A community forum is planned to take place on Thursday, March 28 at Havana’s City Hall located at 711 North Main Street. The meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Havana’s Town Manager, Kendrah Wilkerson, has been working hard to relay the importance of the forum’s topic and main subject of discussion to property…
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…
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….
Editor’s note: This letter to the editor was submitted for the Nov. 09 edition of The Havana Herald but was not published due to an editor’s error. Dear editor, Serving the Country was a duty I did not hesitate to accept. It was an honor to contribute to making the Country safe for my family,…
You wouldn’t think that a barber school would be a hotbed of scams and schemes, but apparently it can be. A barber school in a southern state was caught defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs by stealing money from veterans’ education benefits. The Post-9/11 GI Bill program pays schools directly to cover the tuition and…
What is your “all this?” Recently, I wrote a story for the paper about a domestic violence survivor. She said she married a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” He was one way while they were dating and another once they were married. She grew up in church, the daughter of a pastor, and believed that marriage…
Quincy Blues Brews & BBQ is this Saturday Stop by the Gadsden County Courthouse Square in downtown Quincy for the second annual Blues Brews & BBQ festival, this Saturday, November 4 from noon until 8 p.m.Johnnie Marshall Blues Band, Jerry Thigpen Trio: Ben Flournoy Trio, and DetroitLive will be performing. There will be lots of…
