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Back-to-school resource fair returns to Havana…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service More than 1,000 residents attended the 15th annual Back to School Community Resource Fair on…Gadsden County celebrates successful completion of…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners recently celebrated the completion of its 2026 Summer…Havana Garden Club recognizes July Yards…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service The Havana Garden Club has selected its July Yard of the Month recipients, recognizing one…Today Can Be Different
God will never quit on us Sheryl Boldt My daughter Wendy stood in her wedding gown before the full-length mirror. She and her bridesmaids chatted excitedly as they prepared for the very important day. I wanted to join in. As the mother-of-the-bride, I should – should what? I panicked. I didn’t feel ready for this…
Home Country
Slim Randles Leona was a good mule. She was in a fabled minority in the pack station realm of mules, as she was a riding mule as well as a pack mule. She was also … well … somewhat notional in nature. There was how Leona pictured her world, and there were the rest of…
Nurse Judy’s Nook
A Bad Day With My New Walking StickJudy Conlin Somehow the continuation of this story got in the paper before the beginning of the story. So here is how it all began: My doctor kept asking me why I didn’t use a cane since I was constantly walking like a duck. I bought eight of…
Guest Column
Amendment 3 will bankrupt Florida’s rural communities Chris Doolin Florida’s rural counties are special places. They are farming communities, growing and raising the food we eat. They are the places where Friday night lights beam down on hometown football games. They are tight-knit places where friends bring a casserole when a neighbor needs a helping…
Public Notices
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, TAX LIEN FUND LP, the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as…
Legal Notices
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION 865.09, FLORIDA STATUTES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, Kennedy Care LLC, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of SwiftCarerx, located at 201 Washington Street, Chattahoochee, FL 32324, in the County of Gadsden, intends to register the said name with the Division of…
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECONDJUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FORGADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA.CASE No. 26000256CAATOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-2,U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ASINDENTURE TRUSTEE,PLAINTIFF,VS.THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES,DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNORS,CREDITORS AND TRUSTEES OF THEESTATE OF SERINA LOFTON A/K/ASERENA O. LOFTON A/K/A SERINA OCELOFTON A/K/A SERINA O. LOFTON(DECEASED), ET AL.DEFENDANT(S). NOTICE OF ACTIONTo: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES,…
George Lamar Munroe, III
Memorial services for George Lamar Munroe, III, 78, of Quincy, Florida, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2026, at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Tallahassee, Florida. (Church address: 4784 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, FL 32309) On July 21, Lamar went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was born and raised…
Former school resource officer accused in student sex abuse case
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A former Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office school resource deputy is accused of sexually abusing multiple students over two school years, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Leon County. Sedale Canidate, who previously served as a school resource deputy in Gadsden County, faces seven felony charges, including two counts…
Florida’s back-to-school tax holiday underway, offering month of savings for families
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Florida families still have several weeks to save money on back-to-school shopping as the state’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday continues through Aug. 20. The tax holiday began Monday, July 20, giving shoppers more than a month to purchase qualifying school-related items without paying Florida’s state sales tax. The annual…
