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D.A.R.E is back! – Chattahoochee Elementary School students are the district’s first D.A.R.E. graduates in nearly a decade

The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office relaunched Its Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program this school year. Eight Chattahoochee Elementary School fifth graders graduated from the program on Friday, December 16. Those students are Jor’Dyn Travis, Skylor Streeter, Kamiley Rozier, Zamiah Pyles, Kloee Murray Farrah Moon, Ahraya Gibson, and Zaydiin Carter. After the graduation ceremony, the…

Trulieve mass layoff leads to class action lawsuit

Trulieve recently laid off part of its workforce in Gadsden County. Officials for the North Florida-based cannabis company have yet to reveal how many employees were laid off, or for how long the layoffs will continue. Trulieve became the largest employer in Gadsden County after opening its local facilities in 2018, with reportedly 8,000 employees…

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Soul Santa makes a stop in Midway

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….

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Festive cheer blooms with December Yards Of The Month

It’s December, and the Havana Garden Club has selected two local lawns to be the final Yards of the Month for the 2022 year. Havana residents and business owners have been hard at work, resisting cool temperatures and keeping a festive spirit of gardening and decorating around their homes. Each month, the Havana Garden Club…

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Shop With A Cop brings Christmas cheer to local children

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…

Guest Column – Economic Equilibrium is the goal

Economic Equilibrium is the goal, but how do we get there? We (the legislature) passed a bill addressing the property insurance market because the market needs correction. Florida consumers are experiencing non-renewals and insurance premium hikes because of natural disasters, litigation, and insurance companies going out of business or deciding to no longer do business…

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A CAN-paign for good during the holidays – Inwood resident continues recycling program that swaps cans for Christmas gifts

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…

New garbage rates, town manager pay, and lack of town manager accessibility discussed at Greensboro Town Council

The Greensboro town council met on Monday, December 12 at 7 p.m. at Gardner Hall for the final monthly meeting of the year. Following the approval of the minutes for the November monthly meeting and the paying of the town bills, the council briefly touched upon two recurring issues that have come up in recent…

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County risks losing $20,000 as property purchase negotiations are extended

The county has hit a roadblock in efforts to purchase a 52-acre parcel of land in Quincy. The first public hearing on the matter was held on Tuesday, December 6. The property is located at 2426 Pat Thomas Parkway. In September the board initially voted to pay the seller a refundable deposit in the amount…

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The Gingerbread Man is in Gadsden County for the holidays – Gadsden County Libraries host gingerbread-themed storybook play dates

The Gadsden County Public Library System is hosting a Gingerbread Man edition of its Storybook Play Dates this month, complete with games and crafts. The activities are for children aged five and up. Children use their imagination, pretending to bake tasty treats, and build a farm out of Legos, before rolling out Play-Doh to create…

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