The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office Youth Services Division visited Creative Learning Academy during Community Helpers Week. Captain Anglie Holmes and Deputy Stacy Youmans shared gun safety and stranger danger information with the kids in a very fun and interactive way. Special to The Herald – mail@prioritynews.net
James A. Shanks Middle School students recently had an opportunity to win cash from Gadsden County’s Superintendent of Schools. Superintendent Elijah Key joined Principal Dr. Kisha Jarrett, DJ Demp, students, and more to celebrate academic success at Shanks Middle School. The superintendent said the students are constantly striving for excellence in academics and behavior. Since…
Talquin Electric Cooperative selected twenty-four high school juniors from Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla Counties to participate in the Talquin Youth Tour in February. Each student who participated in the Youth Tour received a scholarship for college or post-secondary education and a visit to Florida’s state capitol for a two-day, overnight conference. Students were selected…
Something new may be coming to Chattahoochee…but it depends on the feedback that Chattahoochee Main Street receives from members of the community. In late February, the Main Street organization took to social media, asking members of the community to pitch in their thoughts and interest when it came to the concept of a community garden….
In an electric atmosphere, 635 youth wrestlers from every pocket of Florida gathered near Orlando to battle for the chance to be named an IOF State Champion. Twenty-one of those wrestlers traveled from Tallahassee, competing for Grappling House Wrestling club, a local K-12 team that operates out of Titus Sports Academy. In the end, one…
Mother Tanya Scheff, the Rector at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Quincy, made a seven day pilgrimage to Israel in January of this year. “This trip was actually a gift from our bishop.” Scheff explained. “The Episcopal Diocese of Florida paid for new clergy to make this trip. Any new clergy person in our diocese…
Gadsden County kicked off its Black History Month celebration on Sunday evening with a movie night at Tanyard Creek Preservation Park. The movie of choice was Wakanda Forever. It was a free event for all ages, hosted by the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Quincy Commission. Charles Hayes, one of…
The Girl Scouts of Havana gathered downtown last Saturday for a sale of their classic cookies. Boxes of caramel Somoas, peanut buttery Do-si-Dos, crisp Thin Mints, and chocolate-drenched Tagalongs were sold to the Havana residents who stopped in to support the local troop. Led by Dorothy Roberts, the troop operates out of a home base…
Last week Colonel Robert Barkley spoke to a group of Gadsden High Students about the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office Substance Abuse and the Mental Health Grant programs. The programs are in conjunction with the Mental Health and Substance Abuse state initiative led by Casey DeSantis’(Governor’s wife). Also on the panel were Gadsden County School Board…
Bear Creek Educational Forest hosted its 2023 Arbor Day celebration on Saturday, January 21 with a 5k trail run and tree giveaway. Registration for the run began at 7:30 a.m. and the race itself began at 9 a.m., with over 30 registered participants. Runners covered 3.12 miles of trails located in Bear Creek, which is…
