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Respiratory therapist Jessica Ward welcomes visitors inside the Sacred Heart on the Gulf operating room during Saturday's Open House.
Community Checks out Sacred Heart
A trip to the hospital is not usually a pleasant experience, but Saturday's Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf Open House proved an exception. Visitors could barely contain their delight as they mingled with the staff of the new Port St. Joe... Full story
County re-authorizes lighthouse climbs
Seven months after the Gulf County Commission closed the Cape San Blas Lighthouse, citing insurance liabilities, tours of the historic structure have resumed. Human Resources Director Denise Manuel notified lighthouse employee Beverly Mount-Douds... Full story
The March 27 driving segment will lead students through three courses: the figure eight, reverse serpentine and evasive maneuver course (above).
Gulf Sheriff's Office to host Teen Driver Challenge
When it comes to driving a motor vehicle, Gulf County Sheriff's deputy Larry Dickey urges teens not to take tips from a country megastar. "Don’t do the Carrie Underwood and say, 'Jesus, take the wheel,'" said Dickey. As the instructor of the... Full story
Deadline for Correctional Officer course approaches
Slots are still available for the Gulf Coast Community College Gulf correctional officer basic recruit class, which begins March 24. The four-month course meets 40 hours a week at the Gulf/Franklin Center in Port St. Joe.  Students will study... Full story
Conner B. Johnson, 21, was killed in the early hours of Friday morning, while at a party in Beacon Hill.
UPDATED: One dead in Beacon Hill stabbing
An early morning stabbing in Beacon Hill has left one man dead and another critically injured. At 1 a.m. Friday morning, Gulf County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a distress call at 9136 Tulip Avenue, where a large party was in swing.... Full story
Live Blog: From the Lakeland semifinals
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Lakeland Bound
’This is a special and unique group of kids’
Calvin Pryor sat back in a chair on the bench last Saturday night and took in the scene around him. Minutes before a thunderous dunk by Willie Quinn to complete a breakaway placed an exclamation point on Port St. Joe’s 55-45 victory over... Full story
County sides with biomass plant
A citizen-led petition challenging the carbon emission standards of a proposed Port St. Joe biomass plant rankled county commissioners during last Tuesday's regular board meeting. The petition, signed by some two dozen Gulf county residents and the... Full story
County approves layoffs, further budget cuts
On Monday morning, three county employees lost their jobs, and more layoffs are in store. At a special meeting last Tuesday, the Gulf County Commission ordered chief administrator Don Butler and assistant Michael Hammond to reduce the county's... Full story
The R. A. Driesbach, Sr. Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 77 has compiled a four-volume set of historical African-American obituaries.
Obituaries preserve community's history
Having spent the past two years compiling historical African-American obituaries for a four-volume reference set, Clarence Monette can appreciate a little gallows humor. As he thumbed through over 1,600 funeral programs and newspaper obituaries... Full story
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