Eight individuals have been arrested by officers after a joint operation engaged in by the Quincy Police Department, Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office, and the 2nd Judicial State Attorney’s Office. According to the police department, this operation was launched as a mission to bring into custody wanted fugitives that were located inside Gadsden County. The arrested…
Gadsden County Commissioners narrowly approved the purchase of a 52-acre property located during the first regularly scheduled meeting of the year. In December, the county commissioners requested a second appraisal of the property which was completed by Brown Bevis Real Estate Appraisers That report listed the property as being valued at $750,000, compared to the…
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Quincy hosted a blood drive in partnership with non-profit blood donation center OneBlood on Sunday, January 8, giving locals the opportunity to serve their community by donating much needed blood. From 11:30 a.m. until 4:45 p.m., the Big Red Bus, OneBlood’s mobile donation center, was parked in the lot next…
On the 12th day of Christmas, the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Quincy invited the community out to burn their used Christmas trees, officially ending the holiday season. Many of those looking to safely dispose of their Christmas trees met at a lake house down a winding road off Attapulgus Highway Friday evening….
The Forgotten Coast Horse Show circuit hosted their 2023 opener in Monticello, Florida, where Havana’s own Katie Rowan attended with her horse, White Claw. It was Katie’s first time riding White Claw in a show. “We still have a lot of work to do,” she explained as she lovingly petted her new horse. White Claw…
The community of Gadsden County is invited to join the congregation of Quincy’s Mt. Calvary Primitive Baptist Church on Monday, January 16 for a special faith-based celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Starting at 9 a.m., the Mt. Calvary congregation will begin the day with breakfast and door prizes. Afterwards, those in attendance will…
Chipola College Theatre will hold open auditions for the comedy, You Can’t Take It With You, Thursday, January 12 at 6 p.m. (central) in the Center for the Arts. Community actors are encouraged to audition. The audition will consist of cold readings from the scripts; scripts available upon request. Please email Theatre Director Raines Carr…
Question: “Judge Smith, how many hours a week do you work?” – Lyla It depends. I directly control the number of hearings and trials I set each week. I have no control over new case assignments, same-day emergency hearings, and same-day filers. I am more familiar with my last docket, so I’ll answer your question…
The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office relaunched Its Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program this school year. Eight Chattahoochee Elementary School fifth graders graduated from the program on Friday, December 16. Those students are Jor’Dyn Travis, Skylor Streeter, Kamiley Rozier, Zamiah Pyles, Kloee Murray Farrah Moon, Ahraya Gibson, and Zaydiin Carter. After the graduation ceremony, the…
