Quincy News

Forty years after the evacuation of U.S. troops from the land of Vietnam, Americans recently remembered this fateful period which was the final day of the Vietnam War.

We had a lively discussion in the newsroom last week as senior writer Jennifer Portman wrote her story about oyster farming.

On May 30th The Quincy Police Department responded to the outdoor roadway area of 326 Valley Drive in reference to an injured man bleeding from the head.

This project, designed to enhance pedestrian access and safety while addressing nearby flooding concerns, will include the installation of sidewalks along both sides of Lonnbladh Road and the construction of a storm-water system near Greer Road.

The Florida A&M University Cooperative Extension Program will sponsor the 4th annual FAMU Farm Fest on June 7-8 at the Research and Extension Center and Farm, located at 4259 Bainbridge Highway in Quincy, Fla.

Jack McLean Jr. Park is named for a former Tallahassee City Commissioner who was instrumental in the city's purchase of the property in 1985.

Teriel Young, 32, of Quincy, Florida, was sentenced to serve 188 months in federal prison yesterday on multiple charges of distributing cocaine and crack cocaine.