Local News
- District names Guffey Teacher of the Year
- Valerie Garman
- In Jennifer Guffey's "polka dot" themed classroom, every student has a spot.
Now, Guffey has earned her own spot as Gulf County Teacher of the Year.
Guffey, a first grade teacher at Wewahitchka Elementary, was crowned the district overall winner ... Full story
- Port Authority, St. Joe sign agreement on port development
- Tim Croft
- There was, said Port Authority chairwoman Johanna White and Jorge Gonzalez, vice president for the St. Joe Company, no ability to erase history.
There was only the future to shape.
And the shape of that future came into a bit brighter contrast on J... Full story
- Erosion on Cape San Blas presenting problems
- Valerie Garman
- A unique area brings unique problems.
The seventeen mile barrier peninsula of Cape San Blas offers one of the most distinctive natural landscapes around, but its beauty also brings Gulf County the burden of protecting it.
According to a 200... Full story
- Preparing for the worst
- Valerie Garman
- Camille in 1969, Hugo in 1989, Andrew in 1992, Katrina in 2004.
These are among the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit the United States, with storm surges more than 20 feet high and wind gusts up to 200 miles per hour.
"I can't sit he... Full story
- Gingrich tops Romney in Gulf County
- Florida Freedom Staff Report
- While Mitt Romney won the Florida Republican nomination with 46 percent of the vote, in Gulf County it was Newt Gingrich who took the majority of votes cast.
The Gulf County results put Newt Gingrich with 49 percent of the vote, Romney with 28... Full story
- Bridge inducts three into Hall of Fame
- Valerie Garman
- As the photos moved from faded black and white to color, graduates posed in caps and gowns, happy couples crossed the threshold, families grew, children grew up and grandchildren were born.
The snapshots in time didn't show lives of glamour or weal... Full story
- Rare geese spotted on Pig Island during Christmas Bird Count
- Lois Swoboda
- Two White-fronted Geese were spotted on Dec. 28 on Pig Island in the second ever sighting of the species in Gulf County during a Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The White Fronted Goose is normally found only as far east as Louisiana. The other CBC sight... Full story
- Many Shorebirds nest at St. Joseph Peninsula
- Joseph Mitchell, Park Services Specialist
- Several different shorebirds nest on our beach each year. Spring and summer are the nesting seasons for shorebirds such as the Snowy Plover, Wilsons Plover, Least Tern, Oyster Catcher and the Black Skimmer. All are federally and state pro... Full story
- Friends group hosts Winter Bay Day this Saturday
- Star Staff Report
- Bay Day is back.
The Friends of St. Joseph Bay Preserves invite everyone to attend the winter Bay Day fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. ET.
The event will be held at the Preserves Center at 3915 SR 30-A in Port St. Joe.
O... Full story
- Gulf County holds Health and Safety Fair
- Valerie Garman
- The Centennial Building doors opened to a line of people waiting to browse a maze booths offering information on the area's different health and safety services last Thursday morning.
The Gulf County Health and Safety Fair, sponsored by the Port St... Full story
