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Midway celebrates 40 years as a…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service The City of Midway marked its 40th anniversary Sept. 3, celebrating four decades since the…Quincy Main Street receives three awards…
Erin Hill Quincy Main Street received three awards recognizing historic preservation and community development efforts during the annual Florida Main…Gadsden Arts earns national reaccreditation
Erin Hill The Gadsden Arts Center & Museum in Quincy has earned national reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums,…Midway celebrates 40 years as a city
Erin HillGadsden County News Service The City of Midway marked its 40th anniversary Sept. 3, celebrating four decades since the Gadsden County community was incorporated in 1986. City officials, residents and community members gathered for a Ruby Celebration commemorating the milestone and recognizing Midway’s history, growth and future. Midway was incorporated through a special act…
Gadsden County weighs personnel cuts amid budget concerns
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Gadsden County officials are considering personnel reductions as they look for ways to cut spending ahead of the 2026-27 fiscal year. Interim County Administrator Reginald James told county commissioners during their Sept. 1 meeting that local governments are experiencing financial stress in anticipation of Amendment 3 and said personnel represents…
Nurse Judy
The JugglerJudy Conlin I have always been a multitasker, but lately I believe it has outgrown that nomenclature and has transformed into “a juggler.” Let me explain. Since I turned 90, I have had one health issue after another. Doctors, tests and time for each one until it was cleared up. The very next day,…
Home Country
Slim Randles The moon turned the horses and mules silver with its magic. It gave the packer an unspoken pleasure to look back on a sinuous Sierra snake of eleven animals stretched in a flexible line nearly 150 feet long behind him. And he looked up, straight up on the peaks of Kearsarge where the…
Today Can Be Different
Is there hope for our divided nation?Sheryl Boldt Immediately following 9/11, I cringed every time I heard a plane fly overhead. Like so many others, I prayed for our nation’s survival. That frightful event’s only bright spot was that it brought our nation together – for a short while. Twenty-five years have passed since that…
Gadsden Arts earns national reaccreditation
Erin Hill The Gadsden Arts Center & Museum in Quincy has earned national reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, placing it among a small percentage of museums nationwide to hold the designation. Gadsden Arts first earned accreditation in 2016 and received reaccreditation this year following an 18-month review process. Of an estimated 33,000 museums…
Public Notices
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT Gordon Scheffer vs. Florida State University Notice is hereby given that the above referenced parties have entered into a settlement of claimant’s tort claim(s) against the insured, for the total amount of $5626.34 to be paid by State of Florida to the claimant. 1t: 9/10 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND…
Public Notices
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 25000054CAA DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE WITH RESPECT TO CIM TRUST 2023-R1, Plaintiff, vs. . UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS OR SPOUSES CLAIMING…
Planned outage to shut off power to all Town of Havana electric customers
Erin HillGadsden County News Service All customers on the Town of Havana’s electric system will temporarily lose power Sept. 13 while crews perform maintenance on the town’s electrical substation. The planned outage is scheduled from 1 to 5 a.m., according to a notice issued by the town. Town officials said the early-morning hours were selected…
State license plate reader order raises questions for Havana area
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Florida’s order to remove automated license plate readers from state highway rights of way could affect cameras operated throughout Gadsden County, although publicly available mapping does not currently identify a Flock Safety camera within the Town of Havana. The Florida Department of Transportation issued a memorandum Aug. 31 revoking permits…
