Havana Main Street’s annual Winter Festival drew a huge crowd this year to celebrate the holiday season in the town’s historic district. Featuring a parade, snow to play in, and 70 vendors offering food and shopping, the event offered a fun day for all who attended. The festival was held on Saturday, December 9, and…
Festive colors, holiday music, and even snow set the tone and made it feel a lot like Christmas on Friday, Dec. 8, as the City of Quincy held its annual Christmas parade. The parade was originally set for Dec. 1, but was postponed due to inclement weather. Last Friday, crowds lined the street along the…
Last weekend downtown Havana transformed into a Winter wonderland, signifying the beginning of the holiday season. As merchants all over downtown Havana decorated their shops for the holidays, Havana Main Street, in partnership with local businesses, hosted a special weekend shopping event. Friday evening, the festivities kicked off with the arrival of Jolly Old Saint…
On the 12th day of Christmas, the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Quincy invited the community out to burn their used Christmas trees, officially ending the holiday season. Many of those looking to safely dispose of their Christmas trees met at a lake house down a winding road off Attapulgus Highway Friday evening….
Soul Santa made his way through Midway on Sunday evening. The city’s annual Soul Santa Parade began at 5 p.m. on December 18 at Ochlockonee Point Apartments and then traveled to East Brickyard Road, Hilltop Drive, Forest Drive, Palmer Road, and Rustling Pines Boulevard, before making a final stop at the Eugene Lamb Recreation Center….
Gadsden County Strike Team and Beyond Before Community Development Corporation partnered with local law enforcement officers to host the third annual Shop with a Cop event on Sunday, December 18. This year’s event was the biggest one yet. It began with a hot breakfast provided by St. James Episcopal Church. The church not only fed…
Noah McArthur, a resident of the Inwood Community between Sneads and Grand Ridge, continues operating his “CAN”-paign for Kids recycling program to bless others who need a helping hand at Christmas and other times throughout the year. McArthur has collected and sold aluminum cans for nearly 18 years to be able to raise funds to…
Christmas is coming to Veterans Memorial Park in Bristol! The “Polar Bear Express” trains have been departing from the Tom Keenan Depot in Bristol, Florida, each weekend in December, starting at the beginning of the month. Train enthusiasts, local families, and those who want a special way to celebrate the holidays can still catch a…
Nine kids from the Chattahoochee area got a chance, last month, to ‘Shop With A Cop’ for Christmas toys. “The turnout was awesome,” said Chattahoochee Chief of Police Deric Mordica. The Shop With A Cop Christmas toy program is one that the Chattahoochee Police Department is in its second year operating, and Chief Mordica hopes…
“Gadsden County needs more packed weekends,” said Jane W. Clark, President of the West Gadsden Historical Society – the organization that hosted Greensboro’s annual Christmas Bazaar. Clark was referring to the fact that the weekend the bazaar was held, both Quincy and Chattahoochee also held community-wide Christmas festivities – something that Clark only saw as…
