bridge (between Oak Avenue and Sunset Drive). Ansel Smith (Dade County deputy coroner) reported that, per the Norfolk Southern conductor, both the train and Campbell were traveling north, with Campbell walking…
Read MoreJack Zibluk Announces State Senate Campaign
Contributed article. John B. (Jack) Zibluk of Lookout Mountain formally announced the launch of his campaign for the 53rd District seat in the Georgia State Senate Saturday, June 28, at the Dade County Democratic picnic at Cloudland Canyon State Park. “For too long, the residents of the district haven’t had a voice, or, moreover, a…
Read MoreDewayne Moon Retires From Ingles After 45-Year Grocery Store Career
By LYDIA BERGLAR News Editor “Most grocery store managers can come and go without it having an impact on a community, but Dewayne is the exception.” So said General Bob Woods in the wake of Dewayne Moon’s retirement after a 45-year career spent working in grocery stores. “The fact that the community regrets that he…
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