Today's News

For the third week in a row, the Robert F. Munroe baseball team has played three games in three consecutive days due to rain and rescheduling and wound up 1-3. The youthful Bobcats’ pitching has been stretched thin, and it has played a part in the outcome of their late week games.

Robert F. Munroe 6 – East Gadsden 7

Heavy rain, at times torrential, throughout the weekend dumped more than 12 inches of rain in Gadsden County, according to the National Weather Service. The rain, which was part of a system that left parts of the Midwest under snow, ended Tuesday morning.

“This is the most rain we’ve had since (Tropical Storm) Faye back in 2009,” said Gadsden County Emergency Director Maj. Shaw Wood.

While there were no injuries reported in the county, Wood said county residents were lucky there was no property damage.

The Gadsden County Sheriff Office and the Florida Department are asking the public’s help finding the persons responsible for the death of 49-year-old Curtis Eugene Anderson on Nov. 2, 2012.

“The assistance of our community is vital in solving this horrible crime. We are asking that if you have any information to contact us and help us keep our community safe,” said Sheriff Morris Young in a press release.

The rain has wreaked havoc on the schedules of all high school’s outdoor sports over the past few weeks. The Munroe Lady Cats managed to squeeze in one game last week. The team took on Franklin County at home and lost to the coastal team 11-5. Franklin County jumped out to a 10-0 lead, but just before the 10-run mercy rule could take effect, the Lady Cats pushed across five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Franklin County scored one more in the top of the sixth, but the Lady Cats would not score again.