Schools in East Jackson County are celebrating following the Florida Department of Education’s recent release of 2018-2019 school grades. A rare feat for Panhandle schools, for the fourth year in a row Sneads Elementary distinguished itself with an “A” ranking. That’s in spite of the disruption caused by Hurricane Michael, the October 2018 Cat5 storm…
Residential water and sewer customers in the Town of Sneads may soon see an increase in their bills for usage in excess of 12,000 gallons per month. At the regular June meeting of the Sneads Town Council this past Tuesday, Town Manager Lynda Bell reported to council members that she discovered a flaw in the…
Health officials are warning residents of east Jackson and west Gadsden counties to be wary of wild animals acting strangely, after the fox that attacked a Bascom resident last week tested positive for rabies. The rabid fox attacked an individual early last week on Hummingbird Road in Bascom, officials with the Florida Department of Health’s…
The Sneads Police Department is “cracking down” on drab, dull flora in its own backyard. Under the direction of Sneads Town Council President Helen Grice, town officials joined Sneads Garden Club members this past week in beautifying the landscape surrounding the Sneads Police Department headquarters. Thanks to their efforts, colorful blooms and rich plant life…
Annual Sneads Pageant this weekend at high school The Sneads Pageant is 6 p.m., this Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Sneads High School Auditorium. All former Sneads queens and current local area queens are invited to attend. Come and support your favorite contestant! Admission is $5 per person; children that do not require a…
Sneads town council members welcomed their new attorney at the regular meeting for March, held this past Tuesday night. She is Josefina “Josie” M. Tamayo of the John Reid law firm in Tallahassee. She was hired at $125 per hour, with a retainer fee of $1,250, according to the 5-0 council vote in February….
Qualifying for the April 9 municipal elections in Sneads ended recently, and longtime council member Greg Lewis is the only current member facing an opponent in council races. Sneads Town Council President Helen Grice and council member Mike Weeks will glide into their next two-year terms unopposed. Lewis is being challenged by longtime Sneads resident…
The Sneads High School Pirates continued their merciless pillaging and plundering spree this past week on softball and baseball diamonds around the region. Neither the Sneads High School boys’ varsity baseball team nor the girls’ varsity softball team have suffered a single loss between them since March 1, when the boys fell to Liberty County,…
Visit Florida – the state’s tourism marketing arm – recently distributed nearly $860,000 to tourist development councils in several Panhandle communities ravaged by Hurricane Michael, among them Jackson County. The Jackson County Tourist Development Council nabbed a $60,000 slice of the $860,000 pie. Visit Florida officials say they hope the cash infusion will help the…
