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Seventh inning decides Gator -Seahawks regional semis If ever there was a case of a game not being over until it’s over, it was Thursday night’s regional semifinals in Eastpoint….
Local News
Dolphins dazzle in May
This month’s Dazzling Dolphins at Port St. Joe Elementary School are, back row, from left: Alejandro Tejada, Hannah Dupuie, Jaice Quinn, Iva Bailey, Justin Lopez, and Victor Lippincott; middle row,…
Madrid wins top art prize
Congratulations to Eileen Madrid, a junior at Port St. Joe High School, for being the first place winner of the Young American Creative Patriotic 3-D Art Award, sponsored by the …
Pippin honored at Sunshine State Scholars Conference
Port St. Joe junior Jordan Pippin, the Gulf District Schools Sunshine State Scholar, was among 37 students from around the state to be awarded one-year scholarships at the 2024 Sunshine…
Sports
Tiger Sharks to face Bozeman Saturday night in regional semis
PST downs Cottondale 7-4 in opener The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks will get a second crack at the state top-ranked Bozeman Bucks this Saturday evening as they travel to…
Port St. Joe advances to regionals
While they were unable to topple the Bozeman Bucks, ranked the best Class 1A baseball team in the state, in the district finals, Port St. Joe’s 19-6 record and 12th…
St. Joe shines, but Franklin, Wewa advance
The sixth-seeded Port St. Joe Lady Tiger Sharks, with a lackluster regular season record of 8-15, proved to be the surprise of last week’s District 4 tournament in Class 1A…
State News
State eyes increased calls on wildlife
Bears and coyotes and raccoons, oh my! As Florida’s population expands, state wildlife officials have seen a more than 33 percent increase in calls for…
Unemployment up in Gulf, down in Franklin
Joblessness in Gulf County rose in March, and fell in Franklin, as both Forgotten Coast counties hovered around the 3.2 percent mark. According to preliminary…
Trump dominates Republican preference primary
The results in the March 19 Republican Presidential Preference primary were clear in both Gulf and Franklin counties. About nine out of 10 GOP voters…
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Opinions
Gaza protests are mirror image of MAGA
Within the past few days, student protesters occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University and then were forcibly removed by New York police. I knew that…
Noem shoots her dog, and herself in foot
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem said in her new book that she once shot a dog that kept biting people. The story was met with…
This is not the girl from Ipanema
Since I’m not writing anymore, I’ve had more time to think…. about life, choices, mistakes, heartaches, good times, main events, and the short list of…
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Community & Faith
Celebrating the sweet impact of bees
The GFWC Wewahitchka Woman’s Club will be celebrating World Bee Day a little early this year as they along with hundreds of people attend the…
Nearly 300 anglers compete in Bayou Bash
A record 295 participants competed in the annual Bayou Bash in Port St. Joe on Saturday, May 4, as over 400 pounds of trout, redfish,…
Dressing in our Sunday best
It was a church conflict in my early days over something that’s a “back burner” issue now. We had a college student helping on an…