Divided council approves Final Fridays beer sales
3-2 vote allows beer sales at Final Fridays Despite heated objections from members of the audience, as well as Mayor Christopher Moultry, the Chattahoochee city council voted 3-2 to allow beer sales at the city-sponsored Chattahoochee Main Street “Final Fridays” events this year. Final Fridays public gatherings are held at the last Friday of the…
Chattahoochee pursuing $2.1 million for downtown redevelopment
The Chattahoochee City Council voted unanimously this past Tuesday to hire a company to help it secure some $2 million through the federal “New Market Tax Credit” program. Council members also gave the nod to plans, explained by city manager Robert Presnell, to use the $2 million to improve the Chattahoochee RV Park and revitalize…
Florida State Hospital employees press legislators for hazard pay, risk benefits
Asserting the risks their jobs entail, Florida State Hospital and Sunland employees traveled to Tallahassee this past week to lobby state legislators for hazard pay and additional protections as provided for in a proposed bill currently being mulled over in the state house of representatives. If passed, House Bill 803 would reclassify 1,800 workers at…
Chattahoochee electric customers complain of higher bills since “storm recovery fee” implemented
There was a public uproar in Chattahoochee this past week over the city’s newly-imposed “storm recovery fee,” tacked on to city electric bills to help pay for Hurricane Michael cleanup, according to city officials. At a Chattahoochee City Council meeting earlier this month, multiple residential customers of city-owned electric utility complained of oppressively higher electric…
Sneads council welcomes new town attorney
Sneads town council members welcomed their new attorney at the regular meeting for March, held this past Tuesday night. She is Josefina “Josie” M. Tamayo of the John Reid law firm in Tallahassee. She was hired at $125 per hour, with a retainer fee of $1,250, according to the 5-0 council vote in February….
Deputies say Chattahoochee man, accomplices targeted livestock in drive-by shooting
A Chattahoochee man and two alleged accomplices were arrested this past Tuesday after authorities say the trio perpetrated a “drive-by shooting” against local livestock. Trayvontaye Cheesmon, 19 of Chattahoochee; and Bay County residents Antonio Roulhac, 20, and Travion Turrell, 21, are being held at the Gadsden County Jail on a bevy of charges, including weapon…
Three Chattahoochee City Charter changes added to April 30 ballot
The Chattahoochee City Council voted 3-2 this past week to add a controversial measure to the ballot in the April 30 election that, if passed, would extend the term of city council members and change the frequency of municipal elections. The provision will let voters decide whether to change the Chattahoochee City Charter to extend…
Elderly man accused of beating girlfriend found dead in house fire
An elderly Quincy man was found dead among the ruins of a devastating house fire this past Monday – exactly one week after authorities say he brutally assaulted his girlfriend, landing him behind bars and sending his girlfriend to the intensive care unit. Around 1:50 a.m. this past Monday, deputies with the Gadsden County Sheriff’s…