Chattahoochee’s local alcohol laws may be changing. The City of Chattahoochee’s council has announced a public hearing for Tuesday, February 1, in which the council will examine Ordinance Number 565 and Ordinance Number 566. Both ordinances relate to local alcohol laws. Ordinance Number 565 will be in regards to expanding the hours that alcohol may…
Chattahoochee locals turned out Monday morning to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a parade and activities for children at Jesse Wilson Park. The parade lined up at the Crawford and Moultry Funeral Home at 11 a.m. and proceeded down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, ending at Jesse Wilson Park on Lincoln Drive. A…
A Florida House of Representatives bill, filed by Representative Ramon Alexander, has progress in mind for the Gretna community. House Bill 4973 was filed late last year by Alexander, and seeks to obtain funding from the State of Florida for the repurposing of the Gretna Elementary School campus. The bill was requested by Antonio Jefferson,…
A lot can happen in 30 years. Children can be born and raised to adulthood, starting families of their own; businesses and communities can grow; political shifts can transpire…30 years can change the world, and for the last 31 years, David Crawford has served with the City of Chattahoochee on its rosters…
Nine kids from the Chattahoochee area got a chance, last month, to ‘Shop With A Cop’ for Christmas toys. “The turnout was awesome,” said Chattahoochee Chief of Police Deric Mordica. The Shop With A Cop Christmas toy program is one that the Chattahoochee Police Department is in its second year operating, and Chief Mordica hopes…
Steve and Sarah “Harley” Bolinder have quite a unique story and it leads straight to the heart of Gadsden County. Steve and Sarah’s journey together started in 2005 when they were married and later led to following a shared dream. Steve was a barber and Sarah was an attorney. As several years passed by, the…
The Florida Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services has established a Holiday Book Drive, which opened this month and will continue until February. This book drive will benefit the various libraries within correctional facilities throughout Florida, as well as the libraries within the Chattahoochee Florida State Hospital. Members of the community are…
The Florida Forest Service will be celebrating Florida Arbor Day with a Tree ID Quiz Bowl on Saturday January 15 at the Bear Creek Educational Forest located at 8125 Pat Thomas Parkway, in Quincy. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, during which time participants will have a chance to identify as…
Noah McArthur, a resident of the Inwood Community (located between Sneads and Grand Ridge), continues operating his “CAN-paign for Kids” recycling program to bless others who need a helping hand at Christmas each year. McArthur has collected and sold aluminum cans for nearly 17 years to be able to raise funds to bless others, after…
Firefighters with the Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department are raising awareness on the heightened danger of house fires during the holiday season with a “Keep The Wreath Green” social media project. This is the second year in which the firefighters have launched this project, and they are hoping that by spreading awareness through the visual…
