Ider, Alabama has been awarded $225,000 in funds by Governor Kay Ivey from the Community Development Block Grant to assist in developing new jobs as well as maintaining the present employment there.  IMAGE CREDIT: ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS via their website. Governor Ivey had the following to say regarding the giving of… Read more: IDER AWARDED $225,000 IN FUNDS FROM GOVERNOR IVEY

Due to due and windy conditions the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau has issued a NO BURN BAN for the entire Hamilton County area for Thursday, April 3, 2025. SCREENSHOT/IMAGE CREDIT: CHATTANOOGA-HAMILTON COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BUREAU via their Facebook Page.

LET’S PLAY BALL! It’s a Double Header kind of day today, for Valley Head Tigers Baseball Team as they will face off against the Ider Hornets Baseball Team in an away game at Ider. The 1st game will start at 4:30 p.m. (Central). PHOTO CREDIT: VALLEY HEAD HIGH SCHOOL per their Facebook Page.

RECALL – Honda has recalled their Accessory Heaters for their Utility Terrain Vehicles otherwise known as Side-by-Sides, as a result of the possibility of hazards of fire and burns. The recalled item has the potential to overheat, ignite, and poses a fire and burn risk. According to the flier issued by the US Consumer Product… Read more: RECALL – ON HONDA ACCESSORY HEATERS FOR SIDE-BY-SIDES.

The North Georgia Worship Center will be hosting their Free Food Friday, this Friday, April 4, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern) or until they run out of food/supplies. They have stated everyone should arrive no earlier than 12 p.m. as there is plenty of food, and they will not begin before the… Read more: FREE FOOD FRIDAY THIS FRIDAY AT THE NORTH GEORGIA WORSHIP CENTER.

Congratulations are in order for the Trenton Telephone Company who according to RESOLUTION R-18-25, placed the winning bid of $100,000.00 on the Public Defenders Building located at 129 Case Avenue, Trenton, GA 30752. The information regarding this bidding/purchase will be discussed during the Dade County Board of Commissioner Workshop tomorrow, evening, April 3, 2025. According… Read more: TRENTON TELEPHONE COMPANY PLACED WINNING BID ON PUBLIC DEFENDERS BUILDING.

Per the agenda for Dade County Board of Commissioner Workshop tomorrow, April 3, 2025 at 6 p.m. there are 4 resolutions/prolamations to be heard and approved for Dade County. The four proclamations range in topics with the first, covering child abuse prevention, the second, covering organ donation, the third, covering National Arbor Day, and the fourth… Read more: RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS TO BE HEARD AND APPROVED DURING THE DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORKSHOP.

The 1st Thursday of this new month falls tomorrow, which means that tomorrow, April 3, 2025, the Dade County Commission will have their monthly Board of Commissioner Workshop followed by their monthly regular Board of Commissioner Meeting. The workshop begins at 6.p.m., with the meeting immediately following at 7 p.m. Both the workshop and the… Read more: DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONER WORKSHOP & DADE COUNTY BOARD COMMISSIONER REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING AGENDAS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025.

The Wildwood Health Institute is hosting a free Dinner With a Doctor Event tonight at their Wildwood Better Living Center. Their guest speak will be Dr. Aysha Inankur, an Endocrinologist. Please come out and enjoy and free and filling meal all while gleaning knowledge from an endocrinology expert as she shares her acumen on endocrinology… Read more: FREE EVENT – HOSTED BY THE WILDWOOD HEALTH INSTITUTE; DINNER WITH A DOCTOR, TONIGHT, APRIL 2, 2025.

A serious vehicle accident near the 5800 block of Ringgold in East Ridge, caused sinificant damage to a large propane tank. Emergency personnel have indicated that they can not emphasize how serious this matter is, as they continually keep the propane tank saturated with water from a nearby hydrant while other crews continue to secure… Read more: EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WORKING A SERIOUS HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN EAST RIDGE DUE TO VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Due to windy conditions the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau has issued a NO BURN BAN for the entire Hamilton County area for Wednesday, April 2, 2025. PHOTO/SCREEN SHOT CREDIT: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau via their website.

COURSE: For Hamilton County Departments ONLY ORIENTATION: April 14, 2025; 6 p.m. (Eastern) ORIENTATION LOCATION: Chattanooga Fire & Police Training Center; 3200 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37406 **Classes will be every Monday & Wednesday, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Eastern). There will be a few Saturdays required for skill days! Those taking the course… Read more: THE HAMILTON COUNTY FIRE TRAINING DIVISION TO HOST 64-HOUR BASIC FIREFIGHTER SKILLS COURSE AND A 16-HOUR LIVE BURN COURSE.

A fire that began in the kitchen of a residence in the 2100 block of Crescent Club Drive in Hixson last night, April 1, 2025, around 9:05 p.m., was reported which allowed Blue Shift companies to dispatch to the to residential fire. A secondary alarm was sounded to inform of the possibility of entrapment in… Read more: TUESDAY NIGHT FIRE DAMAGES HIXSON HOME

REQUIREMENTS: AGE: Must be 18 or older; CITY: You no longer have to have residency in in the city to work for the fire department; YOU CAN SKIP THE WRITTEN TEST – if you have an EMT License + an Associate’s Degree or a Higher Degree. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND SERIOUS APPLY TODAY AT… Read more: INTERESTED IN A CAREER AS A FIREFIGHTER? COME JOIN THE CHATTANOOGA FIRE DEPARTMENT!

The oral rabies vaccines (ORVs) will be dispersed via aircraft over Dade County and its encompassing northwest Georgia regions between April 7th through April 15th. The ORV baits will be dispersed via Helicopter and fixed wing aircraft, and number over half million in baits holding RABORAL V-RG over almost 3,000 square miles in northwest Georgia.… Read more: THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) TO DROP ORAL RABIES VACCINE THROUGHOUT DADE AND THE ENCOMPASSING NORTHWEST GEORGIA FROM APRIL 7TH THROUGH APRIL 15TH.

WHAT: Dade County, Tri-State Food Pantry Inc., Distribution WHEN: Friday, April 4, 2025; from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Easter) WHERE: 2026 HWY 136, Trenton, GA Qualifications for the Pantry: You must be a resident of Dade County, GA. Income limits per household size and household income. SCREENSHOT VIA: Dade County Tri-State Food Panty, Inc.’s… Read more: DADE COUNTY, TRI-STATE FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION THIS FRIDAY!

Last year’s MINGLE ON THE SQUARE was such a success that it’s back again this year. The Grand Opening of MINGLE ON THE SQUARE for the season will officially taking place on April 26, 2025 and will be hosted by the Lula Lake Farmers Market. You will find a variety of vendors with an array… Read more: MINGLE ON THE SQUARE TO BEGIN ITS 2ND YEAR IN DADE!

Today, the Lookout Valley Middle High School took a trip, visiting the Volunteers and Ole’ Smokey in Knoxville, TN. IMAGES PROVIDED VIA: Lookout Valley Middle High School’s Facebook Page

Smith Road is reported as being closed, in between the areas of Highway 58 and Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, on Wednesday, April 2nd, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for maintenance as a storm pipe is replaced per the Hamilton County Highway Department. Travelers driving this route may want to leave earlier to ensure that they arrive… Read more: ROAD CLOSURE!