The West Gadsden Historical Society hosted its annual meeting and Wash Pot Chicken Pilau fundraiser event on Saturday, January 21, which also included a silent auction, and the unveiling of a newly installed Florida historical marker for the Greensboro Railway Depot. The event was held onsite at the Greensboro Railway Depot, located at 115 Duffel…
The week of January 16-22 is designated World Kiwanis Week, which celebrates an international volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and disabled adults. In recognition of World Kiwanis Week, and the commitment of the people involved, the Gadsden County Times reached out to the Greensboro Kiwanis Club, currently the only active…
The Greensboro town council met on Monday, December 12 at 7 p.m. at Gardner Hall for the final monthly meeting of the year. Following the approval of the minutes for the November monthly meeting and the paying of the town bills, the council briefly touched upon two recurring issues that have come up in recent…
Since 2006, the Greensboro First Baptist Church has hosted an event where they sell homemade quilts to the public. The quilts are handmade by a group of local ladies who attend the church – a group who go by the name ‘Piecemakers’. The organization consists of eight people, Genera Shepard, Janet Kever, Patsy Willis, Shirley…
The Kiwanis Club of Greensboro will be hosting the annual fireworks show in Greensboro. This will be the 45th year that the club has hosted fireworks for the Greensboro community – and while the event took a bit of a break in 2020, the show is back in full swing. The Greensboro fireworks show will…
Town and city councils in the municipalities of Havana, Quincy, Gretna, Chattahoochee, and Greensboro all had council seats open for re-election for the elected officials holding those positions. In Quincy, the council seat for District 2 (currently held by Angela Grant Sapp) is being challenged by Devonta Knight and Derrick Elias. The council seat for…
Teaching is something that Gadsden County educator Sonja Wilson-Lewis was always supposed to do – she just didn’t realize it until later in life. As a high schooler in Gadsden County, the local Wilson-Lewis said she and her classmates took career aptitude tests that would help them determine a future career. Hers said she would…
“It’s a southern thing,” said Jane W. Clark, with the West Gadsden Historical Society, of chicken pilau. Pronounced “per-low” (although most Gadsden County residents will be familiar with the food and its pronunciation), the chicken-and-rice dish is native to the Asia and Middle Eastern parts of the world, but has long-reaching roots in the Southern…
Steve and Sarah “Harley” Bolinder have quite a unique story and it leads straight to the heart of Gadsden County. Steve and Sarah’s journey together started in 2005 when they were married and later led to following a shared dream. Steve was a barber and Sarah was an attorney. As several years passed by, the…
Last week, Gadsden County commissioners approved an interlocal fire and rescue service agreement with the Town of Greensboro. In November, the Town of Greensboro and a separate volunteer-created agency, consisting of the town’s former firefighters, both asked to be awarded the contract. In April, the firefighters split from the town, after the firefighters accused the…
