FABRIZIO GOWDY Gadsden County News Service [photo caption: Gadsden County Planning Commissioners meet on May 15, 2025. From left: District 2 representative John Youmans, At-Large member Charles Roberts, District 1 representative Eugene Sherman III, and District 5 representative Lori Bouie. According to the Gadsden County website, there are currently five vacancies on the 12-person commission.]…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service The Florida Commission on Ethics has recommended a public censure and a $1,500 civil penalty for Gadsden County Commissioner Ronterious Green following an investigation into a conflict-of-interest complaint.According to public records, the ethics commission adopted a settlement agreement resolving the matter after finding that Green had a conflicting contractual relationship…
From storage to service: How to prep irrigation and sprayers for Spring Robbie JonesGadsden County News Service As winter comes to an end and spring planting approaches, farmers in Gadsden County need to make sure irrigation and spraying equipment is ready to go. After sitting idle for months, pumps, pivots, sprayers, and nozzles can develop…
How to vote, how to run, and who’s shown up. FABRIZIO GOWDY Gadsden County News Service With less than two months until the April 14 Sneads municipal elections, here is everything to know. On the Ballot Members of the Sneads Town Council serve two year terms. This year, groups 1 and 2 are up for…
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…
