Mark Pettus is Publisher of The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel. He can be reached at mark.pettus@prioritynews.net
NOTICE OF ELECTION TOWN OF HAVANA, FLORIDA Please take notice that there is a General Election scheduled for the Town of Havana, Florida on the 28th day of April 2026, for the purpose of electing one Town Council member for the term of two years. The seat up for election is for Group 4. Anyone…
By Dr. Deborah Thigpen Gadsden County Times QUINCY, Fla. — Decades after walking the halls of James A. Shanks High School, Quincy native James “Lil Jimmy” Hughes has reached the upper echelons of South Florida law enforcement. Hughes recently achieved a major milestone by being promoted to assistant police chief of the Miami Gardens Police…
FABRIZIO GOWDY Gadsden County News Service [photo caption: Gadsden County Planning Commissioners meet on May 15, 2025. From left: District 2 representative John Youmans, At-Large member Charles Roberts, District 1 representative Eugene Sherman III, and District 5 representative Lori Bouie. According to the Gadsden County website, there are currently five vacancies on the 12-person commission.]…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A new community initiative focused on collaboration and shared progress is set to launch with a public event later this week on the Gadsden County Courthouse lawn.The Go Forward Gadsden Committee will host its inaugural Community Celebration on Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. The event is designed to highlight…
Brain Injury Awareness Month shines a light on prevention—from protecting older adults to recognizing concussion risks in youth sports. Written by Patricia Smith The ladder seemed steady. The step looked solid. The porch light was dim, but it had always been that way… A grandparent carries groceries up the front steps, careful but distracted. On…
Local State, and National National Average: $3.98State Average: $3.92 Gadsden County Average: $3.90 Jackson County Average: $3.72Leon County Average: $3.84 Numbers based on AAA Gas Prices report, as of March 24, 2026.
Slim Randles When old Joe Gilliam began digging that hold in his front yard, out there close to the street, neighbors watched and wondered. When he got his grandson to help him carry the shade tree sapling from his pickup to the hole, people nodded. Mystery solved. Old Joe’s planting a tree. After removing the…
Some Silly StoriesGwynn Peacock Kidd Before I start I would like to add one more sentence to last week’s story. Columbus made three voyages to the new world and he still couldn’t find America., just the Carribean. A friend had a nephew that had gone out with a lady realtor to look at some land….
Isla and MeJudy Conlin The long looked forward to Spring Break is over, and I found out many things during this reunion with my grandson and great granddaughter. It was truly an exceptionally high point in my life, and I feel privileged that I got to have this learning curve at this rather late time…
Feeding your family nutritious meals doesn’t have to cost a fortune. With grocery prices rising and many families watching their spending more closely, it’s helpful to use strategies that stretch your dollars while still supporting good health. The good news is that healthy eating and smart budgeting go hand in hand and small, simple changes…
