Area News

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Jamey Blevins, of Blevins Construction Management, gave an update on the historical courthouse restoration project to the commissioners during the Dade County Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, April 7. Blevins noted that the first bid process has been completed. Request for proposals were sent out for mechanical, plumbing, and…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Patrick Hickey’s 16-month-old son, Cooper, and his mother-in-law are doing well after a house fire on Friday, April 1. The home was a total loss, but the family is thankful that everyone is safe, and that their son is recovering. Hickey, his wife, and their eldest daughter were driving on…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (NWGRC) and Work Source Georgia continue to offer a Disaster Dislocated Worker National Emergency Grant through its Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The Disaster Dislocated Worker National Emergency Grant provides temporary employment opportunities for individuals impacted by Covid-19 throughout the 15 county northwest Georgia region. Dade…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County Public Library Manager Mindy Haworth and Youth Education Coordinator Spencer Pennington have worked hard to develop community relationships and offer a wide range of new programming at the library throughout the month of April. This month, students from Dade County Schools will have the opportunity to visit the…

Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force agents, along with Dade County Investigations and the Department of Community Supervision, conducted a follow-up investigation on Monday, March 28, in reference to information received that a subject was selling narcotics at a residence on Stephens Drive. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement located methamphetamine, fentanyl,…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor Dade County’s weekly updates have ended as of Thursday, March 31. The weekly updates, which were broadcast on Facebook and YouTube each week on Thursdays at 3 p.m., first started during the beginning of the pandemic in Spring 2020, to share COVID-19 related news. Citizens who are still interested in…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor James Fahrney, Jr., Principal of Dade County High School, spoke to the Dade County Board of Education about implementation of the “Say Something” program during the Monday, March 28 meeting. Say Something is a no-cost program created by the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, founded by family, and loved ones of…

By REBECCA HAZEN News Editor The ever-popular Star Parties are back at Cloudland Canyon State Park, with the first event of the season scheduled for Saturday, April 2, beginning at dusk. Star Parties will be the first Saturday of each month, April through September, weather dependent. The event is free to the public. There is…