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Today's News

  • Ride-alongs are good for all of us

    Periodically I participate in a ride-along with an officer from law enforcement. It's something that reporters who cover crime do to get a better insight into what officers are facing and what perpetrators are doing.

    There have been some changes in the kinds of calls officers are handling and in the types of people who allegedly commit these crimes.

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  • My 'kid' didn't get to meet my friend

    Jim will not be meeting the “Kid from Tifton” after all.

    My old friend and teaching team partner from South Carolina Jim Rogers and I were not able to reunite after 9 years.  Jim was going to spend Christmas with his family in Tifton, Ga., and then, hopefully, drive down to Havana and spend a couple of days with my wife Judy and me.

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  • Gadsden’s first black female judge sworn in

    For Kathy Garner, Gadsden County's first black female county judge, tears of joy mingled with tears of sadness during the Dec. 18 investiture ceremony.

    "Today marks a historic occasion. Judge Garner follows in the footsteps of her parents, Alfred Garner, Quincy's mayor pro-tem at one point in his career, and her mother, the late Betty Garner, who was said to be everybody's mother," said Garner's classmate at Florida State University's College of Law, Ben Crump.

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  • Tomato grower stands against ban

    The Gadsden County Board of Commissioners voted recently to send a resolution from the board urging the state legislature to change the tomato field packing ban. According to local tomato farmer Graves Williams, the law is designed to put small producers out of business and create an advantage for large producers in South Florida. The ban stops the picking and packing of ripe fruit in the field.

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  • Doc speaks out against biomass facility

    Like a cancer patient that is riddled with metastatic disease, plans for biomass plants are spreading all over Florida and Georgia. The Florida Medical Association, deeply concerned about the poisonous emissions spewing from the smokestacks of these incinerators, urges state government to minimize their approval and construction.

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  • A wunnerful Christmas, I ga-run-tee

    A few years ago I was asked to read a story for a group of elementary school students, as part of a campaign to encourage them to read. It happened to be right before their Christmas holidays, so I read them the following. Hope you enjoy it and Merry Christmas!

    Cajun ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

    'Twas the night before Christmas, an' all t'ru de house,

    Dey don't a t'ing pass, not even a mouse.

    De chirren been nezzle good snug on de flo',

    An' Mama pass de pepper t'ru de crack on de do'.

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  • I've made my list and I've checked it twice

    Here is my wish list for the season. I probably won't get all that I wish for. I never do but there have been many times that things have gone my way. So here is my Christmas wish list:

    • That each child who wants to succeed have a mentor who can help him or her reach that goal.

    • That battered and abused women will find the courage to say enough is enough and move beyond that relationship.

    • That elected officials will put the what's best for everyone above their selfish motives.

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  • Jags trample local competition

    The East Gadsden High School Jaguars’ season opener was played Dec. 1 against Jefferson County. The Jags came out on top of the Tigers, 84-58.

    Game leaders were Jessie Ray with 12 points and two steals, Andre Robinson had eight points, 13 rebounds and two blocked shots. John Battles added eight points, six assists and four steals, while Desmond Gibson pitched in eight points, five rebounds and three assists.

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  • Church News

    • The Church of Redeemed Believers will host a Christmas program Dec. 23 at 7:30 pm. Guest speaker is Tommy Walker from Virginia.

    • On the Move for Jesus will host a Watch Night service New Year’s Eve at 9 p.m.

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  • Proctor, Peacock to marry in 2010

    Joey and Cyndi Proctor of Bristol, and Alan and Kim Peacock of Altha, are pleased to  announce the engagement and forthcoming wedding of their children, Joanna Lee Proctor and Trey Alan Peacock.

    The wedding is planned for Feb. 20, 2010 at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Greensboro at 4 p.m. No invitations will be sent.

    A reception will immediately follow at W.T. Neal Civic Center in Blountstown. 

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