County leaders cite funding gaps, design changes and administrative turnover as reasons for delay. Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service It’s been more than two years since Gadsden County leaders announced the construction of a new public safety complex on Joe Adams Road near Pat Thomas Parkway, and the project has yet to break ground. Funding…
Chief Kenneth Lewis estimates the new facility will be done in May. Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service Havana’s new $1.1 million public safety complex is on track to be completed sometime in May according to Havana Police Department Chief Kenneth Lewis, well ahead of the estimated August completion date announced when construction commenced. “We are…
FABRIZIO GOWDY Correspondent County Commissioners drew blunt criticism from constituents over senior services funding at their Feb. 3 meeting. “I hear so much bull**** coming out from you guys up here,” Quincy resident Clarence Tennell told commissioners. “This county was built on the back of seniors, including me. I worked in these fields around here…
How to vote, how to run, and who’s showed up. FABRIZIO GOWDYCorrespondent With the annual municipal election less than three months away, here is everything you need to know. Gadsden County’s 2026 municipal election falls on April 28. Voters in Havana, Quincy, Chattahoochee, Greensboro, and Gretna will elect representatives to serve on their city and…
Erin HIllGadsden County News Service The Gadsden County Republican Executive Committee has formally requested that Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency conduct an independent financial and operational review of Gadsden County government, citing concerns about high taxes, rising expenditures and long-standing questions about fiscal oversight.In a letter dated Jan. 6 to Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise…
Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service Havana Town Council members disagreed over how to handle code enforcement violation at their Jan. 27 regular meeting. The council first discussed a proposal to update code violation fines on the old Havana Elementary School property to $567,000. The vacant and blighted asbestos-ridden property has been accumulating fines at a…
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. 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…
