The community of Gadsden County is invited to join the congregation of Quincy’s Mt. Calvary Primitive Baptist Church on Monday, January 16 for a special faith-based celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Starting at 9 a.m., the Mt. Calvary congregation will begin the day with breakfast and door prizes. Afterwards, those in attendance will…
Question: “Judge Smith, how many hours a week do you work?” – Lyla It depends. I directly control the number of hearings and trials I set each week. I have no control over new case assignments, same-day emergency hearings, and same-day filers. I am more familiar with my last docket, so I’ll answer your question…
Trulieve recently laid off part of its workforce in Gadsden County. Officials for the North Florida-based cannabis company have yet to reveal how many employees were laid off, or for how long the layoffs will continue. Trulieve became the largest employer in Gadsden County after opening its local facilities in 2018, with reportedly 8,000 employees…
Soul Santa made his way through Midway on Sunday evening. The city’s annual Soul Santa Parade began at 5 p.m. on December 18 at Ochlockonee Point Apartments and then traveled to East Brickyard Road, Hilltop Drive, Forest Drive, Palmer Road, and Rustling Pines Boulevard, before making a final stop at the Eugene Lamb Recreation Center….
It’s December, and the Havana Garden Club has selected two local lawns to be the final Yards of the Month for the 2022 year. Havana residents and business owners have been hard at work, resisting cool temperatures and keeping a festive spirit of gardening and decorating around their homes. Each month, the Havana Garden Club…
Gadsden County Strike Team and Beyond Before Community Development Corporation partnered with local law enforcement officers to host the third annual Shop with a Cop event on Sunday, December 18. This year’s event was the biggest one yet. It began with a hot breakfast provided by St. James Episcopal Church. The church not only fed…
Cathrin Jeannette Howell, 83, of Sneads, Florida, passed away peacefully at Marianna Health and Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, December 18, 2022. She was born in Grand Ridge, Florida, on February 15, 1939, to Walter Wesley Edenfield and Matoaka Stanley Edenfield. She was a graduate of Grand Ridge High School, Class of 1957. Jeannette retired after…
Economic Equilibrium is the goal, but how do we get there? We (the legislature) passed a bill addressing the property insurance market because the market needs correction. Florida consumers are experiencing non-renewals and insurance premium hikes because of natural disasters, litigation, and insurance companies going out of business or deciding to no longer do business…
Noah McArthur, a resident of the Inwood Community between Sneads and Grand Ridge, continues operating his “CAN”-paign for Kids recycling program to bless others who need a helping hand at Christmas and other times throughout the year. McArthur has collected and sold aluminum cans for nearly 18 years to be able to raise funds to…
