The Pirates more than earned their golden win last Friday night as they guarded the shipyard with hungry determination to dominate their rivals. The football game was action packed with surprise strategic plays that left the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks swimming in confusion. Head Coach Bill Thomas and his team had the best game…
Gadsden County High School roared to life as students, faculty, and the entire community embraced the spirit of adventure during this year’s homecoming. Under the “Survivor: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast!” participants came together to create a memorable and competitive celebration. During the first day of spirit week, students, faculty and staff were donned in pink, dazzling…
Get ready to snap your fingers. This weekend will be your final chance to experience Quincy Music Theatre’s presentation of The Addams Family, a new musical comedy, during the new season. Directed by Joe Svisco, the show is based on the gothic band of cartoon-strip characters created by Charles Addams for newsprint in The New…
Inmates at Gadsden County Jail received a special visit from Florida State University’s Director of Football Relations Corey Fuller on Wednesday, September 6. Fuller is a Tallahassee native, and played defensive back for the Seminoles from 1990-1994, including their first National Championship season in 1993. Fuller was also a second-round NFL draft pick for the…
The senior banners arrived just in time for the Pirates first official football game of the season. Each senior athlete hung their banner on the fencing at the end of the field for display before heading to the locker room to suit up for the game. The September 1 game against the Arnold Marlins was…
As the sun rose on Wednesday, Aug 16. Robert F. Munroe Day School was a scene of excitement and wonder. Parked outside of the school were law enforcement service vehicles displaying their lights, as well as fire truck–one of them neon yellow. The flashing light created a kaleidoscope of colors that let small children in…
Last Friday night he Sneads Pirates and the Marianna Bulldogs battled out four tough quarters of a well-matched game that had fans on their toes with anticipation. The first quarter went by with no scores from either team. About a minute and thirty seconds into the second quarter Bulldogs Amari Clemons (#4) ran in the…
Despite all the rumbling nowadays about America losing its work ethic, there is evidence right here in Gadsden County, that that work ethic is still going strong–at least by one man. Ninety-five-year-old Rex E. Padgett of Padgett’s Jewelers, 21 E. Jefferson Street in Quincy, still goes to work every day. Mr. Padgett established his business…
Students across Gadsden County enthusiastically returned to their classrooms last week, as Tuesday, Aug. 10 marked the beginning of the new academic year. Administrators, teachers and staff eagerly greeted them and welcomed them back. See more photos from the first day back inside.
Hundreds of children and their family members filled the Old Havana Northside High School Cafeteria on Sunday for the 12th annual Back to School Community Resource Fair. The event was hosted by One Gadsden Foundation, Inc. in partnership with the MLK Foundation of Florida, and the Havana Development Corporation, and Gadsden County Commissioner Eric Hinson….
