A traffic stop conducted by officers with the Sneads Police Department recently led to the arrest of two individuals on charges related to drug possession. According to the report issued by the department, on Monday, January 9, officers with the Sneads Police Department conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Eugenia Street and Third…
A man was killed in an early morning hit and run last week. Florida Highway Patrol and the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Liberty Road, just north of Lucille Berry at 2:12 a.m. on Thursday, January 5. According to Florida Highway Patrol officials, a black man, whose identity was not known…
Eight individuals have been arrested by officers after a joint operation engaged in by the Quincy Police Department, Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office, and the 2nd Judicial State Attorney’s Office. According to the police department, this operation was launched as a mission to bring into custody wanted fugitives that were located inside Gadsden County. The arrested…
Gadsden County Commissioners narrowly approved the purchase of a 52-acre property located during the first regularly scheduled meeting of the year. In December, the county commissioners requested a second appraisal of the property which was completed by Brown Bevis Real Estate Appraisers That report listed the property as being valued at $750,000, compared to the…
The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office relaunched Its Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program this school year. Eight Chattahoochee Elementary School fifth graders graduated from the program on Friday, December 16. Those students are Jor’Dyn Travis, Skylor Streeter, Kamiley Rozier, Zamiah Pyles, Kloee Murray Farrah Moon, Ahraya Gibson, and Zaydiin Carter. After the graduation ceremony, the…
A special workshop was held at the Sneads Assembly of God fellowship hall on Tuesday, December 13 at 5 p.m., to discuss the possible location of a new school that would cover East Jackson County students from Kindergarten through 8th grade. The new school was initially proposed to be located in the Four Points area…
Trulieve recently laid off part of its workforce in Gadsden County. Officials for the North Florida-based cannabis company have yet to reveal how many employees were laid off, or for how long the layoffs will continue. Trulieve became the largest employer in Gadsden County after opening its local facilities in 2018, with reportedly 8,000 employees…
Noah McArthur, a resident of the Inwood Community between Sneads and Grand Ridge, continues operating his “CAN”-paign for Kids recycling program to bless others who need a helping hand at Christmas and other times throughout the year. McArthur has collected and sold aluminum cans for nearly 18 years to be able to raise funds to…
The Greensboro town council met on Monday, December 12 at 7 p.m. at Gardner Hall for the final monthly meeting of the year. Following the approval of the minutes for the November monthly meeting and the paying of the town bills, the council briefly touched upon two recurring issues that have come up in recent…
The county has hit a roadblock in efforts to purchase a 52-acre parcel of land in Quincy. The first public hearing on the matter was held on Tuesday, December 6. The property is located at 2426 Pat Thomas Parkway. In September the board initially voted to pay the seller a refundable deposit in the amount…
