A tribute to pastorsSheryl Boldt Dear Pastor, We appreciate you – a lot. Aside from your family, we’re your biggest fans. We know that being our pastor isn’t always easy. Your hours far exceed those of a 9-to-5 job – and sometimes we can be a handful. Your commitment to God’s calling shows you want…
A helicopter carrying the game ball landed at Sneads High School as part of Friday night’s Homecoming celebration. Patricia SmithGadsden County News Service The Sneads Pirates marked Homecoming with the arrival of a Survival Flight helicopter, fireworks, the crowning of the 2026 Homecoming Queen and a football game against the Liberty County Bulldogs. Tallahassee Memorial…
QUINCY, Fla. — In a region where community building is essential to spreading goodwill and creating layered connections, Dr. Aja Roache, director of the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery and professor at Florida A&M University, has garnered a respected reputation within the arts community. Her willingness to build bridges, listen and spread the word about the…
Dr. Deborah ThigpenGadsden County News Service Warm colors in balloons, T-shirts, cakes and decorations filled venues across Gadsden County as descendants gathered for the Catherine and Silas Brown Family Reunion. Centered on the theme “Cultivating Our Family Roots,” the family returned home to Quincy, Friendship and Sawdust, where their story first began. Members of the…
Slim Randles Mostly, I put the blame for it squarely on the sneaky shoulders of law students. Who else studies Latin? Who else has the need to study Latin? I personally come from a long line of honest lawyers. Two of them. Father and grandfather. My dad used to say that the only reason to…
Lost in the internetJudy Conlin Help! I got a new word program for my old computer. The tech put it on, but it doesn’t seem to work. That is probably because it still has the same old, and I do mean old, computer operator. I have spent hours trying to set it up so that…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service The Havana Garden Club has announced its residential and commercial yards of the month for October. Carlos and Osiris Castillo, of 207 E. Fourth Ave., received the residential yard of the month honor. According to the Garden Club, the Castillos’ white cottage was renovated several years ago, and the couple…
