Q. Judge Smith, what are the pros and cons of the parties settling their civil lawsuits, and how do you encourage the parties to negotiate deals? A. Most lawsuits center on the issues of liability and damages. Even if the defendant’s liability is a given, the plaintiff’s ability to collect an award of damages…
Talquin Electric Cooperative selected twenty-four high school juniors from Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla Counties to participate in the Talquin Youth Tour in February. Each student who participated in the Youth Tour received a scholarship for college or post-secondary education and a visit to Florida’s state capitol for a two-day, overnight conference. Students were selected…
Dozens of athletes from around the county competed in Gadsden County’s Special Olympics last week. The event was held at Gadsden County High School on Wednesday, February 23. The spectacle, ushered in by an Olympic Torch, featured track and field events. Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual…
With the arrival of warmer weather in March, lawns and gardens around Havana have brightened with blooms and new growth. The first day of Spring is Monday, March 20, but based on the green beauty of Havana’s lawn and gardens, it seems Spring has come early to Havana. Each month, the Havana Garden Club selects…
Now in its 11th year Quincy PorchFest will be back in full effect on Saturday, March 18. The free music festival, held in the historic downtown district of Quincy, will feature Lili Forbes, Funky ‘Taters, Disciples of Music, Thursday Night Music Club, Ben Flournoy Trio, Jerry Thigpen Trio, Baby Gray, Latin Soul, Hot Tamale, and…
The Havana Volunteer Fire Department held its annual chicken pilau fundraiser on Thursday, March 2 at Havana Community Park. The event, which lasted from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., was organized as a drive-through, with customers lining up along Sixth Avenue East to receive their meals. For $10, supporters of the department received over a…
All of Gadsden County’s municipalities will have seats up for election this year. In Quincy, an election for districts 1 and 5 (held by Commissioners Keith Dowdell and Anissa Canidate, respectively) will be held. At this point, Dowdell is running unopposed; Candidate is facing opposition from Quincy resident Beverly Nash. In Chattahoochee, an election for…
On Saturday, March 25, the West Gadsden Historical Society will be hosting their annual Spring Bazaar and Airing of the Quilts at the historic Dezell House in Greensboro. From 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., the doors of Dezell House will be open as guests get a chance to walk through this relic of Greensboro (and…
Something new may be coming to Chattahoochee…but it depends on the feedback that Chattahoochee Main Street receives from members of the community. In late February, the Main Street organization took to social media, asking members of the community to pitch in their thoughts and interest when it came to the concept of a community garden….
Imagine a world in which newspapers have been bankrupted and shuttered. Imagine that Reddit, the Drudge Report and Red Pill are no more and that social media platforms forbid political discussion of any stripe. Imagine that while some television and radio news show still exist, they only feature endless stories about cats and dogs, and…
