After registering for disaster assistance, you may be contacted by a FEMA-contracted housing inspector to schedule an appointment for a housing inspection. Your first contact with an inspector may be by text or phone call and may come from an area code different from yours. The inspection is needed to verify and assess damage indicated…
Citizens are reminded of the updated, mandatory curfew in effect from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. until further notice. Additionally, Gadsden County Emergency Management Officials urge citizens to not burn debris as it could lead to wildfires. Gadsden County will notify residents of a debris pick-up schedule once it becomes available. Recovery efforts are expected…
West Gadsden Middle School Principal Sonya Jackson recently celebrated the crowning of Shadasia Thomas as Miss West Gadsden and Brandon Potter as Mister West Gadsden. Other contestants for the crown included middle schooler Ayonna Harrison and elementary school student Jada McNealy.
West Gadsden Middle School’s Jr. Beta Club – which promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service and leadership among elementary and secondary school students – crowned Middle School scholars Ja’Veon Oliver and Keizoria Bellamy and Elementary School scholars Ja’Kobe Bouie and Mackenzie Williams recently. The goal of the Jr. Beta Club is to prepare…
West Gadsden Middle School fifth-grader Denim Rhames won a statewide speech contest recently for fifth-graders in recognition of Florida Missing Children’s Day (September 10). Rhames’ speech was titled, “This Is How I Stay Safe All Day.” The annual event is held to remember Florida’s missing children, to recognize the state’s efforts in child protection and…
The sign said simply “Vet.” It wasn’t even a sign, really. It was the side flap from a cardboard box, haphazardly torn and seated in his lap as he dozed in the summer sun on a busy sidewalk. His eyes flew open when a stranger approached to hand him money – eyes a startling ice-blue….
Pirates vs. Gators The Pirates of Sneads High School crushed the Wewahitchka Gators 45-6 in a home conference game this past Friday night. The Pirates won by the same score the last time these two teams played. With the victory, Sneads improved its record to 5-1, while the Gators dropped to 3-4 on the season….
In the November general election, Gadsden County residents will have a chance to weigh in on two issues that have long divided the local Board of County Commissioners and the public: the Citizens’ Bill of Rights and residential development on private land. At the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners meeting last Tuesday, commissioners voted 3-1…
