Mark Pettus is Publisher of The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel. He can be reached at mark.pettus@prioritynews.net
A home in disarrayJudy Conlin I think I’ve decided to stay here in my longtime home at Lake Tallavanna. I wanted to downsize and be a little closer to town, but this house is like a warehouse of antiques, junk, and minutia that I’ve collected over the last forty years. The thought of trying to…
When your marriage is in a bad place Sheryl Boldt When my marriage isn’t in a good place, I find it hard – even painful – to read How-to-Have-a-Better-Marriage articles. They highlight the areas my husband, Bert, and I fail in. If you’re in this place, I understand. But if you’re desperate enough to read…
Confessions of an 8th grade killer Nancy Kennedy Note: This story is adapted from my book, “Move Over, Victoria, I Know the Real Secret.” We’re going through the Ten Commandments at my church and we recently hit No. 6, “Thou shalt not murder.” It reminded me of my first premeditated murder. I was 14. I…
Irma Jean Lett, 89, passed peacefully into her heavenly reward on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at home in Gadsden County, surrounded by her children. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 1, at Bevis Funeral Home, with interment following at Tallahassee Memory Gardens. Family and friends are invited to…
Kristopher Karl Huber passed on July 15, 2025, following a lengthy illness from frontotemporal dementia. He died in Dowling Park, FL at the Good Samaritan Center, he was 66 years old.He was born on November 14, 1958 in Miami, Florida, the second son of Wilmer F. Huber, Jr. and Christa Beierling Huber.Kris is preceded in…
CLAIM OF LIEN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Quincy-Gadsden Airport Authority, whose physical address is 1300 Airport Drive, Quincy, FL 32352, mailing address PO Box 1905, Quincy, FL 32353 files an official CLAIM OF LIEN on the contents of Hangar D-7 at the Quincy Municipal Airport. Hangar D-7 is owned by the Quincy-Gadsden Airport…
Dr. Deborah ThigpenGadsden County News Service Bear Creek Bethel Missionary Baptist Church concluded a powerful three-night revival with a jubilant celebration of its 138th church anniversary on Sunday, July 20. The spiritually enriching services brought together members and guests from across the region to reflect, rejoice, and recommit to the church’s mission of faith and…
Cooking up health: The Mediterranean way Food is a vital part of life, and we generally tend to focus our day on it. What we choose to eat will have an impact on our overall health and well-being. The Mediterranean diet is a way of eating based on the traditional foods and cooking styles of…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A Southeast Florida sheriff and a state attorney are trying to scuttle a challenge to the constitutionality of a Florida law that bars people from openly carrying guns.St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro and 19th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Thomas Bakkedahl on Friday asked a federal judge to side…
Kierra ReedGadsden County News Service A major economic development is underway in Gadsden County as Love’s Travel Center officially broke ground Wednesday on a new $25 million facility in the City of Gretna. The site, located off Interstate 10 at Exit 174, is expected to bring jobs, infrastructure improvements, and increased visibility to the small…
