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Mark Pettus is Publisher of The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel. He can be reached at mark.pettus@prioritynews.net
Advertisement: Town of Sneads accepting applications for Town Manager position
The Town of Sneads (pop. 1,850) is accepting applications for the Town Manager position. There are five town council members elected at-large. Total budget of $4,102,837, with 25 full-time employees. Appointed management official is responsible for the overall operation of the town. Town provides water, sewer, sanitation, police, fire, road and right-of-way maintenance. Applicant must…
Advertisement: RFP for Town Attorney Services
The Town of Sneads seeks proposals for Town Attorney services from interested municipal attorneys and law firms. The Town anticipates that submitted proposals will identify a Town Attorney who is primarily responsible for legal services to the Town and will be appointed Town Attorney by the Town Council under the Town Charter. The successful respondent(s)…
Advertisement: Surplus Property Sale – Invitation to Bid
The Town of Sneads, Florida will receive sealed bids for the sale of surplus property from now until 12 noon (Central Daylight Time), Friday, July 10, 2020. Bid forms and viewing of the property are available at Sneads City Hall, 2028 Third Avenue from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. All property is…
Advertisement: Job openings in Town of Sneads maintenance department
The Town of Sneads has two positions open in the Maintenance Department. Primary duties will include, but are not limited to, maintenance of water lines, sewer lines, vehicles and equipment, as well as meter reading, meter change-outs, lawn mowing and weed eating, supervising inmates, etc. A requirement would be the ability to work with heavy…
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Vengeance Valley, Chattahoochee 1951
Vengeance Vally was showing in 1951 when a photographer photographed downtown Chattachoochee, including the theater where the movie title and its star, Burt Lancaster, were emblazoned across the marquee. The western film was based on a novel by Luke Short and also stars Robert Walker, Joanne Dru, John Ireland and Sally Forest in a classic…
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Man Bites Dog
In the newspaper business, reporters and columnists write stories. Editors write headlines. (Publishers write checks). At magazines, the work flow is similar. Even though magazine writers are sometimes called “contributing editors,” the headlines are still written by a real editor – a person responsible for editing what other people write. In the television news business,…