Chattahoochee has a baseball field that sits largely unusued; Hurricane Michael left Sneads High School with a lack of playing fields. But thanks to an agreement struck recently between Sneads High baseball coach Andy Shelton and the Chattahoochee City Council, the Sneads Pirates will have a home field this year: Chattahoochee’s historic Redbird (Terrell) Field. …
Shop class students aren’t the only pupils at West Gadsden Middle School learning to build houses this year. Just before holiday break, sixth grade Fundaments of Culinary Careers students constructed miniature homes from gingerbread. Sweet, sticky icing joined and secured gingerbread planks, while gumdrops and other classic Christmas confections dressed up the stately cookie dwellings’…
A new assisted living facility opened this past week in Chattahoochee, and local business leaders hosted a ribbon cutting and open house to commemorate the event. “AngelCare With A Vision” assisted living operates in three buildings on five acres and is located at 3577 Flat Creek Road. The facility, owned by Tammy Ceasor, has five…
Despite heavy weekend rains, battle reenactors managed to keep their powder dry at Chattahoochee Main Street’s second annual Scott 1817 Seminole War Re-enactment. Due to storm damage, the reenactment was held in Dothan this year. The highly-anticipated annual event will return to Chattahoochee’s River Landing Park in 2019. The reenactment commemorates the 1817 battle at…
Due to severe damage in Chattahoochee from Hurricane Michael, this year’s Scott 1817 Seminole War Battle will be held at Landmark Park, 430 Landmark Dr., Dothan, Alabama. The re-enactment will run all weekend – Saturday and Sunday, December 1-2. Chattahoochee Main Street officials say the event will return to Chattahoochee next year. In addition to…
At its 2018 “Women of Distinction” awards gala this past Thursday, the Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle bestowed one of its highest honors on a retired Gadsden County educator and longtime local resident. Another Gadsden County Schools retiree was also among the “Women of Distinction,” a group of eight women selected from scores of…
At its regular meeting this past Tuesday night, the Chattahoochee City Council swore in a new police chief and approved the hiring of a new city manager. The Council voted 4-0 to hire former Gadsden County Administrator and current Greensboro (FL) town manager Rober Presnell as the city’s new manager. Council member Ann Williams was…
