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New mural highlights St. Joe’s Earth Day
For the second year in a row, Port St. Joe celebrated Earth Day with a day-long event, featuring a series of experts on environmental issues and highlighted by the unveiling…
Local News
Former Wewa teacher arrested for sex with student
A former Wewahitchka High School welding teacher was arrested Thursday on felony charges related to a sexual relationship he had with a female student at the school. Deputies with the…
Bayou Bash hosts weekend of fishing and fun
The Swivel Sisters hosted their seventh annual Bayou Bash, an inshore fishing tournament for reds, trout, and flounder last weekend, with more than 200 participants taking part. The annual fishing…
An ‘enchanted evening under the stars’
The Port St. Joe High School Class of 2029 definitely had a night to remember as they attended their Eighth Grade Formal on April 12. This year the committee decided…
Sports
Franklin County downs St. Joe but they’ll meet again
Following a 6-4 come-from-behind win in the districts last week against Port St. Joe, the Franklin County Seahawks softball team will again face the Lady Tiger Sharks in their regional…
Sharks sweep Hawks, face Cottondale in regional finals
The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks baseball team downed Franklin County in two straight last week, propelling them in a best-of-three regional final series this week against Cottondale. At home…
Wewa sophomore lifts her way to world stage
Wewahitchka High School sophomore McKenzie Hatcher is no stranger to the spotlight, or the podium. A dedicated member of the Lady Gator weightlifting team since the seventh grade, Hatcher has…
State News
Building owners host rooftop-nesting shorebirds
While shorebirds and seabirds typically nest directly on beaches along our coasts, species including black skimmers, least terns, roseate terns and American oystercatchers increasingly use…
How tariffs might affect domestic shrimp
The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs are likely to have an effect on domestic shrimp production and prices, but to what extent, and in…
Spring is time to start being BearWise
It’s springtime, and Florida’s wildlife is becoming more active. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds the public to be BearWise® and watch…
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Opinions
It’s the opposite of counting sheep
I don’t know about you, but there are great universal mysteries that keep me up at night. It can be baffling for sure. And the…
Ready for some plain truth about Mother’s Day?
For the sake of full disclosure, I helped pay for my college education by working summers at a local cosmetics factory. My wife later served…
Elite colleges slowly commit suicide
The latest Rasmussen Reports national survey finds that, generally speaking, just 10% of American adults believe that people who go to Ivy League schools like…
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Community & Faith
Club celebrates teacher and nurse appreciation weeks
Each May, communities across the country take time to recognize two incredibly important groups of professionals – teachers and nurses. These individuals dedicate their lives…
Certifiably old
Our Alabama Baptist retreat at Shocco Springs is a gorgeous place, and I’ve enjoyed every event I’ve attended there. Several years ago, I attended a…
Tyndall credit union backs youth art program
The Joe Center for the Arts has received a $2,000 Community Service Grant from Tyndall Federal Credit Union for 2025, funding that supports the summer…