Mark Pettus is Publisher of The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel. He can be reached at mark.pettus@prioritynews.net
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…
Kierra ReedGadsden County News Service Gretna Fire Department has welcomed in a new truck with a push-in ceremony, which also enhances the department’s resources for community protection. This is a significant accomplishment for the fire department, giving the ability to have new equipment for a small, rural municipal department.Before the new truck was added to…
Kiarra ReedGadsden County News Service The Gadsden Arts Center & Museum is now hosting its Summer Arts Program. The six-week program began the first week in June and ends the last week of July. During the program, children participate in different themes each week.For the first half, some themes were Wild West, Circus Extravaganza, and…
Dara KamNews Service of Florida As they continue to fight a legal effort by environmental groups to block an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration argued Monday that the lawsuit was filed in the wrong federal-court district.Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity are seeking a temporary…
Better choices lead to better days Sheryl Boldt What if our lives played out like a Hollywood movie? Wouldn’t it be comforting to know that no matter what crisis we face, everything will turn out okay, and we will have a happy ending in two hours? But life isn’t fiction. We aren’t guaranteed a happy…
How Lucky Can You Get?Judy Conlin I am blessed beyond measure. It seems that Gad takes pity on us who are sometimes so dumb we don’t know enough sense to get out of our own way. I am one of those older but supposedly wiser individuals. I still have some wits about me, but there…
Nearly 30 retirees were recognized for their service at the Gadsden County School Board meeting. Among them, long-time employees Fred Bates, Maureen Daughan and Mae Cato (also a Midway City Commissioner) were honored for their years of service to the children of the county. The first annual Gadsden County Men of Action Golf Tournament was…
