20 YEARS AGO Tallahassee Community College’s Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy (PTLEA) requested annexation into Midway. Academy Director and TCC Assistant Vice President Jim Murdaugh addressed the Midway council saying the academy was finding itself identifying more with Midway than Havana, whose address it shared although ten miles away from that town. “We feel we…
10 YEARS AGO After colliding with a car driven by Henry Cogman of Havana in June 1949, the Greyhound bus above crossed the highway out of control and rolled over on its back. Cogman was killed and three passengers on the bus were hospitalized with lesser injuries and several treated for shock and minor injuries…
Looking Back 20 YEARS AGO The county school board honored Mt. Hosea Missionary Baptist Church and its members for wholeheartedly jumping into the Superintendent’s new church-school mentoring program. The district’s Audrey Lewis told board members that Rev. Eddie York and members of the church were receiving the Award for Adopted Schools for giving 60 mentoring…
20 YEARS AGO Long-time Havana pastor and community leader William Maxwell, 86, died January 8 at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. A native of Bradfordville, he was pastor and member of Pilgrim Rest M.B. Chuch in Havana. “He was one of the greatest men to live and serve the community and county, said Havana Town Councilman Vernell…
20 YEARS AGO Greensboro residents got a boost when the Planning & Zoning Commission voted in favor of an ordinance regulating powerline placement in Gadsden County. The residents opposed the construction of a Progress Energy transmission line that was proposed along a railroad right-of-way through the heart of Greensboro. But Progress Energy attorneys said local…
Nearly 30 retirees were recognized for their service at the Gadsden County School Board meeting. Among them, long-time employees Fred Bates, Maureen Daughan and Mae Cato (also a Midway City Commissioner) were honored for their years of service to the children of the county. The first annual Gadsden County Men of Action Golf Tournament was…
The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida recently launched the 2024 Black History Month student art and essay contests and educator awards with the theme of “Celebrating Florida’s African American Heroes and Their Contributions to Freedom.” These contests will run through Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Black History Month is celebrated each year in the…
In a heartfelt tribute to the late Atticus Manchac Stephens, a dedicated first responder, members of the Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department gathered at the Quincy Moose Lodge #2672 on the evening of Sept. 28. Lane and Joetta Stephens, Atticus’ parents, presented a ceremonial check to the fire department, amounting to $10,675.50. These funds, a…
On May 20, Robert Rubero, of Florida State University’s Claude Pepper Center, held a talk about the Women in World War II exhibit on display at the Havana History and Heritage Society, in the Shade Tobacco Wing of the Museum. The histories of Women in the community around Havana – and Florida – during the…
By Tom Emery St. Patrick’s Day has become a major event in the United States, and one of the biggest traditions is an annual parade. It is just one of several holiday customs that began in America – not in Ireland. Many cities across the nation host a St. Patrick’s Day parade on or around…
