On Saturday the City of Midway’s consulting engineering firm Dewberry Engineering revealed the city’s community and economic development plan at the Eugene Lamb Recreation Center. Midway residents and other interested stakeholders attended the meeting. Those who attended April 1 meeting learned about the formation of the plan, the city’s management’s team’s efforts to obtain funding…
It’s that time of year again to start looking for fun and educational summer camps for your children to attend. The Gadsden County Extension Office has you covered because we have a list of exciting day camps that your children can attend! Registration for camps is open now through May 1. Any registrations after May…
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. …
I am the mother of a very active, incredibly sweet, extremely brilliant – some may say terrible – three year old named Andrew. Some of you may have seen me sprinting behind him at local parades and festivals. Last year Andrew was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Luckily for us, his pediatrician also has an…
The Gadsden County School District held a community meeting at Everybody’s Church in Midway on Tuesday, March 21 from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The meeting was open to the public and featured presentations from school district staff on important education issues including attendance, school safety, mental health, family and community engagement, and a new…
On Wednesday, March 22, 54 James A. Shanks Middle School students graduated from Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. The 10-week curriculum allowed students to participate in various topics and receive a certificate of completion. Topics included the following: Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other dangerous drugs. Capt. Anglie Holmes also covered…
Are you constantly dealing with tiny uninvited guests in your home or storage sheds, leaving you annoyed or with a huge cleaning bill? You probably had an encounter with the Asian lady beetle (harmonia axyridis) also referred to as the Multicolored Asian lady beetle. The beetle was intentionally introduced from Asia and quickly established itself…
The Chattahoochee Lions Club held a fundraising event on Friday, March 24 at the Johnny Johnson Pavilion. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., supporters could purchase beef or pork sausage dogs at $5 each, prepared by Chief Cook James Moutrie. “We do a fundraiser each year,” said Lions Club Vice President Jim Folds. “Usually it’s…
The City of Quincy, in partnership with the Gadsden County Development Council, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a future apartment complex on Tuesday, March 14. Featured speakers included Dee Brightwell, the Director of Development with Arbour Valley Communities, Quincy Mayor Keith Dowdell, Quincy Commissioner Anessa Canidate, Chairman of the Gadsden County Development…
A Grand Jury was held in Quincy on Monday, August 13, where two Gadsden County men were indicted on first-degree murder charges. In addition to two counts of murder, Arderrious Smith was indicted on two counts of discharging a firearm from a vehicle and two counts of shooting at, into, or within a vehicle. Smith…
