Christmas is coming to Veterans Memorial Park in Bristol! The “Polar Bear Express” trains have been departing from the Tom Keenan Depot in Bristol, Florida, each weekend in December, starting at the beginning of the month. Train enthusiasts, local families, and those who want a special way to celebrate the holidays can still catch a…
The Gadsden County Public Library System is hosting a Gingerbread Man edition of its Storybook Play Dates this month, complete with games and crafts. The activities are for children aged five and up. Children use their imagination, pretending to bake tasty treats, and build a farm out of Legos, before rolling out Play-Doh to create…
Locals will be able to meet renowned floral designer John Grady Burns when he comes to the Gadsden Arts Center & Museum from Natchez, Mississippi as part of the Afternoon with the Arts on Wednesday, January 25 from noon to 3 p.m. During his visit to the Quincy center for arts, Burns will demonstrate his…
Newly elected Rep. Gallop Franklin (D-Tallahassee) recently received his first committee assignments. Franklin was assigned to the Education & Employment Committee, Education Quality Subcommittee, Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee,Health Care Regulation Subcommittee, and Select Committee on Hurricane Resiliency & Recovery. “As a newly elected House Representative, I am pleased to be assigned…
A former Gadsden County High School teacher was available Saturday, December 10 at a Tallahassee bookstore to sign copies of two books he wrote. Author John Nogowski was seated upstairs at the Midtown Reader, a local business on Thomasville Road in the Midtown area, for an hour starting at 3:30 p.m. to promote updated editions…
CONCURRENT NOTICES NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS December 15, 2022 Name of Responsible Entity: City of Chattahoochee Address Post Office Box 188 Chattahoochee, FL 32324 Telephone Number 850-663-4475 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by…
Last week, the Sneads Pirates brought home a win of 72-42 over the Freeport Bulldogs. It’s not unusual to see the Sneads Pirates football team winning and listed as one of the top Florida teams in Regional Playoffs but this year they topped that normalcy with a perfect 10-0 first season. The Pirates may have…
Members of American Legion Post 51, the Chattahoochee Rotary, and Gadsden County Commissioner, District 3 Kimblin NeSmith gathered at Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Monday morning, November 7, to honor the memory of the many United States military veterans buried there. The veterans of Post 51 stood at attention and saluted as the American flag was…
Earlier this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a proclamation declaring November 7 as the first annual Victims of Communism Day in Florida. Florida is home to millions of individuals who came from countries controlled by Communist governments, including Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. According to DeSantis’ office, to honor the memories and sacrifices of those…
As World War II unfolded, one family in Havana sent all five of their sons across the oceans to fight and participate. Brinkley and Claudia Poppell were the proud parents of Milton, Leonard, Elbert, and Grady as well as a half-son, Otis Todd, the son of Claudia Julia Bell Todd (later Poppell) and Farley Alonzo…
