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         Thieves have cost Quincy residents thousands of dollars this year by taking manhole covers and catch basin lids. Not only are they costing money but they are putting citizens’ lives and limbs in danger.

         Public Works Director Willie Earl Banks said thieves are taking the important and expensive covers and lids at night.

Gadsden County is again ranked near the bottom of the state regarding the health of its residents.
But the county’s health rankings have improved over 2011.
A 2012 survey measuring the overall health of every county in the nation puts Gadsden County at 62nd place and 65th place out of all of Florida's 67 counties.
Still, for the second straight year Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $200,000 in funding for a mobile health unit that would have served the entire county.

         The first time Robert Jackson participated the Special Olympics was 1972.

         "I was in seventh grade at Quincy Junior High and Mr. Jimmy Davis was the teacher over Special Olympics at the time. He got me started," Jackson said.

 Individuals that need access to a computer and Internet can now visit Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) recently opened Center for Public Computing and Workforce Development.  The Center is a result of a nearly $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

The Center is free of charge for citizens of Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon and Wakulla counties. The hours of operation will be seven days a week from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. and is located at 1600 Wahnish Way.