🌱 How two new sales tax votes could reshape Trenton’s roads and taxes

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• How two new sales tax votes could reshape Trenton’s roads and taxes

Today's riddle: What is the astronaut’s favorite meal? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 72 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 71.
• Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Dade Commissioners Move FLOST, TSPLOST Questions Toward November Ballot (dadecountysentinel.com) — Dade County leaders are advancing two sales tax questions for the November 2026 ballot that could affect property taxes and road funding in both the county and the City of Trenton. Commissioners also approved a new EMS contract starting in 2027, discussed bridge and road projects, received updates on the Trenton-Dade Animal Center, and highlighted upcoming recreation, library, and planning opportunities for residents.
   

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📸 Around Trenton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Trenton

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Monday July 27

• Dade County School Board Meeting →
  Dade County Board of Education, 52 Tradition Ln, Trenton
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday July 20

• DC Marching Band Camp
  Dade County Trenton, GA 30752
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday July 14

• New gym & Football field - Cady Photography
  Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  9:00 am
• New gym - Volleyball practice
  Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  9:30 am
• Weight room - Volleyball
  Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  12:00 pm

Thursday July 16

• FOPD training
  Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

Friday July 17

• Old gym - Colorguard
  Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  1:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• Friday Night Magic →
  Myth & Fable: Comics and Cosplay, 804 Chickamauga Ave, Rossville
  6:00 pm

Monday July 20

• Old gym - Dance (9am to 12pm)
  Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
• Weight room - Softball/volleyball
  Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  12:00 pm

Thursday July 30

• Back-to-School Nature Quest →
  Lula Lake Land Trust, 5000 Lula Lake Rd, Lookout Mountain
  9:30 am

Friday August 21

• Ridgeland at Gordon Lee →
  Gordon Lee High School, 105 Lee Cir, Chickamauga
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Food City posted a job opening for Cashier - Student in Trenton. Apply here.
• Shaw Industries Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Entry Level Manufacturing | 12-Hrs Rotating Nights in Chickamauga. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Trenton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lookout Mountain

• Trion veteran, family survive after massive tree falls on home on July 4th night (local3news.com)
• Rock City Launches Barns2Birdhouses art trail (newschannel9.com)

Chickamauga

• Honoring a local Gold Star Mother and her son's ultimate sacrifice (wdef.com)
• Bo Rhudy picked in seventh round by Phillies in 2026 MLB Draft (on3.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Launch (Thank you Lee S. for sending it in!)
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