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Wanted man accused of sexual battery on child now in custody
An alleged sexual predator and wanted man living in Sneads is now in custody, the Marianna Police Department announced this past week. Kristopher Michael Martin, 38, was arrested this past Saturday, January 5 and booked into the Jackson County Detention Center, with bond set at $250,000. He is charged with five counts of sexual battery…
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Chattahoochee City Council grants Sneads High School use of Redbird Field
Chattahoochee has a baseball field that sits largely unusued; Hurricane Michael left Sneads High School with a lack of playing fields. But thanks to an agreement struck recently between Sneads High baseball coach Andy Shelton and the Chattahoochee City Council, the Sneads Pirates will have a home field this year: Chattahoochee’s historic Redbird (Terrell) Field. …
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Former member back on the Sneads Town Council
At its January meeting this past Tuesday night, the Sneads Town Council welcomed a former member back into its ranks. In a rare 2-1 vote, the council appointed former Sneads council member Mike Weeks to the Group 3 council seat, vacated by Danny Pettis this past November. Council President Helen Grice and council member Greg…
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New Year’s resolutions for the not-so-youthful – Nurse Judy’s Nook, January 3, 2019
When a person gets to a certain age, New Year’s resolutions become a little different. Sure, one is still interested in losing weight, exercising, eating well and trying to look good, but the odds of achieving goals in these areas have decreased substantially due to the physical changes brought on by the unceasing ticking of…
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“The Great Outdoors” by Jim Glass – January 3, 2019
For all of the big game hunters located in and around Jackson and Gadsden counties, the rut has begun! Let the good times roll. During the past 10 days, the “big boys” have emerged from hiding and are showing up on numerous trail cameras. A growing number are posing for pictures for local hunters lucky…
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Joe’s bowl-picking season a tough one
It continues to be a tough bowl picking season for me, as I have a miserable 9-10 picking record through the games picked at this week’s early column deadline, December 27. With the early holiday deadline, all I can really do is speculate on the college football championship game, as the semifinals will be played…
7-year-old killed in Jackson County car crash
A 7-year-old Tallahassee girl was killed this past Sunday in an automobile accident on I-10 in Jackson County, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. Around 7:50 p.m., Sunday, December 23, a 2017 Chevrolet and 2019 Dodge were traveling east on I-10 through Jackson County. Both vehicles were in the outside lane because of an earlier accident…
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Gadsden Arts’ 2019 calendar includes Norman Rockwell, 15 other unique exhibitions
For a Gadsden County art museum, 2019 promises to be an “exciting year” brimming with vibrant color, rich texture and vivid contrasts. Downtown Quincy’s Gadsden Arts Center and Museum released its 2019 exhibition calendar this past week, featuring a lineup of 16 unique exhibitions that, together, cover a vast swath of artistic territory. Exhibitions range…
