A 35-year-old man is dead after an ATV crash in Gretna.Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the man was driving an ATV headed eastbound on the north shoulder of U.S. Highway 90.The ATV traveled across U.S. 90, onto the south shoulder and onto the sidewalk.The right rear of the ATV struck a utility pole on the…
In October of 2018, Midway’s Fire Station 1 was badly damaged by wind and rain during Hurricane Michael. Now, nearly five years later, the City of Midway has completed repairs and reopened the station. On Monday, April 24, Midway’s fire fighters celebrated the grand reopening of Fire Station 1 along with city officials including Mayor…
Law enforcement officers, students and volunteers met at the old IGA parking lot on Friday for the 2023 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The group then traveled east down Highway 90 to the Gadsden County Horse, passing the torch along the way. The purpose of the run is to increase awareness and raise…
Several municipal seats around Gadsden County are up for grabs as Election Day approaches. The 2023 Municipal Super Tuesday is set for April 25. In the City of Quincy, early voting began on Tuesday, April 18 and ends on Saturday, April 22, and is being held at the Gadsden county Supervisor of Elections office. The…
“I’ve always liked to cook….and we’ve always liked visiting breweries,” said Cliff Thames, one half of the ownership at Twin City Brewery, the newest business to open its doors in downtown Chattahoochee. Thus starts the brewery’s creation story – a love for good cooking and good beer. A Chattahoochee native, Cliff and his wife, Andria,…
On April 7, 2023, the Chattahoochee Lions Club was presented two members of the community with the Easter Baskets that they won through the club’s recent raffle. The Easter Basket raffle is a major fundraiser, put on every year by the Chattahoochee Lions Club. The community members bought all of the tickets that were printed…
The Chattahoochee City Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 4 at City Hall. The first item on the agenda was a public reading by City Attorney Jennifer Shuler of City Ordinance 571, a proposed amendment of the city code regulating dangerous buildings. The ordinance would allow hearings on dangerous buildings before the city…
Tallahassee Community College received approval from the State Board of Education to add three new bachelor’s degree programs: Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, and Bachelor of Science in Exceptional Student Education. “We are excited to receive approval for three new degrees,” Tallahassee Community College’s President Jim Murdaugh….
The Havana Cigar Day returned to the Havana Shade Tobacco Museum last weekend, marking the third year that this event has been held downtown. Starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the Cigar Day began with opening remarks from Havana Town Manager Kendrah Wilkerson and Havana History and Heritage Society Co-Chair Bill Piotrowski. Then, a speaker…
A local Gadsden County brotherhood of motorcyclists, WTB, hosted the first annual Hollywood Hop ride on Saturday, April 1. The event was held in memory of Christopher “Hollywood” Hargrove, a Gadsden County native who died in a motorcycle accident last year. Bikers from all over Gadsden County gathered at the Legacy at the Riverfront off…
