There was a public uproar in Chattahoochee this past week over the city’s newly-imposed “storm recovery fee,” tacked on to city electric bills to help pay for Hurricane Michael cleanup, according to city officials. At a Chattahoochee City Council meeting earlier this month, multiple residential customers of city-owned electric utility complained of oppressively higher electric…
A Chattahoochee man and two alleged accomplices were arrested this past Tuesday after authorities say the trio perpetrated a “drive-by shooting” against local livestock. Trayvontaye Cheesmon, 19 of Chattahoochee; and Bay County residents Antonio Roulhac, 20, and Travion Turrell, 21, are being held at the Gadsden County Jail on a bevy of charges, including weapon…
Over the coming weeks, Chattahoochee residents will be seeing stars – both night and day. Though not the twinkling points of light that fill the night sky, the “Stars of Hope” currently being hung all over Chattahoochee and neighboring Sneads,, like their cosmological counterparts, are myriad and bright – beaming with vibrant color and brilliant…
The Chattahoochee City Council voted 3-2 this past week to add a controversial measure to the ballot in the April 30 election that, if passed, would extend the term of city council members and change the frequency of municipal elections. The provision will let voters decide whether to change the Chattahoochee City Charter to extend…
Chattahoochee Main Street recently announced that its popular Final Friday downtown concert series is scheduled to return the last Friday in April and will continue through October. The live music shows have been on hiatus for several months. In addition to performances by acclaimed local and regional acts of a variety of musical genres, Final…
Authorities say a former Florida State Hospital correctional officer, along with his cousin, stole more than $100,000 from a Liberty County trucking company in an alleged fraud spanning some three years. Earlier this month, agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Liberty County Sheriff’s Office arrested 48-year-old Glenn Terrell Holland of Hosford and…
The Chattahoochee City Council joined with the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners and other Gadsden municipalities Tuesday night, agreeing to chip in for the hiring of a Tallahassee lobbying firm. The council voted unanimously, 5-0, to hire Gunster Government Affairs and Lobbying at a cost of $6,000 to the City of Chattahoochee. Gadsden County…
