Dr. Deborah ThigpenGadsden County News Service Warm colors in balloons, T-shirts, cakes and decorations filled venues across Gadsden County as descendants gathered for the Catherine and Silas Brown Family Reunion. Centered on the theme “Cultivating Our Family Roots,” the family returned home to Quincy, Friendship and Sawdust, where their story first began. Members of the…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A ransomware attack that locked the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office out of its computer systems for more than a month contributed to delays in the county’s annual financial audit and other required financial reporting, according to records and information presented to county commissioners. The attack affected the Sheriff’s Office accounting…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Gadsden County commissioners adopted a $71.1 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year following a lengthy discussion over spending reductions and the termination of 13 full-time and four part-time employees. The Board of County Commissioners approved the $71,139,378 budget Sept. 22 on a 3-2 vote, with Commissioners Rontorious Green and…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Gadsden County residents will have an opportunity to receive health screenings and connect with health care providers and community organizations during the Gadsden Health Expo next month. FSU Health will host the event Saturday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Gadsden County Courthouse, 10 E. Jefferson St….
Erin Hill Gadsden County commissioners voted Sept. 14 to end the county’s contract for Flock license plate reader cameras, while also taking action on the Public Safety Complex, county vehicles and several construction projects. The meeting later turned to county administration, with a motion to replace Interim County Administrator Reginald James failing on a 2-3…
Erin Hill Former Quincy City Manager Robert Edward Nixon has been found guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon after a two-day federal jury trial in Tallahassee. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida announced the verdict Sept. 10. Nixon, 61, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 19…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA. CASE No. 24000726CAA ONITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION F/K/A PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNORS, CREDITORS AND TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF JOAN E. BRIDGES A/K/A JOAN E. BRIBBES A/K/A JOAN E. BRIOGES A/K/A JOAN BRIDGES…
Kennedy RichardsonGadsden County News Service Bear Creek Bethel Missionary Baptist Church was dressed in red on Saturday, Sept. 12, as women filled the sanctuary for its fifth ‘Women in Red’ worship service, centered on the theme (Standing on the Promises of God). The service opened with a selection by the guest choir, followed by an…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA. CASE No. 24000726CAA ONITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION F/K/A PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNORS, CREDITORS AND TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF JOAN E. BRIDGES A/K/A JOAN E. BRIBBES A/K/A JOAN E. BRIOGES A/K/A JOAN BRIDGES…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young has temporarily suspended deputies’ use of the Flock camera system, adding a new development to questions surrounding automated license plate readers in Gadsden County. Young issued the directive Sept. 1, saying the suspension will allow the Sheriff’s Office to evaluate its use of the technology…
