GADSDEN COUNTY The Gadsden County aid distribution site list has been updated to include additional communities, and one site – the Gadsden County Jail in Quincy – has been closed. Local residents may obtain food, water and other emergency supplies, as well as charge phones and get information at the following locations: • Helen Franks…
The Great Pumpkin is coming to Chattahoochee. On Saturday, October 27th beginning at 10 a.m. the Apalachicola Arsenal Museum will present “The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown”, a free annual event for young and old kids. This year due to problems in the area the event will be moved to the Chattahoochee Baptist Church. Bring your…
After registering for disaster assistance, you may be contacted by a FEMA-contracted housing inspector to schedule an appointment for a housing inspection. Your first contact with an inspector may be by text or phone call and may come from an area code different from yours. The inspection is needed to verify and assess damage indicated…
Johnny Macs Wood Fire Grill restaurant opened in the McDaniels Piggly Wiggly Shopping Center on Route 90 in Sneads this past Thursday afternoon. The restaurant is owned by Jonathan and Molly McDaniel, who also own Piggly Wiggly. McDaniel said they have owned the restaurant building for some time, but that the building had been run…
West Gadsden Middle School Principal Sonya Jackson recently celebrated the crowning of Shadasia Thomas as Miss West Gadsden and Brandon Potter as Mister West Gadsden. Other contestants for the crown included middle schooler Ayonna Harrison and elementary school student Jada McNealy.
West Gadsden Middle School’s Jr. Beta Club – which promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service and leadership among elementary and secondary school students – crowned Middle School scholars Ja’Veon Oliver and Keizoria Bellamy and Elementary School scholars Ja’Kobe Bouie and Mackenzie Williams recently. The goal of the Jr. Beta Club is to prepare…
West Gadsden Middle School fifth-grader Denim Rhames won a statewide speech contest recently for fifth-graders in recognition of Florida Missing Children’s Day (September 10). Rhames’ speech was titled, “This Is How I Stay Safe All Day.” The annual event is held to remember Florida’s missing children, to recognize the state’s efforts in child protection and…
The Apalachicola Arsenal Museum Historical Society will host a new exhibit, “Beauty from the Brain” at the Aresenal Museum beginning September 21. The exhibit will feature more than 20 pieces of art from the Florida State Hospital Resident Art Group. Opening night will be Friday, September 21 from 7-9 p.m. Admission is $20 per person…
Vengeance Vally was showing in 1951 when a photographer photographed downtown Chattachoochee, including the theater where the movie title and its star, Burt Lancaster, were emblazoned across the marquee. The western film was based on a novel by Luke Short and also stars Robert Walker, Joanne Dru, John Ireland and Sally Forest in a classic…
The Chattahoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel is a new newspaper from a publisher with a long history in Sneads and Chattahoochee news. It is published by Priority News, Inc., which also publishes The Herald, Gadsden County’s largest single-issue newspaper, which was started in 1947. The Chattachoochee News-Herald & Sneads Sentinel is a new voice in…
