The Sneads Town Council met on February 14 for the monthly town meeting at city hall. Following the approval of last month’s minutes and the paying of the town bills, Chief of Police Mike Miller was invited to recognize two members of the Sneads Police Department for their actions in separate shooting incidents. Sergeant Brett…
Many Sneads residents are outraged after the Jackson County School Board moves forward with construction of a new school in Grand Ridge, where students at Sneads Elementary will eventually be relocated to. There were three options for the location of the school – Grand Ridge, the Four Points area of Sneads, and where Sneads Elementary…
The Jackson County School Board is moving forward with plans to close Sneads Elementary School and build a new Kindergarten-8th grade school in Grand Ridge School. Many citizens who don’t want their community school closed attended the January 12 school board workshop to voice their concerns. The new school was initially proposed to be in…
The Sneads Town Council held its first monthly meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, January 10 at the town hall. Council member George Alexander, Council President Mike Weeks, and Town Attorney Daniel Cox were absent from the meeting due to illness. The meeting began at 6 p.m., and following the approval of the minutes from the…
A traffic stop conducted by officers with the Sneads Police Department recently led to the arrest of two individuals on charges related to drug possession. According to the report issued by the department, on Monday, January 9, officers with the Sneads Police Department conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Eugenia Street and Third…
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…
After being closed for seven months, Buddy’s Fruit Stand has opened for business again. Before the fruit stand took a brief closure earlier this year, owner Wanda Crawford was diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a rare form of cancer. This diagnosis required her to close the stand while she received treatment at Shands Hospital and…
Last week, the Sneads Pirates brought home a win of 72-42 over the Freeport Bulldogs. It’s not unusual to see the Sneads Pirates football team winning and listed as one of the top Florida teams in Regional Playoffs but this year they topped that normalcy with a perfect 10-0 first season. The Pirates may have…
In an effort to reward and retain talent within the Sneads Police Department, local officers will receive a substantial salary increase. “We love our police department, and we want to keep our police department,” explained Lee Garner, Sneads’ town manager. Given that Sneads’ salaries often cannot compete with the salaries offered by other departments, the…
