Local News

Voters in most municipalities in Gadsden County will have a chance to head to the polls on April 24.

Chattahoochee City Council

District 1: Annette Holmes Bates and Anquarnette “Ann” Richardson are on the ballot.

District 3: Amy M. Glass and Edward Jerry Wynn

Gadsden County Times

Plans for a new plant outside Havana that would apply fire retardant to wood products cleared a hurdle Thursday, March 15, when over objections from a number of adjacent property owners the Gadsden Planning Commission voted to approve the conceptual site plan for Hoover Treated Wood Products.

This approval came with conditions. Marion Lasley cast the dissenting vote.

Jamillia Colson
For the Times

One of the world's rarest and oldest known trees can be found in  Gadsden and Liberty Counties — and it’s on the brink of extinction.

The Florida Torreya is the most endangered tree in North America. National scientists and local conservationists gathered recently in Liberty County for the Torreya Tree of Life event in hopes to find a solution to what’s ailing this native tree, which is a critical part of the Florida ecosystem.   

Shade' Kelly
For the Times