American Legion Post 51, headquartered in Chattahoochee, unveiled its newest project on January 20, with the awarding ceremony of a local Chattahoochee police officer. Each year, the Legion will present an award to a deserving law enforcement officer of Chattahoochee for their service in the community. The Officer of the Year award announced its inaugural…
“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…
A Sneads man has received three life sentences on the charges of sexually battering and abusing a child on several different occasions, says State Attorney Larry Basford. The State Attorney’s Office reported that 32-year-old Buckie O’Neil Barnes, of Sneads, was found guilty of six charges of crimes committed against a girl under 12-years of age….
A Sneads teenager was involved in a wreck that occurred on Jackson County’s stretch of Interstate 10, leaving several drivers and passengers with injuries. On January 21, at around 7 p.m., the 19-year-old Sneads driver was traveling on the interstate’s onramp in a small pickup truck, according to state troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol….
