Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida A more than decade-long push by business groups will pay off next week with the end of a state sales tax on commercial leases.The tax, widely known as the business rent tax, will go away Oct. 1 after 57 years as part of a wide-ranging tax package that lawmakers passed…
Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service Gadsden County Commissioners met Tuesday for a regularly scheduled board meeting. The meeting took place less than 48 hours after Florida State University football player Ethan Pritchard was shot in Havana, causing Gadsden County to receive national media attention.At Chair Eric Hinson’s direction, Vice Chair Ronterious Green prayed for Pritchard…
Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Wednesday vowed to end vaccine mandates in Florida, putting the state in the middle of a growing national debate. Ladapo said the Florida Department of Health will eliminate rules set by his predecessors and request that the Legislature “get rid of the rest of…
Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service After a divided Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 Monday evening to select Reginald James as the new interim county administrator, the board voted 5-0 Thursday to approve James’ contract.The role of county administrator has been filled by interim administrator Roosevelt Morris since November 2024, when the board…
Melinda Burrell “I do think it’s my job to be there and I do think that I need to model the behavior that I want our government to model.”Nebraska’s Congressman Mike Flood had just gotten a tongue-lashing from constituents at a town hall meeting, facing tough questions and ultimately chants of “vote him out!” by…
Dara KamNews Service of Florida Siding with environmental groups, a U.S. district judge on Thursday temporarily blocked state and federal officials from further expansion of an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades.Judge Kathleen Williams’ temporary restraining order put on hold for two weeks additional construction or infrastructure, paving or installation of new lighting at the remote…
Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Backers of proposed constitutional amendments and voting-rights groups are appealing after a federal district judge last month refused to block parts of a new Florida law that placed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process. The League of Women Voters of Florida, the League of United Latin American Citizens and…
Gadsden County News Service In Gadsden County, we have approximately 85 certified pesticide applicators, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). Those licensed applicators have likely already received notification about upcoming changes to the pesticide certification testing process and the FDACS licensing website. However, in case it was missed, here’s what…
CLAIM OF LIEN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Quincy-Gadsden Airport Authority, whose physical address is 1300 Airport Drive, Quincy, FL 32352, mailing address PO Box 1905, Quincy, FL 32353 files an official CLAIM OF LIEN on the contents of Hangar D-7 at the Quincy Municipal Airport. Hangar D-7 is owned by the Quincy-Gadsden Airport…
Kierra ReedGadsden County News Service A water tank in Gretna damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018 is now being replaced.This new tank will hold 350,000 gallons.The location of this water tank is at 722 Church St.Construction began right after a ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday, July 22.The old tank was built in the 60s and was essential…
