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A woman, eight months pregnant, called 911 early in the morning hours on July 20, according to her own sworn statement, when a Havana man she let into her home began beating her and threatening to kill her.
The suspect, Richard David Jordan, 33, allegedly appeared at the woman’s residence around 2 a.m. - knocking on a window and yelling to be let in. Once allowed inside, she reported he was drunk and argumentative.
But when she told him to leave, the beating began.  

Jamareous Highman, said he wasn’t doing much talking this past Saturday night. He was saving his voice — because early in the morning on July 20, he was on his way to audition in Tallahassee for American Idol’s Season 14.
The singer was willing, however, to answer a few questions during a Times interview.
Highman, 23, has been performing since age 6 or 7 when he became involved with music at his church — an experience the Quincy man said “fostered a love for singing.”

You could say this past Saturday was something to cheer about.

Leroy Smith and Diamonds in the Rough presented the fourth annual Win-Win Football and Cheerleading camp July 12 at the Corry Athletic Field on West King Street in Quincy.

Win-Win stands for, “What’s important now work is necessary.”

Professional football players and Florida State University cheerleaders were on the scene to instruct the participants.
“This is going to be a fun time,” said Smith before the event.

The Gadsden County School District earned two unprecedented A grades in this year’s state rankings. For the first time ever, Chattahoochee Elementary School, led by Principal Valencia Denson, and Havana Middle School, led by Principal Delshuana Jackson, received the highest letter grade possible.

This constitutes a clear improvement for both institutions. In both 2012 and 2013, Havana Middle School earned C grades. Chattahoochee Elementary School earned a D in 2012 and a B in 2013.