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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 01:54 am

Dade County News

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Friday | Dade County Sentinel

Norris Answers Questions

Editor's Note: Sheriff candidate Mike Norris did not receive the questions sent out by the Sentinel.

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Walker, Dade voters differ on special sales tax votes

It looked as though voters in two Northwest Georgia counties would continue their 1 percent special purpose local option sales taxes for an additional six years, but by different margins.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

WTVC Chattanooga

Taxes, Liquor and Other Election Winners

Voters in two counties agreed to keep their taxes higher by one percent to fund local projects with the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax The One Percent SPLOST in Dade County barely passed by a 47 vote ...

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Related Topix: Trenton, GA, Chickamauga, GA, Rossville, GA, Fort Oglethorpe, GA, Lookout Mountain, GA

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

School Board Candidates Answer Questions

EDITOR'S NOTE: In the coming weeks before the Primary Election on July 15, the Dade County Sentinel began running a series of question and answer articles with entrants running in contested races in the ...

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Sat Jul 12, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

Commissioners Discuss Industrial Development

The Dade County Commission met for their regular monthly July meeting last Thursday, minus one of their members.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

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Ruth and Don Gross, seated, along with their sons, Gary and Stan, are celebrating their furniture store's 60th anniversary this month.

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Related Topix: Chattanooga, TN Metro, Trenton, GA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

WTVC Chattanooga

Family May Lose Dream Home for Building Too Close to Creek

A Dade County family says the Georgia Environmental Protection Division has crushed their dreams of moving into a new home.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Sun Jul 06, 2008

WJIZ-FM Albany

Low - Flo Rida

Flo Rida, unsurprisingly a native Floridian, is an MC who toured as a teenager with 2 Live Crew's Fresh Kid Ice and began popping up on high-profile mixtapes by 2006, most notably DJ Khaled's We the Best -- on ...

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

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Steve Faircloth and his son's, Tanner and Trent, stand in front of the house they were building before the Department of Natural Resources stepped in.

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Related Topix: Trenton, GA

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

Meet the District 4 Candidates

This week we focus on the County Commission and School Board races in District 4. We have submitted the same questions to all the candidates, and we will run all of the answers from the candidates who responded ...

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

New Director Outlines Plans for Band Program

The Dade County school system has taken a chance on a new band director. Chris Chance has officially taken the position as Director of Bands and is ready to begin his new duties when he returns from touring ...

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Related Topix: Rising Fawn, GA

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

New Gift Store Opens in Trenton

Elaina Fagan-Holyfield shows off a pearl necklace at her store in Trenton. Jewelry, Decor and More stocks many gift ideas that you don't have to drive to Chattanooga to find.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Home Listing, Home, Watches

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

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Post Commander Beverly Hawkins and Bill Lockhart sort flags for disposal. Hawkins said that the American Legion post already has a number of flags that will be put to rest in early August.

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Mon Jun 23, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

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Mendy Bryson stands at Bandit Launch where she found a number of her campaign signs last Saturday that were tossed over the bluff.

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

Debate Between Sheriff Candidates Heats Up

Nathan Baker, Tim McDonald and Patrick Cannon get set for the Sheriff's portion of the debate held in the Davis community last Saturday.

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Related Topix: Lookout Mountain, GA, Walker County, GA

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

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County Chairman Ben Brandon Two meetings of the Dade County Commission occurred last Thursday, one to review a beer license for the Breezy Top convenience store, and the other brought forth issues over Home ...

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Tue Jun 17, 2008

WDEF-TV Chattanooga

Davis Elementary School Chorus

Submitted by Amanda Odom on June 16, 2008 - 5:42pm. What's Right with Our Schools Dade County News A combination of practice and heart teaches these students a different type of lesson.

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Sun Jun 15, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

Legislators are Having an Open Office Day Friday

Rep. Martin Scott State Senator Jeff Mullis , State Representative Martin Scott and field personnel from the offices of United States Senator Johnny Isakson and United States Congressman Nathan Deal will hold ...

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Related Topix: Chickamauga, GA, Georgia, Georgia Government, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Johnny Isakson, US House of Representatives, David Scott, Democrat, Nathan Deal

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

State Sets Contractor Requirements

Thursday, June 12 2008 @ 11:04 AM GMT+4 As was discussed in this month's meeting of the Dade County Commission, as of July 1 all residential and general contractors in Georgia must be licensed.

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Wed Jun 11, 2008

Dade County Sentinel

CRCT Scores Cause Problems Statewide

Patty Priest Superintendent of the Dade County school system, Patty Priest, calls it a "big hit across the state". She is referring to the low eighth grade math scores and sixth and seventh grade social studies ...

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