December 22, 2022 – The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel

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D.A.R.E is back! – Chattahoochee Elementary School students are the district’s first D.A.R.E. graduates in nearly a decade

The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office relaunched Its Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program this school year. Eight Chattahoochee Elementary School fifth graders graduated from the program on Friday, December 16. Those students are Jor’Dyn Travis, Skylor Streeter, Kamiley Rozier, Zamiah Pyles, Kloee Murray Farrah Moon, Ahraya Gibson, and Zaydiin Carter. After the graduation ceremony, the…

School district, communities undecided between Sneads or Grand Ridge location

A special workshop was held at the Sneads Assembly of God fellowship hall on Tuesday, December 13 at 5 p.m., to discuss the possible location of a new school that would cover East Jackson County students from Kindergarten through 8th grade. The new school was initially proposed to be located in the Four Points area…

Trulieve mass layoff leads to class action lawsuit

Trulieve recently laid off part of its workforce in Gadsden County. Officials for the North Florida-based cannabis company have yet to reveal how many employees were laid off, or for how long the layoffs will continue. Trulieve became the largest employer in Gadsden County after opening its local facilities in 2018, with reportedly 8,000 employees…

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Soul Santa makes a stop in Midway

Soul Santa made his way through Midway on Sunday evening. The city’s annual Soul Santa Parade began at 5 p.m. on December 18 at Ochlockonee Point Apartments and then traveled to East Brickyard Road, Hilltop Drive, Forest Drive, Palmer Road, and Rustling Pines Boulevard, before making a final stop at the Eugene Lamb Recreation Center….

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Festive cheer blooms with December Yards Of The Month

It’s December, and the Havana Garden Club has selected two local lawns to be the final Yards of the Month for the 2022 year. Havana residents and business owners have been hard at work, resisting cool temperatures and keeping a festive spirit of gardening and decorating around their homes. Each month, the Havana Garden Club…

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Shop With A Cop brings Christmas cheer to local children

Gadsden County Strike Team and Beyond Before Community Development Corporation partnered with local law enforcement officers to host the third annual Shop with a Cop event on Sunday, December 18. This year’s event was the biggest one yet. It began with a hot breakfast provided by St. James Episcopal Church. The church not only fed…

Obituaries – Cathrin Jeannette Howell – February 15, 1939 / December 18, 2022

Cathrin Jeannette Howell, 83, of Sneads, Florida, passed away peacefully at Marianna Health and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, December 18, 2022. She was born in Grand Ridge, Florida, on February 15, 1939, to Walter Wesley Edenfield and Matoaka Stanley Edenfield. She was a graduate of Grand Ridge High School, Class of 1957. Jeannette retired after…

4 Things to remember to do during a freeze

Winter has finally made an appearance in North Florida! When it gets this chilly outside, there are a number of actions to take in order to keep your family, friends, pets, and plants safe. Here are four of them. Bring your pets inside These cool temperatures are harmful to people and animals alike if not…

Guest Column – Economic Equilibrium is the goal

Economic Equilibrium is the goal, but how do we get there? We (the legislature) passed a bill addressing the property insurance market because the market needs correction. Florida consumers are experiencing non-renewals and insurance premium hikes because of natural disasters, litigation, and insurance companies going out of business or deciding to no longer do business…

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