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The Gadsden County Commission met May 20 for a joint workshop with the Gadsden County Development Council on May 20. Beth Kirkland, executive director of Tallahassee’s Economic Development Council, shared information for more than an hour, including discussion of timber products and rail transportation.

Kirkland addressed “market-driven growth,” which she labeled “a highly recognizable and sought-after business climate.” 

Thaddeus Shaw, A Quincy native, returned with his band to play at the Mother’s Day concert May 10 at the Tanyard Creek Amphitheater. R&B singer Freddie Jackson headlined the concert. The evening also included performances by N’Spire, Donnell Davis and the Maximum Treble Band, and The Intruders — the legendary Philly soul group formed in the late 1960s. 

Two California women, Destiny Dean and Shalana Riggins, were arrested May 8 by Havana police when the out-of-state pair sped past a parked officer on U.S. 27. According to the Havana Police Department report, they were traveling 47 mph in a 30 mph zone. 

When the officer arrived at the driver’s window, he asked Riggins for her driver’s license. According to the report, she provided the officer with a Texas driver’s license, bearing the name Monique Mercado. 

Flooding returned to Gadsden County after the rains soaked the area April 30, May 1 and May 2. The Robertsville Fire Station was threatened when the adjacent field-turned-lake’s banks began lapping at the station’s door. Similarly, houses were faced with flooded yards and farm equipment was confronted with drenched terrain.