Among the key topics of discussion at this past Tuesday’s Sneads Town Council meeting was rebuilding local infrastructure and public facilities nearly nine months after Category 4 Hurricane Michael battered the region on October 10, 2018. Though not directly related to Hurricane Michael damage, resurfacing Gay Avenue was at the top of the council’s infrastructure…
The Sneads Police Department is “cracking down” on drab, dull flora in its own backyard. Under the direction of Sneads Town Council President Helen Grice, town officials joined Sneads Garden Club members this past week in beautifying the landscape surrounding the Sneads Police Department headquarters. Thanks to their efforts, colorful blooms and rich plant life…
Annual Sneads Pageant this weekend at high school The Sneads Pageant is 6 p.m., this Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Sneads High School Auditorium. All former Sneads queens and current local area queens are invited to attend. Come and support your favorite contestant! Admission is $5 per person; children that do not require a…
Sneads town council members welcomed their new attorney at the regular meeting for March, held this past Tuesday night. She is Josefina “Josie” M. Tamayo of the John Reid law firm in Tallahassee. She was hired at $125 per hour, with a retainer fee of $1,250, according to the 5-0 council vote in February….
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…
