A Gadsden County jury has found a local man, Terry L. Williams, guilty of two charges of sexual battery by a familial or custodial authority, and one case of lewd/lascivious molestation. According to the court documents provided by the office of the State Attorney in Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit (which serves Gadsden County), Williams was…
Gadsden County residents of all ages have been invited to stop into the Florida Public Safety Institute, located between Quincy and Midway, for a public safety showcase. This weekend, from noon to 4 p.m., Tallahassee Community College and the public safety institute will be showcasing the different careers that integral public safety – from SWAT…
Officers with the Gretna Police Department are investigating a reported homicide that occurred on Saturday, January 29, at around 2:11 p.m. According to the report issued by Gretna Police Chief Brian Alexander, police officers were called to Forterra Pipe and Precast, a business on Dritches Clary Drive in Gretna, after receiving reports of an individual…
A Sneads man has received three life sentences on the charges of sexually battering and abusing a child on several different occasions, says State Attorney Larry Basford. The State Attorney’s Office reported that 32-year-old Buckie O’Neil Barnes, of Sneads, was found guilty of six charges of crimes committed against a girl under 12-years of age….
A Sneads teenager was involved in a wreck that occurred on Jackson County’s stretch of Interstate 10, leaving several drivers and passengers with injuries. On January 21, at around 7 p.m., the 19-year-old Sneads driver was traveling on the interstate’s onramp in a small pickup truck, according to state troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol….
A Florida House of Representatives bill, filed by Representative Ramon Alexander, has progress in mind for the Gretna community. House Bill 4973 was filed late last year by Alexander, and seeks to obtain funding from the State of Florida for the repurposing of the Gretna Elementary School campus. The bill was requested by Antonio Jefferson,…
The Sneads boys’ varsity basketball team were off to a great start at the beginning of the season, but recently suffered four game losses in a row. On December 21, they lost to the Altha Wildcats 53-43, on December 28 they lost to the Kinston Bulldogs 46-30, then the Gadsden County Jaguars 43-34 on December…
Attapulgus is a small town in southern Georgia, close to the Florida border; it is also home to two Asian elephants, Bo and Tarra. Tarra, an 8-foot tall, 9,700-pound specimen born in Myanmar, is the newest addition to a sanctuary, which is designed to hold up to 10 of these impressive animals. She also has…
Counterfeit money has been used in Jackson County – and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in reference to the false funds. According to the sheriff’s office, on Friday, December 24, shortly after 6 p.m., deputies responded to the Marianna Wal-Mart in reference to a counterfeit money complaint. When backup deputies arrived,…
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…
