Qualifying for the April 9 municipal elections in Sneads ended recently, and longtime council member Greg Lewis is the only current member facing an opponent in council races. Sneads Town Council President Helen Grice and council member Mike Weeks will glide into their next two-year terms unopposed. Lewis is being challenged by longtime Sneads resident…
The Sneads High School Pirates continued their merciless pillaging and plundering spree this past week on softball and baseball diamonds around the region. Neither the Sneads High School boys’ varsity baseball team nor the girls’ varsity softball team have suffered a single loss between them since March 1, when the boys fell to Liberty County,…
Over the coming weeks, Chattahoochee residents will be seeing stars – both night and day. Though not the twinkling points of light that fill the night sky, the “Stars of Hope” currently being hung all over Chattahoochee and neighboring Sneads,, like their cosmological counterparts, are myriad and bright – beaming with vibrant color and brilliant…
Following a report from Town Manager Lynda Bell, Sneads Town Council members authorized her to proceed with drawing up a new contract with the Jackson County School District concerning maintenance of recreation areas, including Adam Tucker Park. “It’s not a fair agreement,” Bell said. “I feel like we are getting pushed around, and it’s about…
At its regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday night, the Sneads Town Council announced that it plans to adopt a golf cart ordinance that would allow usage of the vehicles on city streets where the speed limit is 30 mph or less. The council noted the ordinance would not apply to All Terrain Vehicles, i.e….
Sneads town manager Lynda Bell came under fire from the audience at this past Tuesday night’s town council meeting for her recent announcement that she is entering the race for District 7 state representative. During public comments at the end of the meeting Tuesday, Sneads resident Irving Ranew questioned the council about Bell’s ability to…
Following a four-month search, the Sneads Town Council hired a new town attorney this past Tuesday night at the council’s regular monthly meeting. The council voted 5-0 Tuesday to hire Tallahassee lawyer John Reid to fill the vacant town attorney position. Reid replaces former Sneads town attorney Guy Green, who was fired abruptly in October…
Jackson County’s Disaster Recovery Center is now closed, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported this past week. The center – opened in the wake of Hurricane Michael at the University Extension Office in Marianna – ceased operations January 31. Jackson County residents seeking one-on-one assistance with disaster recovery options,may still visit other area Disaster…
In the wake of historic personnel changes and reports of low officer morale, inadequate equipment and questionable evidence handling procedures at the Sneads Police Department, the Sneads Town Council has asked state investigators to take a closer look at the department’s evidence room and policies. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will soon conduct a…
