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Citizens continue to fight against Sneads Elementary School closure
The Jackson County School Board is moving forward with plans to close Sneads Elementary School and build a new Kindergarten-8th grade school in Grand Ridge School. Many citizens who don’t want their community school closed attended the January 12 school board workshop to voice their concerns. The new school was initially proposed to be in…
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Death of a child leads to Quincy investigation
The Quincy Police Department is investigating the death of a child. According to a press release from the Quincy Police Department, a 9-1-1 call was received from Arbor Crest Apartments in Quincy on Thursday, January 12. The call came in around 2:30 p.m. The department’s spokesman Investigator Zach Woods confirmed a child was found unresponsive…
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New liquor store, town elections, and garbage pickup complaint at Sneads Town Council
The Sneads Town Council held its first monthly meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, January 10 at the town hall. Council member George Alexander, Council President Mike Weeks, and Town Attorney Daniel Cox were absent from the meeting due to illness. The meeting began at 6 p.m., and following the approval of the minutes from the…
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Spilling the beans on Quincy’s future coffee, breakfast, lunch cafe – Bantam Bay is renovating downtown historic building for future home of its breakfast and lunch cafe
Downtown Quincy will soon be host to a new place to dine and get caffeinated. Bantam Bay, a local, family-owned business that is known for its homemade pasta, bagels, jams and jellies, and is commonly spotted at Havana and Quincy’s farmers markets, will be opening up a downtown Quincy venue. Jennifer LaCognata, who owns Bantam…
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Tallahassee man sentenced to 20 years in federal drug trafficking case
Stephen Jerome Brinson, 47, of Tallahassee, was sentenced to just under 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of distribution of fentanyl. The offenses were committed while Brinson was under federal supervision after his release from federal prison for a 2005 federal narcotics conviction. “Those who repeatedly commit serious crimes, in…
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Ask Judge Smith – The art of the cross examination
Question: “Judge Smith, what advice can you give about cross-examining witnesses?” – Tate I have spent thousands of hours trying to master the art of cross-examination, and I’m still learning. Let me give you a shortened version of what I teach to law students. The purpose of a discovery deposition is to learn what the…
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Sneads police make two arrests after traffic stop leads to drug discovery
A traffic stop conducted by officers with the Sneads Police Department recently led to the arrest of two individuals on charges related to drug possession. According to the report issued by the department, on Monday, January 9, officers with the Sneads Police Department conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Eugenia Street and Third…
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Pedestrian killed in hit and run
A man was killed in an early morning hit and run last week. Florida Highway Patrol and the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Liberty Road, just north of Lucille Berry at 2:12 a.m. on Thursday, January 5. According to Florida Highway Patrol officials, a black man, whose identity was not known…