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…
“Gadsden County needs more packed weekends,” said Jane W. Clark, President of the West Gadsden Historical Society – the organization that hosted Greensboro’s annual Christmas Bazaar. Clark was referring to the fact that the weekend the bazaar was held, both Quincy and Chattahoochee also held community-wide Christmas festivities – something that Clark only saw as…
It’s that time of year again where shoppers flock to find a unique gift to share with their loved one on Christmas morning, and the West Gadsden Historical Society believes they may have a solution for the gift-buying difficulty that almost everyone meets during the holidays. The historical society will host its holiday bazaar on…
During the virtual graduation ceremony on April 30, the Class of 2021 at Tallahassee Community College had more than 3,000 students graduating. Of those thousands of students, over 100 were from Gadsden County. Congratulations to the Gadsden County graduates! Quincy graduates: Jennifer Avalos, Azucena Cantero, Rubi Nayelee Castro, Aileen Adriana De Leon, Janautica Danae Farmer,…
