During the City of Gretna’s June 6 city council meeting, council members voted to partner with Gadsden County Public Schools to create an emergency disaster shelter. In any case of emergency in Gadsden County, Gretna Elementary School would be used as a location of reunification for children and their families. The second item requested for…
In the spirit of revitalizing tradition, Quincy Main Street’s Farmers Market has grown from eight vendors to more than forty. The farmers market was initially started up by Jerri Stewart in October 2021. It has moved several times since then–from behind Odell’s, to the empty grass lot behind Hardee’s, and during spring 2022 moved to…
Blessings of Hope Empowerment Outreach held a Farm Share Food Distribution event on Saturday, June 10 at Mayflower A.M.E. Church in the Jameison community in rural Havana. The event was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and continued while supplies lasted. Many people showed up early to have their vehicles loaded with much needed food,…
After serving for more than three decades, Quincy Police Department’s custodian of records has retired. “She was the face of Quincy Police Department,” Quincy Mayor Freida Bass-Prieto said of Linda Oliver, who worked at the department for a total of 34 years, including years she spent as a dispatcher. Oliver retired this month, and was…
As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly high-profile topic in higher education, Florida universities are holding discussions about how to harness the technology’s power — and stave off the potential for academic malfeasance. The University of Florida Board of Trustees, for example, received an update Thursday from the school’s Provost Joe Glover on artificial intelligence, or…
The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, June 6 at 6 p.m. Following preliminary matters including the invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the agenda, the board heard from county citizens on non-agenda items. Mike Watson, who lives on Sycamore Road in Quincy, came to…
Every year, Florida 4-H hosts a program called 4-H Day at the Capitol. This year it was held on April 19 th and had approximately 1,000 participants attending. This event provides an opportunity for youth throughout the state to learn about state government. Every county that has youth attending sets up an agenda for the…
If you’re struggling to deal with all the things you inherited from your parents (and maybe their parents), things you’ve held on to for years, you’re not alone. In fact, as told to me recently by an antiques dealer, there are many, many of us. And we all have the same dilemma: what to do…
Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office Volunteers are needed to represent youth in the foster care system who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected. We envision a world where every abused or neglected child can thrive in a safe and loving home. The purpose of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office is to provide all the…
I love the story told frequently by Tim Keller, the beloved and well-respected New York City pastor who died recently from pancreatic cancer. He used to tell his congregation, “Watergate happened for you.” It’s a story of how God uses everything, every tiny detail, to bring about his will for his people, even, and maybe…
