Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service The Havana Town Council approved a tentative millage rate and budget at its Sept. 16 public hearing, teeing up a final vote on Sept. 29. The council unanimously approved a rate of 3.0000 mills, leaving in place the rate from the previous fiscal year. The rollback rate was 2.9314 mills….
Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service Law enforcement officials, faith leaders, and community organizers gathered at the Kelly Campbell Community Center in Quincy Thursday night to strategize ways to prevent gun violence. “This topic is important to our plight and what has been going on in our community,” said Quincy Commissioner Robin Wood, who introduced the…
Leo TorresGadsden County News Service The Gadsden County Tourist Development Council and the Black History Committee of Gadsden County held its second annual Treasure Hunt Saturday. The event showcased 10 historic churches across the county as part of its theme of “Echoes of Faith”, and it also featured a pot of $5,000 to be split…
Janice EakinGadsden County News Service Get ready to celebrate autumn in style as PumpkinFest, Havana’s premier family festival, returns for its 25th year on Saturday, Oct.11, 2025. The beloved event, which drew more than 7,000 attendees last year, is set to transform the downtown streets into a festive autumn wonderland.This year’s festival is a silver…
Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida A state House panel Monday began a two-day review of property taxes as it looks at potential changes that could have a major impact on local governments.Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing lawmakers to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot to reduce or eliminate taxes on homesteaded properties….
Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida A more than decade-long push by business groups will pay off next week with the end of a state sales tax on commercial leases.The tax, widely known as the business rent tax, will go away Oct. 1 after 57 years as part of a wide-ranging tax package that lawmakers passed…
Who wants to end violence?Rivera Sun Charlie Kirk’s murder. School shootings in Minneapolis and Denver. Genocide in Gaza. Russia’s war in Ukraine. Violence is everywhere. It’s frightening and heartbreaking.No one likes violence. Do they?In truth, our culture sends out very mixed messages when it comes to violence. We glorify it in movies. We fantasize about…
A house dividedJudy Conlin I live in a house divided. No, it is not a political division. No, it isn’t a sports division. It’s a far more serious division because it involves everything in my life. It is the division between me and my always aggravating, argumentative and opinionated alter ego, Nurse Judy. If I’m…
This is who I amNancy Kennedy Prior to her execution in 2002, serial killer Aileen Wuornos admitted to murdering six men. Yet she insisted her crimes did not reflect her true character: “This is not who I am.”In September 2024, after Colt Gray was accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia…
Discover your indisputable worth in Christ Sheryl Boldt Do you ever feel unworthy because you realize how much you fall short of God’s standards? The truth is, none of us measures up to the perfect standard of a perfectly holy God. So, what can we do? Is there any hope for us? Imperfect, sinful us?…
