Mark Pettus is Publisher of The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel. He can be reached at mark.pettus@prioritynews.net
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Quincy Music Theatre has received a $6,000 grant from Talquin Electric Cooperative and CoBank through the Sharing Success Program to support preservation efforts at the historic Leaf Theatre. According to a press release, the funding will support Quincy Music Theatre’s Heritage Night preservation initiative and help advance plans to restore…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A teenager was killed and another person injured in two separate shootings over the weekend at the same apartment complex in Chattahoochee, according to police. The Chattahoochee Police Department responded shortly after midnight Sunday to a reported shooting at Flint Garden Apartments. According to police, officers found that several juveniles…
Slim Randles June just might be the first month of summer … to most of us. But for some of this planet’s people, it’s the dead of winter. That would be those wonderful folks who live south of the equator, of course. While we are busy cremating some cow or pig on the backyard barbecue,…
The calm after the stormJudy Conlin If you’ve been reading my columns, you know that I’ve been having a lot of company lately. I adore company, but this has been at a time when my life is spiraling out of control. For a woman fast approaching 90, my schedule is jam-packed. I am trying to…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service By the start of the 2026-27 school year, hundreds of Gadsden County students will attend different schools as the district prepares for construction of a new kindergarten through eighth-grade campus.During a special meeting Tuesday, May 12, the Gadsden County School Board unanimously approved a relocation plan affecting students from James…
Driver arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Erin HillGadsden County News Service A 14-year-old Havana teen was killed in a Saturday night crash on U.S. 27 has been identified as Zayden Swango. The crash occurred at about 9:44 p.m. May 16 near John Yawn Place in Gadsden County,…
Ruben UribeGadsden County News Service Gadsden County’s own Quincy Music Theatre presented Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at The Leaf during the past two weeks, marking the fourth and final show of the theater’s 41st season. The production marked a milestone for the area. It was the regional premiere of Beautiful, meaning it was the…
Havana student earns Merit List honors at Southern Regional Technical College Shaquala Akins of Havana has earned Merit List honors at Southern Regional Technical College for the Spring 2026 term. The college recently recognized students who achieved high academic standing during the semester, which ended May 5. To qualify for the Merit List, students must…
The calm after the stormJudy Conlin If you’ve been reading my columns, you know that I’ve been having a lot of company lately. I adore company, but this has been at a time when my life is spiraling out of control. For a woman fast approaching 90, my schedule is jam-packed. I am trying to…
Mark Pettus, Publishermark.pettus@prioritynews.net There is a principle that has anchored American justice since before the nation’s founding: If the government wants to punish you, it must prove its case in open court, with you present, with the right to challenge the evidence against you.Florida’s new domestic terrorism law threatens that principle in ways that should…
