Mark Pettus is Publisher of The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel. He can be reached at mark.pettus@prioritynews.net
From too dry to too wet: Florida farmers face a new set of challenges Robbie Jones Just a few months ago, many Florida farmers and ranchers were looking at the sky and hoping for rain. Much of the state experienced drought conditions through the spring and into June. Pastures struggled to grow, ponds dropped to…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service The City of Midway marked its 40th anniversary Sept. 3, celebrating four decades since the Gadsden County community was incorporated in 1986. City officials, residents and community members gathered for a Ruby Celebration commemorating the milestone and recognizing Midway’s history, growth and future. Midway was incorporated through a special act…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Gadsden County officials are considering personnel reductions as they look for ways to cut spending ahead of the 2026-27 fiscal year. Interim County Administrator Reginald James told county commissioners during their Sept. 1 meeting that local governments are experiencing financial stress in anticipation of Amendment 3 and said personnel represents…
Erin Hill Quincy Main Street received three awards recognizing historic preservation and community development efforts during the annual Florida Main Street Preservation on Main Street Conference in Cocoa Village. The awards were presented July 23 during the Secretary of State’s Florida Main Street Awards ceremony at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at Kennedy Space Center. Quincy…
The JugglerJudy Conlin I have always been a multitasker, but lately I believe it has outgrown that nomenclature and has transformed into “a juggler.” Let me explain. Since I turned 90, I have had one health issue after another. Doctors, tests and time for each one until it was cleared up. The very next day,…
Slim Randles The moon turned the horses and mules silver with its magic. It gave the packer an unspoken pleasure to look back on a sinuous Sierra snake of eleven animals stretched in a flexible line nearly 150 feet long behind him. And he looked up, straight up on the peaks of Kearsarge where the…
Is there hope for our divided nation?Sheryl Boldt Immediately following 9/11, I cringed every time I heard a plane fly overhead. Like so many others, I prayed for our nation’s survival. That frightful event’s only bright spot was that it brought our nation together – for a short while. Twenty-five years have passed since that…
Erin Hill The Gadsden Arts Center & Museum in Quincy has earned national reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, placing it among a small percentage of museums nationwide to hold the designation. Gadsden Arts first earned accreditation in 2016 and received reaccreditation this year following an 18-month review process. Of an estimated 33,000 museums…
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT Gordon Scheffer vs. Florida State University Notice is hereby given that the above referenced parties have entered into a settlement of claimant’s tort claim(s) against the insured, for the total amount of $5626.34 to be paid by State of Florida to the claimant. 1t: 9/10 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 25000054CAA DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE WITH RESPECT TO CIM TRUST 2023-R1, Plaintiff, vs. . UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS OR SPOUSES CLAIMING…
