Three seats on the City of Chattahoochee Council will be up for election in the upcoming months. On Tuesday, April 26, Chattahoochee residents will be able to vote on who will be leading City Districts 1, 3, and 5. Currently, the election is still accepting candidates, although the qualifying period will begin on March 14…
Teaching is something that Gadsden County educator Sonja Wilson-Lewis was always supposed to do – she just didn’t realize it until later in life. As a high schooler in Gadsden County, the local Wilson-Lewis said she and her classmates took career aptitude tests that would help them determine a future career. Hers said she would…
Things got heated at the Sneads’ Town Council last meeting during a discussion about the town’s recreation facilities. The meeting was finally held on Tuesday, January 25, after being pushed back for two consecutive weeks due to COVID-19 concerns and illnesses among the council members. Council Vice-President Donovan Weeks said, who is the council member…
Cypress Cove Nature Park, in Chattahoochee, is easy to miss, but is a valuable spot for locals to visit while exploring their home county. The park can be found on Jinks Crossing Road, which is located off of Highway 90 on the east side of Chattahoochee. The park is maintained by The State of Florida…
American Legion Post 51, headquartered in Chattahoochee, unveiled its newest project on January 20, with the awarding ceremony of a local Chattahoochee police officer. Each year, the Legion will present an award to a deserving law enforcement officer of Chattahoochee for their service in the community. The Officer of the Year award announced its inaugural…
“It’s a southern thing,” said Jane W. Clark, with the West Gadsden Historical Society, of chicken pilau. Pronounced “per-low” (although most Gadsden County residents will be familiar with the food and its pronunciation), the chicken-and-rice dish is native to the Asia and Middle Eastern parts of the world, but has long-reaching roots in the Southern…
Chattahoochee’s local alcohol laws may be changing. The City of Chattahoochee’s council has announced a public hearing for Tuesday, February 1, in which the council will examine Ordinance Number 565 and Ordinance Number 566. Both ordinances relate to local alcohol laws. Ordinance Number 565 will be in regards to expanding the hours that alcohol may…
Chattahoochee locals turned out Monday morning to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a parade and activities for children at Jesse Wilson Park. The parade lined up at the Crawford and Moultry Funeral Home at 11 a.m. and proceeded down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, ending at Jesse Wilson Park on Lincoln Drive. A…
A lot can happen in 30 years. Children can be born and raised to adulthood, starting families of their own; businesses and communities can grow; political shifts can transpire…30 years can change the world, and for the last 31 years, David Crawford has served with the City of Chattahoochee on its rosters…
On Thursday, January 6, the Chattahoochee Police Department executed a search warrant at apartment L-4 in the complex. According to the police department, the warrant was issued in an attempt to locate and arrest a 16-year-old juvenile offender who had come to Chattahoochee from Monticello; the juvenile had outstanding felony charges from Jefferson County and…
