Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service On Jan. 20, the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved designs for the county’s new Boys and Girls Club. It hopes to break ground by June, although that accelerated timeline could come at a higher cost. Bret Hammond of the Tallahassee-based Hammond Design Group, the architect tasked with…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO. 26000002CPA IN RE: ESTATE OF CLARICE MICHELLE WHITFIELD a/k/a MIKKI HOUCK, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of CLARICE MICHELLE WHITFIELD, deceased, File Number 26000002CPA, is pending in the Circuit Court for Gadsden…
Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service On Jan. 6, the city of Gretna broke ground on a major project that will triple the size of the old community center and reopen the facility for the first time in 15 years. The project is expected to be completed in June.The official groundbreaking ceremony was held at the…
FABRIZIO GOWDY Gadsden County News Service At a brief but productive first meeting of 2026 (held on Jan. 13), the Havana Town Council hired a new town clerk, accepted a Waste Pro rate increase, and discussed ways to honor a U.S. serviceman from Havana who recently died in Kuwait. With current town clerk Reena Alexander…
Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a “rural renaissance” plan that is a priority of Senate President Ben Albritton, a Hardee County citrus grower, but its fate remains unclear in the House.The bill (SB 250), sponsored by Sen. Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, and passed by the Senate on the second…
Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida In a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Senate Republican on Monday filed a proposal dubbed the “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights.” The proposal (SB 482), filed by Sen. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, includes such things as steps to keep “harmful” content from minors. It comes after DeSantis called for…
Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida “Alligator Alcatraz”: The immigrant detention center in the Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” has spawned a series of court battles since Florida opened the facility this summer. For example, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments in April in a case that alleges violations of a…
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, GENE OPHEIM, the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: CERTIFICATE…
Erin HillGadsden County News ServiceThe widow of a security guard killed during a 2023 armed robbery at a Havana internet café is calling on Florida lawmakers to crack down on alleged illegal gambling operations after a Gadsden County jury awarded her family a $779,389,024.37 wrongful death verdict.The verdict, returned this week, stems from the killing…
Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners approved another budget amendment at its Dec. 2 meeting, despite pushback from some commissioners concerned that the board has been asked to approve too many such amendments lately. The frequency of budget amendments was an issue raised by commissioners at the board’s last…
