The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners recently recognized former commissioner Dr. Anthony Viegbesie for his years of service in Gadsden County. Viegbesie was joined by his wife Dr. Diane Wynn-Viegbesie as he was honored during the January 5 meeting. Elected to the board in November 2014, Viegbesie represented District 2 which includes parts of…
State Representative Gallop Franklin and State Senator Corey Simon took over the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners chambers for a delegation meeting last week. The legislators heard from elected officials and citizens alike. Gadsden officials brought up the need for more high-paying industrial jobs in the county. Commissioner Brenda Holt pointed out Gadsden County…
Many Sneads residents are outraged after the Jackson County School Board moves forward with construction of a new school in Grand Ridge, where students at Sneads Elementary will eventually be relocated to. There were three options for the location of the school – Grand Ridge, the Four Points area of Sneads, and where Sneads Elementary…
On January 3, at around 2:41 p.m., the Quincy Police Department responded to an Inlet Street, due to a person being shot. According to a press release from the department, the following occurred: When officers arrived on scene, they found 76-year-old Hollis Card suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his back….
The West Gadsden Historical Society hosted its annual meeting and Wash Pot Chicken Pilau fundraiser event on Saturday, January 21, which also included a silent auction, and the unveiling of a newly installed Florida historical marker for the Greensboro Railway Depot. The event was held onsite at the Greensboro Railway Depot, located at 115 Duffel…
The week of January 16-22 is designated World Kiwanis Week, which celebrates an international volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and disabled adults. In recognition of World Kiwanis Week, and the commitment of the people involved, the Gadsden County Times reached out to the Greensboro Kiwanis Club, currently the only active…
Bear Creek Educational Forest hosted its 2023 Arbor Day celebration on Saturday, January 21 with a 5k trail run and tree giveaway. Registration for the run began at 7:30 a.m. and the race itself began at 9 a.m., with over 30 registered participants. Runners covered 3.12 miles of trails located in Bear Creek, which is…
Meet the actor: Knox Culpepper plays Lt. Frank Cioffi Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, a local Boston detective who is also a musical theatre aficionado, is the star of the musical comedy whodunit Curtains. Tallahassee native Knox Culpepper will grace the stage as the “loveable goofball detective” in Quincy Music Theatre’s rendition of the musical. “I’ve been…
What’s the best way to celebrate your birthday if you’re a male elephant? If you’re Bo, you’ll spend your 36th birthday roaming Elephant Refuge North America’s 850 acres with your friends: Tarra, a female elephant, and Mala and Samie, two mixed breed dogs who adopted the Refuge and the elephants as their own. This is…
On January 27, the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a symbolic date to commemorate the victims of Nazism. Nazi terror targeted millions for reasons of biology, nationality, or political ideology, but few people know that the Nazis’ victims included thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses, who suffered for their Christian faith. Jehovah’s Witnesses, also then…
