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West Gadsden Middle School fifth-grader Denim Rhames won a statewide speech contest recently for fifth-graders in recognition of Florida Missing Children’s Day (September 10). Rhames’ speech was titled, “This Is How I Stay Safe All Day.” The annual event is held to remember Florida’s missing children, to recognize the state’s efforts in child protection and…
Sneads High School’s Donuts With Dads event was part of the Florida Department of Education’s “Dads, Take Your Child to School Day,” designed to encourage men to get involved and to spotlight the indispensable role dads play in educating young people.
At the last Chattahoochee City Council meeting outgoing City Manager Lee Garner told the council City Clerk Marinda Wilson had announced she was retiring October 1 and that her last working day will be September 30. Garner said Wilson had said health concerns had led her to decide it was time to retire. Deputy City Clerk…
The Apalachicola Arsenal Museum Historical Society will host a new exhibit, “Beauty from the Brain” at the Aresenal Museum beginning September 21. The exhibit will feature more than 20 pieces of art from the Florida State Hospital Resident Art Group. Opening night will be Friday, September 21 from 7-9 p.m. Admission is $20 per person…
The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel is a new newspaper from a publisher with a long history in Sneads and Chattahoochee news. It is published by Priority News, Inc., which also publishes The Herald, Gadsden County’s largest single-issue newspaper, which was started in 1947. The Chattachoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel is a new voice in…
(State Archives of Florida) Jackie Dodson of Chattahoochee boarding a plane with his mother, left, at Dale Mabry Field in Tallahassee. Mrs. W.H. Mayo, wife of Cairo Rotary Club President W.H. Mayo, sees them off. Dodson was bound for New York, where he competed in the Ted Mack Amateur Hour. He was sponsored by the…
