Mark Pettus is Publisher of The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel. He can be reached at mark.pettus@prioritynews.net
Celebrating America!Sheryl Boldt America is the most generous country in the world, helping other nations in times of crisis. At home, we are a land of endless opportunity, enabling hardworking citizens to pursue their dreams. Our military is second to none. This is why it saddens me to see America so deeply divided. Many of…
Slim Randles We sure are strange sometimes. Most of the time, we make sense. We’re “sensible” and we do things for a reason. But there are times when we do things that make no sense at all, and we don’t care. Just take pocketknives, for instance. Most men wouldn’t leave the house without one. I…
Nurse Judy and the FourthJudy Conlin I knew it was going to happen. It happens every year around the Fourth of July. I have remained silent regarding the upcoming event, hoping it might slip by unnoticed. This being the 250th birthday of our country, however, it is being touted everywhere. There is no way for…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Children and families kicked off Independence Day festivities by making homemade ice cream during a patriotic program at the Havana branch of the Gadsden County Public Library System. The library hosted its “Star-Spangled Sweets” event from 4 to 5:30 p.m. June 25 as part of a series held at library…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service The City of Quincy has a new police chief. Brian Alexander was sworn in as chief of the Quincy Police Department on June 15, ending a four-month search for the city’s top law enforcement officer. Alexander most recently served as police chief for the City of Gretna, a position he…
Erin Hill Gadsden County News Service Gadsden County commissioners held a property tax workshop June 16 to discuss proposed changes to Florida’s property tax system and their potential effects on local government revenues, public services and future county budgets. During the workshop, Jeff Scala, deputy director of public policy for the Florida Association of Counties,…
Erin Hill Gadsden County News Service Public concern over potential data center development took center stage at the June 16 Gadsden County Commission meeting, with residents raising questions about environmental impacts, water consumption and long-term economic benefits. While no data center proposal was before the commission, several residents used the public comment portion of the…
Hope is for chumpsNancy Kennedy Hope is for chumps. That’s one of my favorite sayings. Hope brings disappointment. Hope bets on the Mets. Hope waits for happily-ever-after. Hope thinks this time will be different. Hope makes ridiculously unwise real-estate decisions. Case in point: Jeremiah. First of all, he cried a lot. So, there’s that. Also,…
Dr. Deborah ThigpenGadsden County News Service Setting a powerful twofold stage for brotherhood and faith, Pastor Terrence D. Milton opened the Fourth Annual 100 Men in Black program at Bear Creek Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with a resonant call to action. Reminding the congregation that men must come together during this time of “spiritual warfare”…
NicknamesJudy Conlin Nurse Judy, my “thinks she’s so smart” alter ego, is on a new kick. She’s found one more way to make fun of me. Now, I don’t mind being made fun of if it is current and funny. In fact, I have the most fun making fun of myself. But when someone is…
