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…
A Quincy man has been missing for nearly a week. Ronnie Jordan, 64, was reportedly last seen on Thursday, March 23. On Sunday, March 26 Jordan’s family and friends organized a search party at the Sawdust Park on Providence Road in Quincy. On Tuesday, March 28 the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office organized a command post…
A Quincy teen was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday, March 24 for the shooting death of a Tallahassee teen. Prosecutors say shortly after midnight on January 26, 2021, the defendant executed Jalen Jones. It was Jones’ 18th birthday. Prosecutors say the defendant and victim met at San Marcos Apartments in Tallahassee where Sailor told…
The Gadsden County School District held a community meeting at Everybody’s Church in Midway on Tuesday, March 21 from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The meeting was open to the public and featured presentations from school district staff on important education issues including attendance, school safety, mental health, family and community engagement, and a new…
Recently, citizens have expressed their concerns for the appearances of stray dogs in the area. Unsure of how to perceive the homeless pets, some pass them off as dangerous or annoying. Brenden Monda, returning from the military, made Havana her home, settling on farm land previously acquired by his family. About three weeks in, Monda’s…
The City of Quincy, in partnership with the Gadsden County Development Council, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a future apartment complex on Tuesday, March 14. Featured speakers included Dee Brightwell, the Director of Development with Arbour Valley Communities, Quincy Mayor Keith Dowdell, Quincy Commissioner Anessa Canidate, Chairman of the Gadsden County Development…
A Grand Jury was held in Quincy on Monday, August 13, where two Gadsden County men were indicted on first-degree murder charges. In addition to two counts of murder, Arderrious Smith was indicted on two counts of discharging a firearm from a vehicle and two counts of shooting at, into, or within a vehicle. Smith…
