Parents, Teachers, and Students gathered at Ward Sandlot behind the Quincy Fire Department on Saturday, Aug. 5. Sponsored by the Beyond Before Community Development Corporation, a local non-profit, the event focused on handing out classroom essentials. This included common classroom items such as copy paper, index cards, notebooks, and various writing utensils. Headed by Stacey…
Members of Quincy Police Department’s Juvenile Intervention Services Division recently took several local youth to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to take part in the Historically Black College and University Promise Initiative. The HBCU Promise is, “TO CHANGE THE WORLD!” According to a press release from the department, the youth were able to interact with…
The City of Midway hosted its annual Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 5. The event was held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Eugene Lamb Recreation Center, with parents and children stopping by throughout the day. The city gave away free backpacks, free haircuts and free grilled hotdog meals. There was a bounce…
August arrived with a hot gust of brutal summer heat, but the searing temperatures and saturating humidity has not kept Havana homeowners out of their gardens. While it is easy to throw in the hat and pass on the yard work during August, the Havana Garden Club found that local homeowners are still keeping up…
It is the announcement Gadsden Jaguar fans have been waiting for. Game Day is almost here! The Jaguars have been working hard to train up for the new season and the moment has finally come to play some 5football! The team will be playing a scrimmage game on Saturday August 12 at the Corey Athletic…
My pastor’s message this week was about pride: the first of the seven deadly sins; it goes before a fall. God opposes the proud, tears down the houses of the proud, but gives grace to the humble. The pastor said pride is the one sin we can easily (and with great gusto) see in others…
“Freeze!” What would happen if, throughout your week, you heard the command to freeze (stop in mid-track) whatever you were saying or thinking? In that frozen moment, would you be OK with the words and thoughts you stopped on? Would God be OK with them? Let’s apply the same concept to your marriage. What if…
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As shooting incidents continue to occur in schools nationwide, government agencies are constantly working to find ways to deal with these threats to children. Following the 2018 mass shooting incident at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, located in Parkland, which claimed the lives of 17 people, the state legislature passed a bill creating the Coach…
Returning to school is often stressful for students, with having to give up on the sweet delights of summer for long and arduous studies. With school starting back again soon all around the country, the Gadsden The Department of Parks and Recreation put on a ‘Back to School Pool Party’ on July 23 rd ….
