On Friday, February 9, Havana Main Street will be holding a special casino-themed fundraiser to benefit current Main Street projects. Casino Royale will take place at Havana Springs resort, located at 200 Coca Cola Avenue, and will feature table games, live music and dancing, a cash bar, a silent auction, and prizes. The event will…
Weezie’s Cottage, a well-known Havana business, with a shop located in the downtown historic shopping district, will soon be closing the doors of its Tallahassee showroom in the Market Square shopping center. Those who rely on Weezie’s for their furniture and home decor need not worry, however, as Louise “Weezie” Heidenreich, who owns the business…
Tallahassee Community College is now accepting applications for the Tallahassee Collegiate Academy. The application window is now open for the 2024-25 academic year. The academy will accept 100 ninth-grade and 25 tenth-grade students for 2024-25 academic. Tallahassee Collegiate Academy accepts applications from students from Leon, Gadsden, and Wakulla Counties. The application period will close on…
Florida A&M University (FAMU) and the Gadsden County Development Council (GCDC) have joined forces to secure a $550,000 grant. The strategy planning grant, from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration will be used to provide better paying jobs for Gadsden County residents by developing strategies to increase per capita income while reducing the…
School Grades are in. This year Gadsden County School District received an “I.” The Florida Department of Education released the grades for the 2022-2023 school year on Monday. The state is moving to a new progress monitoring system, Florida’s Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST), and since this is the first year, these grades are serving…
The Havana Town government held a retirement celebration for Chief of Police Tracy Smith on Wednesday, December 13. The event took place at the Hazel Baker Community Center, and was organized as an open house, with the public encouraged to drop by anytime between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to wish Chief Tracy Smith well…
The Havana Town Council held its December monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 12 at 6 p.m. The council began the meeting by voting unanimously to appoint Jody Finklea as the new town attorney. Finklea, a graduate of the Florida State University School of Law, and wife Sena both attended the meeting, and spent some time…
Havana Main Street’s annual Winter Festival drew a huge crowd this year to celebrate the holiday season in the town’s historic district. Featuring a parade, snow to play in, and 70 vendors offering food and shopping, the event offered a fun day for all who attended. The festival was held on Saturday, December 9, and…
An internet cafe in Havana was raided and shut down last week. Seventy suspected illegal gambling devices, computers, an ATM, and cash were seized from Rio Arcade, located at 6766 Florida Georgia Hwy. in the old L&J lounge. Criminal charges may also be pending. In March of 2013 a law was passed making internet cafés…
Middle Tennessee communities are still recovering from a deadly tornado outbreak on Saturday, Dec. 9 and the need for donations and volunteers is stronger than ever. Six people were confirmed dead Saturday night in Clarksville and Madison, and more than 80 were treated at hospitals, according to local officials. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency confirmed…
