Chattahoochee Main Street hosted a pop-up event to promote a new bookstore in Marianna on Wednesday, March 1. Jay Player, the owner and proprietor of A New Chapter: Books and More, offered a selection of his books to the Chattahoochee Main Street office on Washington Street from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. “Today’s event is…
Talquin Electric Cooperative selected twenty-four high school juniors from Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla Counties to participate in the Talquin Youth Tour in February. Each student who participated in the Youth Tour received a scholarship for college or post-secondary education and a visit to Florida’s state capitol for a two-day, overnight conference. Students were selected…
Dozens of athletes from around the county competed in Gadsden County’s Special Olympics last week. The event was held at Gadsden County High School on Wednesday, February 23. The spectacle, ushered in by an Olympic Torch, featured track and field events. Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual…
On Wednesday, February 22, the Havana Town Council met under an emergency meeting regarding the potential removal of a board member – DeCorkus Allen. According to documents listed on the Gadsden Clerk of the Court website, Allen had been arrested by officers with the Quincy Police Department on February 17 on charges related to felony…
With the theme of Remembering the Past…Celebrating the Future, the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Quincy teamed up with the Black History Parade and Festival Committee to provide a week of festivities in honor of Black History Month in Gadsden County. Members of the Black History Parade and Festival Committee…
The Sneads Town Council met on February 14 for the monthly town meeting at city hall. Following the approval of last month’s minutes and the paying of the town bills, Chief of Police Mike Miller was invited to recognize two members of the Sneads Police Department for their actions in separate shooting incidents. Sergeant Brett…
“The spring classic is like the first big ride of the season,” said Ann Kozeliski, director of Havana Main Street. “After the cold weather has calmed down, it’s really something you can look forward to.” The annual Havana Hills Spring Classic ride is returning to Havana this weekend, with its several options of cycling tours…
Last Sunday, over 30 children and their families passed through the door of Divine Connections Unisex Salon in Downtown Chattahoochee. The cause? Salon owner Naimah Miller, her staff, and a handful of volunteering stylists from other salons, were giving out free hair styling and cutting services to local children. “I was inspired by God,” said…
The matter went before the grand jury on January 26 to review the facts and circumstances of the October 29 officer-involved shooting of De’Arius Cannon in Tallahassee. Cannon was shot by two Tallahassee Police Department Offices in McDonald’s parking lot on Pensacola Street after admittedly firing into a crowd. A grand jury determined that the…
Two men were recently found guilty of the 2019 robbery and murder in Quincy. On November 17, 2019, Karlos Campbell, 57, was shot and killed on Lincoln Street as he sat in a vehicle with a female victim, who was also shot multiple times but survived and a male victim who was not injured. A…
