Gadsden County
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Sweet education: Gingerbread houses teach more than just culinary skills
Shop class students aren’t the only pupils at West Gadsden Middle School learning to build houses this year. Just before holiday break, sixth grade Fundaments of Culinary Careers students constructed miniature homes from gingerbread. Sweet, sticky icing joined and secured gingerbread planks, while gumdrops and other classic Christmas confections dressed up the stately cookie dwellings’…
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Gadsden County convenience store robbed at gunpoint
An unknown male subject robbed a Havana convenience store at gunpoint this past Sunday night, and authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying and apprehending him. Around 10:20 p.m., Sunday, December 23, an unknown black male wearing black sweat pants, a black “hoodie” (hooded sweatshirt/pullover jacket) and black shoes entered the Texaco gas station…
Gadsden, Jackson county November unemployment rates announced
Gadsden County’s November 2018 unemployment rate highest of Capital Region At 3.9 percent, Gadsden County’s November 2018 unemployment rate was the highest in the region and greater than the Florida state average of three percent, according to a report released this past week by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Of the three counties in…
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Chattahoochee native wins lifetime achievement award at Girl Scouts “Women of Distinction” gala
At its 2018 “Women of Distinction” awards gala this past Thursday, the Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle bestowed one of its highest honors on a retired Gadsden County educator and longtime local resident. Another Gadsden County Schools retiree was also among the “Women of Distinction,” a group of eight women selected from scores of…
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SPORTS ROUNDUP: Gadsden County, Sneads, Robert F. Munroe
Pirates end regular season in a romp, host Franklin County in playoffs Saturday Sneads scored early and often last week in romping past Liberty County 67-6 to close their regular season football play with a 67-6 mercy rule victory. The visiting Pirates rushed for close to 300 yards in the game with Courtavious Garrett and…
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Gadsden, Jackson counties update distribution sites for food, water, aid
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…