Mark Pettus is Publisher of The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel. He can be reached at mark.pettus@prioritynews.net
Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service On Jan. 20, the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved designs for the county’s new Boys and Girls Club. It hopes to break ground by June, although that accelerated timeline could come at a higher cost. Bret Hammond of the Tallahassee-based Hammond Design Group, the architect tasked with…
When WWJD isn’t enoughNancy Kennedy Years ago, a woman called me with an idea for my column.She was discouraged by all the turmoil in the nation — things haven’t changed much, have they? — and suggested we should all start wearing WWJD bracelets again.Back in the 1990s, WWJD (“What Would Jesus Do?”) was trendy among…
Slim Randles Now before you can sneak away, here comes that pharaoh of the feed-store, that baron of the bunkhouse, that titan of the tack room…Windy Wilson. Well, t’other day I meandurated around town until I crept into Sarah’s bookstore. You know the one. Has that sign on them bookshelves says “Love and other Fiction.”…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO. 26000002CPA IN RE: ESTATE OF CLARICE MICHELLE WHITFIELD a/k/a MIKKI HOUCK, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of CLARICE MICHELLE WHITFIELD, deceased, File Number 26000002CPA, is pending in the Circuit Court for Gadsden…
Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service On Jan. 6, the city of Gretna broke ground on a major project that will triple the size of the old community center and reopen the facility for the first time in 15 years. The project is expected to be completed in June.The official groundbreaking ceremony was held at the…
Fabrizio GowdyNews Service of Florida On Jan. 2, Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Henderson Jr. died at Camp Arifjan, a United States Army installation in Kuwait.Henderson was a 41-year-old husband, father, and Havana native. Henderson met Carolena Henderson, his wife of twenty years, when they were teenagers at Havana First Baptist Church. He initially joined…
If you’re not Betty CrockerJudy Conlin I invited a couple of friends over this week for coffee and conversation. Being of Italian descent, I , of course, wanted to feed them. Not being Betty Crocker, my culinary and baking accomplishments are pretty iffy. On top of that, I never want to make something I have…
King’s dream was never finished George Cassidy Payne On a cold January morning, a small group of visitors walks through a National Park, expecting to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The gates are open, but the celebration is absent—no banners, no programs, no recognition. Juneteenth, too, has vanished from the federal calendar. Last year,…
Slim Randles “Boys, I gotta tell you,” said our old pal Windy Wilson, “This cold transmits me reversely to the winter of ’47. Cold? It thicklicated your blood so much you could hardly walk. You remember it, Doc? Ol’ Miller at the dairy had to ignitiolize a fire under the milk separator to liquinate it….
Faith when the world feels out of controlSheryl Boldt In the erratic times we live in, when emotions run rampant, do you ever wonder if you’re living with the right focus? I do. As Christ followers, what does God require of us? When the enemy seems to be gaining ground in our culture, relationships and…
