The Florida Forest Service will be celebrating Florida Arbor Day with a Tree ID Quiz Bowl on Saturday January 15 at the Bear Creek Educational Forest located at 8125 Pat Thomas Parkway, in Quincy. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, during which time participants will have a chance to identify as…
Sneads Basketball has rolled in, showing promising accomplishments for the Pirates team. The Sneads Pirates have settled into their basketball season with a great start and the winning scores are more than solid proof. With six wins and only two losses thus far, the team is proving to have the motivation, dedication, and skills needed…
It was fifty degrees cold outside, and the wind frosted the air with a distinct aura of victory…the Sneads Pirates traveled to Liberty County on November 5 and claimed the Bulldog territory as their own. The game started out a little rocky for the Pirates when they fumbled the ball, and the Bulldogs made a…
There are many people who have made their mark on Tallahasseeby impacting the community and creating a legacy around change – one such name being added to the list of difference makers is Jamey Shouppe, who is transforming the community around sports, one baseball team at a time. Shouppe was raised in Gadsden County’s Chattahoochee,…
On Saturday morning, May 8, 15 people gathered at Chattahoochee’s River Landing Park for a historical tour and cleanup sponsored by Apalachicola Riverkeeper. Pam Medley, the president of Chattahoochee Main Street, welcomed the group to the park before Medley had to rush off to a family gathering later that day. While the tour was scheduled…
Weighing in at 180 pounds and standing 5’ 10” tall, Calvin Stringer was one of the seven seniors honored at the Sneads High School baseball game on April 20. For a total of four years, Stringer has played baseball, but this year was his first playing varsity baseball with the Sneads Pirates. Coach Andy Shelton…
Pirate flags waved in the breeze as seven Sneads seniors were celebrated and honored Tuesday afternoon (April 20th). Justin Tye (#1), Calvin Stringer (#2), Bowden Howell (#5), Zach Thomas (#8), Russell Allen (#13), Hunter Grooms (#16), and Parker Hayes (#18) were presented with beautifully framed keepsake boxes containing team memorabilia. — After the ceremony —…
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…
