Chattahoochee Main Street recently announced that its popular Final Friday downtown concert series is scheduled to return the last Friday in April and will continue through October. The live music shows have been on hiatus for several months. In addition to performances by acclaimed local and regional acts of a variety of musical genres, Final…
Gadsden County’s Disaster Recovery Center – opened in the wake of Hurricane Michael – will close tomorrow, Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this past Wednesday. Located inside the old Gretna Elementary School building, 706 MLK Jr. Boulevard, Gretna, the joint FEMA and Florida Division of Emergency Management-run center’s final day of operation is this Friday,…
Authorities say a former Florida State Hospital correctional officer, along with his cousin, stole more than $100,000 from a Liberty County trucking company in an alleged fraud spanning some three years. Earlier this month, agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Liberty County Sheriff’s Office arrested 48-year-old Glenn Terrell Holland of Hosford and…
Following a report from Town Manager Lynda Bell, Sneads Town Council members authorized her to proceed with drawing up a new contract with the Jackson County School District concerning maintenance of recreation areas, including Adam Tucker Park. “It’s not a fair agreement,” Bell said. “I feel like we are getting pushed around, and it’s about…
At its regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday night, the Sneads Town Council announced that it plans to adopt a golf cart ordinance that would allow usage of the vehicles on city streets where the speed limit is 30 mph or less. The council noted the ordinance would not apply to All Terrain Vehicles, i.e….
Sneads town manager Lynda Bell came under fire from the audience at this past Tuesday night’s town council meeting for her recent announcement that she is entering the race for District 7 state representative. During public comments at the end of the meeting Tuesday, Sneads resident Irving Ranew questioned the council about Bell’s ability to…
Following a four-month search, the Sneads Town Council hired a new town attorney this past Tuesday night at the council’s regular monthly meeting. The council voted 5-0 Tuesday to hire Tallahassee lawyer John Reid to fill the vacant town attorney position. Reid replaces former Sneads town attorney Guy Green, who was fired abruptly in October…
New Year’s resolutions do not always go according to plan. Studies indicate that by the second week of February, about four out of five resolutions fail. Quitting smoking is no different. For many smokers, it can take several attempts to quit for good. The Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida program wants you to…
