A Chattahoochee couple, both long-time members of the business community of West Gadsden County, will soon be celebrated at a community day held in their honor. Jewel and Mildred Dixie have owned and operated Dixie Groceries for over 40 years. The hometown grocery store is located at 669 Lincoln Street, in Chattahoochee. The honorary community…
County unveils $800,000 makeover after Hurricane Michael “Marco,” the boy with his eyes tightly closed calls out. “Polo,” another boy, just out of reach, answers. Another “Marco,” follows, and the youth clambers towards the sound, with both hands outstretched. Here, in the chilly waters of Jackson County’s Blue Springs Recreational Area, a children’s game…
Pirates prepare for a second shot to play the Cowboys Standing on the clay mound with a weigh-in of 170 pounds and height of 5’11, Justin Tye (#1) owned the baseball field with his professional-style pitching skills Friday night, April 5. Tye represented the Sneads Pirates in a battle against the Madison County Cowboys at…
Countless environmental studies have bemoaned the devastation and destruction wild, feral hogs have wrought upon Florida’s priceless, fragile ecosystems. From saw palmetto scrub to wetlands to upland pine stands and every habitat in between, these non-native omnivore generalists are wreaking havoc from Pensacola to Jacksonville, and all the way down to the southernmost tip of…
World views Gadsden-born compassion in young angler’s heartwarming viral video “One day we gonna meet back again,” young Quincy angler Kemari Cooper says as he releases the monster largemouth bass caught moments earlier back into the dark, tannic waters from whence it came. “I hope you go back and be better.” Since being uttered this…
12-foot Lake Seminole colossus bagged first night of Florida’s annual alligator hunt A few weeks ago we featured a City of Chattahoochee employee rescuing a small, downright cute juvenile American alligator from the yard of a local residence, into which the little bugger had wandered, uninvited. A gator has made our front page once again,…
With the 2019 regular season days away from launch and a new head coach at the helm, it’s no secret that Jaguar football fever is spreading…voraciously. A loss-weary but admirably optimistic Gadsden County populace looks longingly to Corey Fuller – the Gadsden County High School football program’s new top man – for a miracle comeback,…
The Gadsden County High School Jaguars have their sights set on the famous Cam Newton 7-on-7 Tournament in Birmingham, but team officials say they need the public’s help to get there. The Jags are currently raising funds to help cover the substantial costs associated with travel and lodging to the tourney, June 28-30, plus the…
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,…
The 2A Florida High School Athletic Association basketball state championship game is within range of Crossroad Academy’s bitter stinger, and the Scorpions are sparing no venom to get there. In a nerve-rattling, nail biter of a matchup, the Scorpions defeated Impact Christian Academy this past Tuesday 52-51. With the win, a single game stands between…
