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Fatal house fire on Byrds Chapel Road; multiple departments respond

    RISING FAWN, Ga. — An 88-year-old man died in a residential structure fire Wednesday at 99 Byrds Chapel Road, officials said.Fire crews from New Salem, South Dade Fire, Dade County Station 1, and McLemore Fire arrived to find the home fully involved and ultimately ...

Dade County Moves Toward Countywide Building Code Enforcement by Jan. 1, 2026

TRENTON, Ga. — The Dade County Commission is moving toward enforcing countywide building codes effective Jan. 1, 2026. Commissioners, local experts, and contractors discussed soil and erosion controls and electrical code enforcement this week, saying the measures aim to improve safety, consistency, and accountability ...
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Recall Effort Ends in Dade: Petitioner Drops Second Application

TRENTON, Ga. — The recall application targeting Don Townson has come to an end after petitioner Coy Williams Jr. announced in a Facebook post Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 9, that he will not continue with a second filing. The Dade County Board of Elections had rejected ...

Vacant Trenton Home—Former Residence of Sole Commissioner—Destroyed In Monday Fire

TRENTON, Ga. — Dade County firefighters responded Monday afternoon to a blaze at a vacant home in the 200 block of Candy Lane.Officials said the house—formerly the residence of once Dade County’s sole commissioner Dan O. Hall—was fully involved when crews arrived. A long ...
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Dade County Board Of Elections Rejected The Recall Application Targeting Dade County Executive Don Townsend For Filing Errors And lack Of Notarization

By Discoverdade Staff TRENTON, Ga. —On Friday Sept 5th  the Dade County Board of Elections rejected a recall application targeting Dade County Executive Don Townsend for filing errors and lack of notarization, the petitioner requested a second application and now has until Sept. 22 to ...

Dr. Leon Graham Former Dade County Optometrist Passes Away

Dr. Leon Graham Jr. 80, of Chattanooga, Tennessee departed this life and went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 24, 2025. Leon was raised in the rural community of Floral Crest, Sand Mountain, Alabama. Floral Crest is so named, as ...
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Chattanooga Contractor Wins Dade Elections Building Bid

By Vince Lennon Trenton,GA - During Thursday evening's workshop preceding the regularly scheduled meeting of the Dade County Board of Commissioners, the name of the contractor selected as the winning proposal bid for Dade's new Elections Building was revealed to the public.   Robert Roberts LLC of ...

Driver in Aug. 23 Head-On That Killed A Dade County Man Has Been Identified As Matthew Allen Pickens, 44, of Calhoun. He Is Facing Homicide by Vehicle, Among Several Other Charges

CALHOUN, Ga. — The driver accused of causing a head-on crash that killed a Dade County man on August 23 has been identified as Matthew Allen Pickens, 44, of 324 Cherokee Drive, Calhoun, and is now in the Gordon County Jail. Authorities said Pickens was ...
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Debating Dade’s Proposed Election Building

Trenton, GA- Where did all the local keyboard warriors go?    It was one of the few questions that went unasked or answered during Tuesday's specially called public hearing by Dade County's Board of Commissioners, solely focused on the proposed construction of a new elections building. The topic of ...

Dade County Board of Commissioners to Hold Public Meeting on Elections Building

Dade County Board of Commissioners to Hold Public Meeting on Elections Building TRENTON, Ga. — The Dade County Board of Commissioners will hold a public meeting to discuss a proposed Elections Building that would house elections administration, voter services, and secure storage for voting equipment. Tuesday, ...
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