There are few gridirons in North Florida as historic as Corry Field. For nearly 100 years, football teams in Gadsden County have called Corry Field “home.” It is perhaps the oldest continuously-used football field in Gadsden County, and its past should be remembered by the community. Corry Field has been used by three local varsity…
NOTICE TO RECEIVE SEALED BIDS The City of Chattahoochee, FL will receive sealed bids for construction services for the following project: Chattahoochee Southside Senior Center (CDBG-CV grant funded). This project consists of converting an old school building into a senior center, along with related site work. A 5% bid bond is required. Completion date for…
If all the decluttering you did over the summer has now left you with piles of belongings, you might be ready to just have it all gone. And you might say, “I think I’ll hold a yard sale!” If you’ve been to several yard sales, it looks so easy. Holding a yard sale is a…
Everyone is an individual with different opinions about everything. I have always been and forever will be an “out of the box” thinker who believes that it’s OK to “not know”, and who enjoys thinking about the reality of things without pinning reasons on an imaginary figure (God). I worry that a lot of our…
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC AND OCEAN BANK, the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was…
Despite all the rumbling nowadays about America losing its work ethic, there is evidence right here in Gadsden County, that that work ethic is still going strong–at least by one man. Ninety-five-year-old Rex E. Padgett of Padgett’s Jewelers, 21 E. Jefferson Street in Quincy, still goes to work every day. Mr. Padgett established his business…
VyStar Foundation recently announced it is now accepting grant requests for its youth initiative. Funding priority will be given to nonprofit organizations that support youth by creating access to nutritious meals and stable housing, building workforce experience, skills and education that lead to long-term career pathways, or providing learning environments that encourage creativity and positive…
At one time, Russell Moore was a big wig in the Southern Baptist Convention. However, when he publicly criticized Donald Trump and then criticized the Southern Baptist Convention’s response to a sexual abuse crisis and what he saw as the increasing tolerance/embrace of white Christian nationalism, he found himself ostracized by many in the denomination….
NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given to all concerned that the Town Council of the Town of Havana, Florida, intends, at a meeting in the Town Hall in Havana, Florida, at 6 o’clock P.M. on the 12th day of September, A.D. 2023, to consider the enactment of…
Notice is hereby given that REBECCA ANNE DOWNS, OWNER, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of DAWG NATION CREATIONS located at 161 HOMEWOOD DRIVE, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA 32548 intends to register the said name in GADSDEN county with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State, pursuant to section 865.09 of…
