Today's News

Girls’ basketball in the state of Florida is hitting the home stretch as there is only a little more than a week remaining until district tournament time. This past week, the Munroe Lady Cats lost three games, while East Gadsden picked up a big win and Tallavana Christian lost one.
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Garrett Hughes, the 72-yer-old Gretna man who was the subject of a week-long manhunt, has been found safe. Interim Gretna Police Chief Carlos De La Cruz said a call came to the police station shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday morning from a woman who said she saw a man outside of her home gathering sticks. The individual fit the description the woman she had seen on television earlier in the week of the missing man.

An officer went to the home, less than a mile from Hughes’ home, and identified the man as Hughes. He was taken to the hospital without incident.

Quincy leaders discussed implementing a new program geared toward helping citizens who are struggling with their utility bills. The program, called “Round-Up,” which was once called Project Help, could begin as soon as a minor survey is completed to determine how many citizens would participate in the program.

The city started a program in 2007, which was designed to help utility customers who have a financial need and are unable to/ pay their utility bill.

Although it was a two week holiday break, all good coaches know their teams must play some basketball over the holidays to stay in shape. Both Munroe and West Gadsden participated in the Holiday Classic at Rickards before Christmas and faced much larger schools. Munroe played only one game while West Gadsden played two.

Munroe dropped their one game to Chiles 54-19. Kadejah Glynn scored seven points in the loss. West Gadsden lost to Lincoln 37-18. Danielle Parks also scored seven points for the Panthers.