To be a volunteer is to be aware of the value of your time, and how that time can be used to impact, develop, and build the community you live in. April is National Volunteer Month – a time to look at the people who volunteer their time selflessly to local causes, organizations, and goals. …
Spring marks the return of lawn and garden season. Lawns often bear the brunt of winter’s wrath, so spring is a great time to nurse them back to health, and fertilizing can be an essential component of that process. Fertilizing a lawn can be intimidating. An array of fertilizers, with each seemingly designed to address…
By now you have probably heard the term cover cropping. However, what exactly is cover cropping and why is it beneficial to the environment? That surely is why cover cropping is part of the climate smart initiatives right? Cover cropping has been a practice that has been around as far back as ancient Greek and…
Doubting Thomas and the Pledge of Allegiance Q. Judge Smith, after watching the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, I’m curious why each state, regardless of its population, has two U.S. Senators? In a democracy, does that not give smaller states an unfair advantage? A. Your questions are hot topics of discussion since the recent confirmation…
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, GENE OPHEIM, the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: CERTIFICATE…
On April 7, 2023, the Chattahoochee Lions Club was presented two members of the community with the Easter Baskets that they won through the club’s recent raffle. The Easter Basket raffle is a major fundraiser, put on every year by the Chattahoochee Lions Club. The community members bought all of the tickets that were printed…
The Chattahoochee City Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 4 at City Hall. The first item on the agenda was a public reading by City Attorney Jennifer Shuler of City Ordinance 571, a proposed amendment of the city code regulating dangerous buildings. The ordinance would allow hearings on dangerous buildings before the city…
The Havana Police Department dispatch staff consists of a team of five local men and women, with a combined 60 plus years of career experience. Each dispatcher works a solo 8-hour shift, and phones are manned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Much like our small-town police department handles a variety of calls…
Antwon Harris has been employed with Chattahoochee Police Department as a dispatcher for more than 2 years (not pictured). Jack O’Brian has been employed with Chattahoochee Police Department as a dispatcher for seven months (not pictured). Christine Pelletier has been employed with Chattahoochee Police Department as a dispatcher for three months. Alfred Rogers, Jr.has been…
Tammie Sykes knows dispatching. For just under 20 years, Sykes has either dispatched or taught dispatching in Gadsden County. She got her start at the Quincy Police Department as a mother of a young child. Sykes says she was looking for full-time employment that fit her scheduled needs as a parent, and someone informed her…
