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  • GEMS reading scores among state’s highest

    Third-graders at Gadsden Elementary Magnet School and Stewart Street Elementary passed the state’s reading test at a rate far above the state’s 54 percent.
    However, the rest of the county’s third-graders came in below the state average.

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  • A/C in the way OK in Quincy

    Quincy commissioners saved the Men of Action a $5,000 headache when they granted the nonprofit a license agreement authorizing the organization to keep their air conditioners situated on a piece of city property near the organization’s
    headquarters.
    Men of Action’s backing financial institution had notified the nonprofit that the equipment encroachment into city property created a risk that could require the city to ask the nonprofit to move the air conditioner any time.

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  • Thronging to Quincyfest
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  • Midway leaders mull party problems

    Although they didn’t make any decisions at their May meeting this past Thursday, Midway council members entertained the most recent city news and citizen opinion on a Sunday park party causing controversy in the city.
    City Manager Auburn Ford announced the city had been one of only five in the state to apply for housing applications through Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and all the applicants had been selected. He said the city may receive up to $750,000 to help residents with housing problems and will begin finding residents for the program in June.

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  • Community group continues effort to improve life in Gadsden County

    More representatives from community agencies and concerned citizens connected Thursday evening as Step Up for Gadsden had its most recent meeting.
    The areas for improvement discussed were education, economic development, community safety, community-wide health and quality of life, with a room designated for the discussion of each. Attendees could attend two meetings and then the larger group reconvened to discuss the suggestions made for making achievement gaps in each topic.

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  • Former state hospital resident gets 10 years for role in beating death

    Former State Hospital resident Deontra French was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday afternoon, May 5, for his role in the beating death of another resident last February.
    After his time in prison, which will be commuted by 414 days for time served, French will be on probation for five years, ruled 2nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Barbara K. Hobbs.

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  • Talquin Electric hosts annual membership meeting

    Talquin Electric had its annual meeting in East Gadsden High School’s gymnasium Saturday morning, during which a new member was elected to the Board of Directors, the co-op shared insights on the future of their business and prizes were given to members who participated in the election and stayed until the event’s end.

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  • BOCC OK’s traffic fine hike

    Traffic infractions incurred in the county will now be $5 steeper, as commissioners approved an ordinance allowing the increase at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
    All funds collected from the additional $5 will go toward assisting driver education programs at schools deemed to have qualifying driver education programs, and are available for public and non-public schools, according to meeting filings. Schools must have programs that have students behind the wheel of a car for at least 30 percent of the class in order to
    qualify.

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  • Sheriff’s office partners with Scott Town for safety

    The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office had a press conference Friday morning to announce a partnership the office has launched with the neighborhood watch committee in Quincy’s Scott Town community.
    “It’s OK to call and report suspicious activity in the community to the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office,” Sgt. Anglie Hightower of the sheriff’s office said to members of the neighborhood watch at the press conference.

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  • Art show highlights creativity at West Gadsden

    An art teacher at West Gadsden High School had an art exhibition in the school’s media center Thursday evening, during which she displayed some of the creations her students have made for class projects this year.
    Johnnie Clarke said many students have truly stumbled upon their artistic ability, only being in art classes for the first time but quickly showing talent. Gamaliel Lara, a 14-year-old seventh-grader who had two pieces place first and one place second, is one of those students.

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