The West Gadsden Historical Society will host a chicken pilau supper this weekend to help raise money for its community historical preservation projects – ongoing repairs and improvements at the Greensboro Depot Railroad Museum, tours and events at the restored Dezell House, identifying and marking local historical sites and much more. The annual fundraiser is from 4:30 p.m….
Local firefighters discovered the lifeless body of an unidentified person in the burned-out remains of a Chattahoochee home this past Friday. Around 9:10 a.m., Friday, January 11, firefighters with the Chattahoochee and Florida State Hospital fire departments, as well as Chattahoochee Police, responded to a a report of a structure fire at the 1200 block…
Thanks to quilters and a dedicated couple from the Tampa Bay area, Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office employees were recently able to distribute more than 100 quilts to local senior citizens impacted by Hurricane Michael. Inspire Quilting and Sewing in Plant City, Florida and the Piece-makers Quilt Guild of Brandon, Florida, together, donated the 100+ quilts…
Shop class students aren’t the only pupils at West Gadsden Middle School learning to build houses this year. Just before holiday break, sixth grade Fundaments of Culinary Careers students constructed miniature homes from gingerbread. Sweet, sticky icing joined and secured gingerbread planks, while gumdrops and other classic Christmas confections dressed up the stately cookie dwellings’…
Despite heavy weekend rains, battle reenactors managed to keep their powder dry at Chattahoochee Main Street’s second annual Scott 1817 Seminole War Re-enactment. Due to storm damage, the reenactment was held in Dothan this year. The highly-anticipated annual event will return to Chattahoochee’s River Landing Park in 2019. The reenactment commemorates the 1817 battle at…
