Two community meetings will be held this week for citizens to learn about and share the history of the Pepper Hill community. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Campbell-Kelly Community Center located at 412 Cooper Street. The second meeting will be held via Zoom…
Hometown celebrity athlete and former Sneads Pirate Jason Patterson also known as JP5 will be hosting a football camp for ages 6-12 years old. Patterson just got back from a national college football tour and has been intent on learning as much as he can before he makes his final choice of school. He has…
Fireworks can be dangerous to people and pets. Using them puts your property at risk. The best way to stay safe from fireworks is to not use them. It’s safer to attend a public fireworks display put on by professionals. However, if you decide to use fireworks, remember the following safety tips. Be prepared before…
Notice is hereby given that MARTY CHRISTOPHER LANE, KEVIN WAYNE GRAY, DONNA LYNN SINGLETARY, OWNERS, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of GRAY-LANE AWARDS GROUP located at 8609 FLORIDA-GEORGIA HWY, HAVANA, FLORIDA 32333 intends to register the said name in GADSDEN county with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State, pursuant…
In the spirit of revitalizing tradition, Quincy Main Street’s Farmers Market has grown from eight vendors to more than forty. The farmers market was initially started up by Jerri Stewart in October 2021. It has moved several times since then–from behind Odell’s, to the empty grass lot behind Hardee’s, and during spring 2022 moved to…
Blessings of Hope Empowerment Outreach held a Farm Share Food Distribution event on Saturday, June 10 at Mayflower A.M.E. Church in the Jameison community in rural Havana. The event was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and continued while supplies lasted. Many people showed up early to have their vehicles loaded with much needed food,…
After serving for more than three decades, Quincy Police Department’s custodian of records has retired. “She was the face of Quincy Police Department,” Quincy Mayor Freida Bass-Prieto said of Linda Oliver, who worked at the department for a total of 34 years, including years she spent as a dispatcher. Oliver retired this month, and was…
As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly high-profile topic in higher education, Florida universities are holding discussions about how to harness the technology’s power — and stave off the potential for academic malfeasance. The University of Florida Board of Trustees, for example, received an update Thursday from the school’s Provost Joe Glover on artificial intelligence, or…
The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, June 6 at 6 p.m. Following preliminary matters including the invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the agenda, the board heard from county citizens on non-agenda items. Mike Watson, who lives on Sycamore Road in Quincy, came to…
