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  • County facing budget shortfall of over $500,000

    The Gulf County School Board, the Gulf County Health Department and now the Board of County Commissioners are realizing the impacts of what Commission chair Tan Smiley characterized Tuesday as a “shortfall in dollars.” READ MORE

  • District layoffs less than feared

    While cutting people and jobs was painful, Superintendent of Schools Jim Norton said Tuesday, he was proud of where staff had ended with the recent Reduction in Force. READ MORE

  • District holds its own with FCAT scores

    Gulf District Schools generally scored at or above state averages on this year’s performance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). READ MORE

  • Mexico Beach finds new city clerk

    The Mexico Beach City Council has found a new city clerk in Lynn Haven resident Sharon McGhee. READ MORE

  • Hurricane season underway in Gulf County

    Hurricane season officially began last week and Tropical Storm Andrea showed up to celebrate. READ MORE

  • Surviving historic Schooner pays first visit to Port St. Joe

    Marina Day last Saturday was a historic one for a historic ship as the schooner Governor Stone docked at the Port St. Joe Marina for the first time. READ MORE

  • Summer art classes now in session

    Those on the hunt for some creative summer fun should plan to head to The Artery where classes will soon be in session. READ MORE

  • Fourth time’s a charm for Aylmer

    Raymond “Elmo” Aylmer wanted to go out on a high note. READ MORE

  • PSJ commissioners inch toward détente with county

    Port St. Joe commissioners agreed Tuesday to seek a setting on which they and the Board of County Commissioners can find common ground. READ MORE

  • Bed tax revenue continues rise

    On the first anniversary of her arrival as executive director of the Gulf County Tourist Development Council, Jennifer Jenkins provided her advisory board on Tuesday with some celebratory numbers. READ MORE

  • Sacred Heart offers free smoking cessation class

    Gulf County residents looking to kick the smoking habit are invited to attend the free Tools to Quit class being offered at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf on June 13. READ MORE

  • Lighthouse doc a work of heart

    Her home base might be Los Angeles, but Lisa Curry still has a phone number that begins with the area code 850. READ MORE

  • Port St. Joe to celebrate marina day on saturday

    Port St. Joe will celebrate National Marina Day this Saturday at the Port St. Joe Marina. The national event celebrates the marina industry and its role in boating. READ MORE

  • Graduates claim diplomas

    During the week leading up to the Memorial Day holiday, Gulf District Schools graduated 125 seniors into the next passage in their lives. READ MORE

  • Pavilion dedicated to former commissioner

    A crowd of 50 gathered at Holly Hill Cemetery pavilion last Friday for the unveiling of a new plaque that dedicated the structure to Charles Howard Stephens, Sr. who passed away May 10 after he lost his battle with cancer. READ MORE

  • County commissioners lend support to Port Authority

    The Board of County Commissioners wants a return on its loan to the Port Authority, but they are optimistic the money will come. READ MORE

  • First FCAT scores show gains, challenges

    The first round of scores from this year’s Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) was released last Friday and while Gulf District Schools could point to some bang-up work among third-graders, the writing scores highlighted challenges. READ MORE

  • Details of Gulf County schools reduction in force to be finalized in June

    After declaring a Reduction in Force at its last regular meeting, the Gulf County School Board stated that no layoffs would take place until the budget for 2013-14 school had been completed. READ MORE

  • Dredging, Capital City Bank top Port Authority agenda

    tcroft@starfl.com The dynamics of developing the Port of Port St. Joe, port director Tommy Pitts told Port Authority members last week, have changed. READ MORE

  • Sacred Heart to provide medical services in Wewa

    The Gulf County Health Department, like so many other government agencies, is filling the financial pinch. READ MORE


 

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  • County facing budget shortfall of over $500,000
  • District layoffs less than feared
  • Surviving historic Schooner pays first visit to Port St. Joe
  • Hurricane season underway in Gulf County
  • Mexico Beach finds new city clerk

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  • County facing budget shortfall of over $500,000
  • District layoffs less than feared
  • District holds its own with FCAT scores
  • Mexico Beach finds new city clerk
  • Hurricane season underway in Gulf County




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