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D.A.R.E is back! – Chattahoochee Elementary School students are the district’s first D.A.R.E. graduates in nearly a decade
The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office relaunched Its Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program this school year. Eight Chattahoochee Elementary School fifth graders graduated from the program on Friday, December 16. Those students are Jor’Dyn Travis, Skylor Streeter, Kamiley Rozier, Zamiah Pyles, Kloee Murray Farrah Moon, Ahraya Gibson, and Zaydiin Carter. After the graduation ceremony, the…
Representative Gallop Franklin receives committee assignments
Newly elected Rep. Gallop Franklin (D-Tallahassee) recently received his first committee assignments. Franklin was assigned to the Education & Employment Committee, Education Quality Subcommittee, Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee,Health Care Regulation Subcommittee, and Select Committee on Hurricane Resiliency & Recovery. “As a newly elected House Representative, I am pleased to be assigned…
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Retired Gadsden County High School teacher promotes his books in Tallahassee
A former Gadsden County High School teacher was available Saturday, December 10 at a Tallahassee bookstore to sign copies of two books he wrote. Author John Nogowski was seated upstairs at the Midtown Reader, a local business on Thomasville Road in the Midtown area, for an hour starting at 3:30 p.m. to promote updated editions…
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Never Forgotten – American Legion members honor deceased veterans at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Members of American Legion Post 51, the Chattahoochee Rotary, and Gadsden County Commissioner, District 3 Kimblin NeSmith gathered at Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Monday morning, November 7, to honor the memory of the many United States military veterans buried there. The veterans of Post 51 stood at attention and saluted as the American flag was…
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Chattahoochee celebrates Independence Day at the river
Monday, July 4 saw a large and festive crowd gathered at River Landing Park in Chattahoochee to celebrate Independence Day with live music, food, and fireworks. A stage was set up in the park, with food and craft vendors nearby. For the kids, BJ’s Party Factory set up a large inflatable water slide and bounce…
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Pop Up Market spotlights local entrepreneurship and artistry
Local artists and entrepreneurs were given the opportunity to offer their creations to the public at the Summer Pop Up Market on Saturday, June 25. The event was hosted by Chattahoochee Main Street at their office in downtown Chattahoochee, where tables were set up in a cool indoor environment away from the midday heat. Shoppers…
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Drugs bring death to Gadsden County
Mass overdose in Gadsden County leaves at least 5 dead, sheriff’s office to look through past cases and determine if fentanyl is to blame for other deaths More than 15 people overdosed on illegal drugs in Gadsden County during this last holiday weekend. At least five people died, and several were hospitalized after going into…
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Victory Bridge Dedication Centennial Celebration announced
Chattahoochee Main Street has announced that it will be hosting an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the historic Victory Bridge. In use for over 70 years, Victory Bridge was a drawbridge which spanned the Apalachicola River. It was named in commemoration of the Allied victory in World War I. The…
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Chattahoochee DUI case ends with guilt verdict
On December 11, 2020, Alvin Palm and an unidentified victim were involved in a car crash. An officer with the Chattahoochee Police Department was dispatched to the scene of the crash after the victim called 911, and upon the officer’s arrival, they noted observations that led them to believe that Palm was under the influence…