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After nearly two decades of planning and construction, the Quincy Bypass opened Friday afternoon.
The road will officially be called State Road 269. It is 1.6 miles in length and will connect the area around Quincy’s Capital Regional Medical Center to the area around the Quincy Municipal Airport. It cost $13 million to complete; $13 million less than
expected.

The judge presiding over State Attorney Willie Meggs’ contempt of court case against Sheriff Morris Young decided Monday to give attorneys on both sides two weeks to come to an agreement over what the facts are concerning Young’s use of jail furloughs and what needs to be determined when the case goes to trial.

It was business as usual Monday morning at Page Plus in Quincy, with store owner Willie Lanier and his employee cracking jokes and entertaining guests between helping customers understand how to use their new smartphones. You would never have known the store had been burglarized the previous Friday.
According to a Quincy Police Department incident report, an officer was dispatched to PagePlus, located on South Monroe Street, around 8 a.m., finding the store’s window
shattered.

Legislative interests of the county were relayed to State Sen. Bill Montford and State Rep. Alan Williams by several county officials and residents at a public meeting Jan. 19 in the county commission
chambers.

Commission Chairperson Brenda Holt spoke for the BOCC, saying there was a need for infrastructure funding related to municipal buildings such as the courthouse and voiced concern over how Florida’s Medicaid Share of Cost program could create a financial burden for Gadsden County residents.