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…
The results are for the election races in Gadsden County on Tuesday. Alonzetta Johnson-Simpkins is moving forward in the race for the Gadsden County Commissioner District 2 seat. Johnson-Simpkins will face off against Republican Jeffery Moore in the November General Election. Governor Ron DeSantis recently appointed Moore to seat after it was vacated by Dr….
Chattahoochee Main Street has announced that it will be hosting an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the historic Victory Bridge. In use for over 70 years, Victory Bridge was a drawbridge which spanned the Apalachicola River. It was named in commemoration of the Allied victory in World War I. The…
Recently, several homeschooling families of Gadsden County met in a room at the Havana Public Library to distribute school supplies amongst themselves. Tables in the room were filled with textbooks, reading materials, binders of teacher education materials, educational posters, lesson guides, and more. The distribution was made possible thanks to a retired school teacher, who…
Florida has been ranked the fourth best state in the country for beekeeping in 2022, according to a study conducted by Lawn Love, an online marketplace and blog dedicated to lawn care. According to the data, Florida ranked first in annual colony loss (least amount of colonies lost per year), second in number of apicultural…
The Kiwanis Club of Greensboro will be hosting the annual fireworks show in Greensboro. This will be the 45th year that the club has hosted fireworks for the Greensboro community – and while the event took a bit of a break in 2020, the show is back in full swing. The Greensboro fireworks show will…
Established in 1992, the Gadsden County Cattlemen’s Association continues to expand its membership to more and more people throughout the passing of years. This year, however, their expansion was so significant that the association was presented with the “New Membership Growth State Champion” award by the Florida Cattlemen’s Association earlier this month during the Florida…
Residents of Gadsden County had an opportunity on Saturday, April 23 to receive free supplies for their pet dogs, courtesy of You Can Make a Difference, Inc. Anthony Plouffe, of You Can Make A Difference, distributed the supplies, which included name brand dog food and flea prevention treatments for larger dogs (between 88-100 pounds), in…
The Corry family of Quincy is searching for information related to Lt. Commander William Merrill Corry, Jr. He was born in Quincy in 1889 and he died in 1920 in Hartford, Connecticut, as a result of severe burns received while rescuing a fellow pilot from a crashed aircraft. He was awarded a posthumous Medal of…
Devin Barnes (UNL class), Hunter Tyus (219 class), and Donovan Hodges (119 class) have qualified and are headed to the state weight meet in Port St. Joe! In March of this year, Hunter Tyus placed first in the 219 pounds “Guys vs. Gravity” weight meet, and at the beginning of this month, he won the…
