The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office responded to Evan’s Quality Grocery Meats and Deli shortly after midnight on Wednesday Nov. 15 in reference to a shooting. The store, located at 6688 Florida-Georgia Hwy. in Havana, also houses an adult arcade. When deputies arrived they found one victim suffering from gunshot wounds and one victim deceased, a…
Hundreds of families received an early Thanksgiving blessing in Havana last week. Cars were lined up for miles–past Dollar General on the south end of town–as Tyrone Davis, owner of Direct Auto Exchange car dealership in Tallahassee, gave out 400 Thanksgiving dinners to families in need through his community outreach initiative. “Ham or turkey?” Davis,…
A Quincy man is dead after a single car crash last week. According to a press release, Florida Highway Patrol responded to a traffic crash involving a single vehicle with a single occupant on Old Federal Road in Gadsden County on Friday, November 17 around 11 p.m. The sedan was traveling south on Old Federal…
Rattlesnake tastes like chicken. At least that was the general consensus at this year’s Across the Track Hunting Club’s annual Wild Game Cookout. This year the cookout was held in a field on Kelly Farm Road on Saturday, November 11. Many pulled up to the event, held each fall, laughing and smiling, carrying coolers and…
Looking for fun over the holidays, or on any weekend? Every Saturday, the Gadsden Arts Center & Museum offers hours of family fun, admission-free for families! Start in our ArtZone and let your creativity take over! This walk-in studio has new activities every month based on current exhibitions that include painting, collage, printmaking, and more….
Mental health issues and substance abuse is a well known issue that’s not unique to Gadsden County. However, Gadsden County Sheriff Morris A. Young has been a longtime advocate for mental health. On Thursday, November 16, 2023, Sheriff Young was honored for his contributions to regional mental healthcare by receiving the Apalachee Mental Health Champion…
Getting ready for the holidays can be hectic but ordering gifts for loved ones online can help save time from traffic jams and long stressful checkout lines unless a porch bandit hits your home. Have you recently had packages stolen from your front porch? Amid a delightful season filled with love, giving, and happiness, some…
Fans and alumni from both Florida A&M University and Bethune-Cookman University flocked to the city of Orlando this past weekend for the annual neutral-site matchup of bitter in-state rivals on the gridiron, in the Florida Blue Florida Classic at Camping World Stadium. With an average of 60,000 spectators per game, the Florida Classic has now…
The Sneads Pirates traveled back home from Blountstown with an unwanted loss last Friday night that abruptly brought their 2023 season to an end. It is official the Blountstown Tigers will advance to the next playoff game in hopes of being this year’s state champs. The score was not quite what the Sneads and Blountstown…
To the editor, The delayed federal farm bill should include increased public funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. It has the potential to dramatically reduce the suffering we inflict on animals, as well as our greenhouse-gas emissions and pandemic risk….
