Residential water and sewer customers in the Town of Sneads may soon see an increase in their bills for usage in excess of 12,000 gallons per month. At the regular June meeting of the Sneads Town Council this past Tuesday, Town Manager Lynda Bell reported to council members that she discovered a flaw in the…
Library kicks off hot summer with sweet frozen treats Our summer reading program is in full swing at the Gadsden County Public Library. To kick off the program, each child who signed up for the program was entered in a raffle to win a prize. A total of seven prizes were given away to those…
Among the key topics of discussion at this past Tuesday’s Sneads Town Council meeting was rebuilding local infrastructure and public facilities nearly nine months after Category 4 Hurricane Michael battered the region on October 10, 2018. Though not directly related to Hurricane Michael damage, resurfacing Gay Avenue was at the top of the council’s infrastructure…
The Gadsden County High School Jaguars have their sights set on the famous Cam Newton 7-on-7 Tournament in Birmingham, but team officials say they need the public’s help to get there. The Jags are currently raising funds to help cover the substantial costs associated with travel and lodging to the tourney, June 28-30, plus the…
Health officials are warning residents of east Jackson and west Gadsden counties to be wary of wild animals acting strangely, after the fox that attacked a Bascom resident last week tested positive for rabies. The rabid fox attacked an individual early last week on Hummingbird Road in Bascom, officials with the Florida Department of Health’s…
In 2018, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Chattahoochee, Florida, Inc. (MLK, Jr. Committee) initiated a groundbreaking program aimed at enhancing the long-term viability of local businesses in the City of Chattahoochee. The program, called the Support our LOcal Businesses Initiative – commonly referred to as the nationwide “S.L.O.B. Initiative” – was…
