The Havana Community Development Corporation celebrated the Havana community’s seniors with a summer luau for those 55 and up. The luau was held at the old Havana North Side High School in the auditorium from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, July 28. Seniors day out events are held every four weeks with different…
The thing about grace, the “for by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of your own doing; it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8) kind of grace, is that you often think you know people for whom grace can’t reach. But often you’re wrong. The other day I read…
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A local mentoring organization recently took a group of teenage boys out to Lake Talquin to enjoy a weekend filled with fun in the sun. Russell Harrison, the director of Born 2 Be A Man, said the non-profit organization works with local youth to increase their chances of being successful in life. The mentors and…
On Saturday, July 15, youth attendees of the Greensboro First Baptist Church rolled out the water hose and brought out the suds for a fundraising car wash on church grounds. From 8 a.m. until the afternoon, the teens scrubbed everything from bumpers to hoods as they took donations for 2024 faith-based trips. The funds generated…
The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved new academic standards for instruction about African American history, after numerous teachers from across Florida objected to the changes and asked the board to put the proposal on hold. Meanwhile, Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. pushed back on assertions by groups such as the Florida Education Association…
Two Black farmers have received licenses to grow, process and sell medical marijuana, after a new state law helped clear the way for the long-awaited licenses. The Florida Department of Health issued the licenses July 11 to Suwannee County farmer Terry Donnell Gwinn and Bascom-based Shedrick McGriff. The farmers each met a Friday deadline to…
As construction jobs showed an uptick for the first time in 2023, Florida’s near-historic low unemployment rate remained unchanged in June.The Florida Department of Commerce on Friday announced the jobless rate remained at 2.6 percent, unchanged since it was 2.7 percent in December. The June rate represented an estimated 280,000 Floridians qualified as unemployed, up…
Once again the Havana Market was a huge success. Growers, crafters and local small businesses were set up in front of the Havana Shade Tobacco Museum on Saturday, July 22. The Havana Market is held every third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. If you would like to become a vendor…
Every morning I get an email called Word Daily, a word of the day to add to my vocabulary. Like chinwag, which is something I do every day. It means having a chat with someone. Or toxophilite: someone who is interested in archery. I am not a toxophilite. How about cynosure? That’s something I’ve been…
