Local resident receives degree from University of Tennessee Martin A Gadsden County resident was among students who received degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin during spring commencement ceremonies held May 4, 2024, on the University of Tennessee Martin campus in Martin, Tennessee. Some 600 students participated in University of Tennessee at Martin’s spring…
Chipola FoundationScholarships nowavailable online The Chipola Foundation scholarship application process has changed to an all online process for the Fall 2024 semester and the scholarship list and application links are now available on the Chipola College Foundation webpage. The Chipola College Foundation scholarship list for the 2024-2025 school year is now available. The scholarship list…
Did you know unintentional injury is a leading cause of death among children and adolescents in America with firearms being the leading injury method? Tragically the incidents occur from children having easy access to guns that are not securely locked up and out of their reach. Safety courses provide special training that can help teach…
Twenty students graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program at Chattahoochee Elementary School last week. Deputy Jamica Barfield, the school’s resource officer who taught the course, oversaw the graduation ceremony Friday, February 9. After more than a decade hiatus, Chattahoochee Elementary was the first school in the district to relaunch the program in December…
This month makes one year I’ve been the editor. I took on this role unexpectedly, with one day of training, so the last 12 months have been filled with trial and error…a lot of errors. While in this role, I’ve been taking notes each month about what I can do to improve the paper. One…
The Flock Safety Program has come to Quincy. No, it has nothing to do with birds. The program consists of cameras watching traffic coming in and out of Quincy. This is one of the latest tools Quincy Police Department is using to help them keep the crime rate low. Last year, Quincy purchased six new…
In an age where America’s political divide is increasingly mirrored in the media consumption habits of its citizens, the local media landscape offers a glimpse of hope. National news outlets, often seen through a partisan lens, contrast with the more trusted local media. A survey conducted by PRFire.com, involving 3,000 participants, reveals a complex yet…
A few weeks ago I interviewed the executive director at the Sanctuary Mission, a place where broken lives are restored. For some, it’s a place of last resort. Many come from weeks or months of living on the street. Most suffer from various addictions. The director, Joe, went there years ago for restoration. I wrote…
When I was a little girl one of my favorite things was to sit in my grandfather’s lap while he read a book to me. The first time he read The Big Red Apple to me was very special and I fell in love with the story so much he ended up reading it to…
To the editor, The delayed federal farm bill should include increased public funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. It has the potential to dramatically reduce the suffering we inflict on animals, as well as our greenhouse-gas emissions and pandemic risk….
