Hakeem Holmes is ready to return to FAMU for his master's. Photo Submitted by Samuel Barnes. Hakeem Holmes is an economist with the state Department of Agriculture, but at heart he is a farmer. It is in his blood. Holmes, his brother and his older sister grew up in Marianna, […]
Author: Samuel Barnes | Staff Reporter
Michael’s aftermath makes life difficult in Marianna
Devin Jones, resident of Marianna subdivision. Photo submitted by Samuel Barnes MARIANNA – The renovation of a subdivision in Marianna in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael is forcing tenants to relocate. Devin Jones is a former resident of Pebble Hill Estate here. Jones is one of 20 residents who must evacuate […]
Four weeks later, Marianna family still without power
Marianna, Prathers home in Marianna. Photo submitted by Samuel Barnes MARIANNA – A Marianna man and his mother are still without electricity after Hurricane Michael damaged their home on Oct. 10. The day before the storm hit, Nicholas Prather went to Dothan, Alabama to gather the remaining supplies he and […]
Family faces tough decisions in aftermath of hurricane
Wilson Sanchez's mobile home in Marianna was badly damaged during Hurricane Michael. Photo submitted by Samuel Barnes MARIANNA – A Marianna man is trying to figure out what is next for him and his family after Hurricane Michael badly damaged their home. Wilson Sanchez and his family evacuated their home […]
Twice adopted, student zeroes in on a career
Sommer Kilpatrick, a student at Tallahassee Community College, has been adopted twice. Joan and Jeff Herig adopted the Tallahassee native the first time. The second and final time she was adopted was by Joan Kilpatrick in the summer of 1996. “Despite me being adopted, my cousins, my mom and I […]
Twice adopted, student zeroes in on a career
Sommer Kilpatrick, a student at Tallahassee Community College, has been adopted twice. Joan and Jeff Herig adopted the Tallahassee native the first time. The second and final time she was adopted was by Joan Kilpatrick in the summer of 1996. “Despite me being adopted, my cousins, my mom and I […]