Local News
- The Demolition of History
- By Melissa Dean
- With crashes reminiscent of loud thunder booming across the Florida sky, the end of an era in Port St. Joe arrived.
The demolition of the St. Joe Company building on First Street in Port St. Joe on Monday left many residents with thoughts of the pas... Full story
- A 40 year mistake corrected
- ~County man receives Purple Heart four decades after serious injuries in Vietnam~
- By Tim Croft
- Jordan Williams had a question for his grandfather.
What medals, Williams wondered, had his grandfather received for his military service in Vietnam. Jordan’s father, Paul, is in Iraq and the boy was curious about his grandfather’s milit... Full story
- Creating opportunities
- ~Foundations partner to provide 14 scholarships at Gulf/Franklin Center~
- By Tim Croft
- The Alfred I. duPont Foundation put seven new college scholarships on the table and the Gulf Coast Community College Foundation doubled down.
During a ceremony Friday morning at the GCCC Gulf/Franklin Center, the Alfred I. duPont Foundation announce... Full story
- Utility Rates to Increase
- By Melissa Dean
- Port St. Joe city commissioners are proceeding with recommendations to increase utility rates due to the reduction in business users and a lack of proposed residential growth.
The commission voted to proceed with the utility rate increase 5-0, follo... Full story
- Dine United
- ~A boost for the economy and a community's most vulnerable citizens~
- By Tim Croft
- Have a good meal, bolster the local economy as well as the social fabric of the community all in one sitting.
The third annual Dine United event on Sept. 2 will kick off the United Way’s annual community campaign, which each year drops the gre... Full story
- County commissioners testy over money
- By Melissa Dean
- Tempers flared in the board room as disagreements in uses of county money came to a head.
At the Board of County Commissioners meeting last week, disagreements over how to best use over $100,000 in funds put aside for local parks, caused heated conv... Full story
- Gulf County Mosquito Control
- ~Predicting Peak Mosquito Outbreaks Based on Historical Data~
- Gulf County Mosquito Control (GCMC) has provided a detailed mosquito surveillance program for the county since 2006. Required justification and record keeping for Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) must be obtained ... Full story
- To 100 and beyond
- ~”Blondie” McKenna turns 102~
- By Melissa Dean
- Rarely is there a need for three numbers on a birthday cake, but for one local resident it was a requirement.
Wannita McKenna, or "Blondie" as her family likes to call her after the comic strip "Blondie and Dagwood," turned 102 last Wednesday while ... Full story
- Planning council meeting
- The Apalachee Regional Planning Council announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited. The Gulf County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. ET, at the Gulf County Transportation... Full story
- DAWG Days
- ~Graduation Day No. 8 for the DAWGS in prison program at GCI~
- By Tim Croft
- Ann Gingell needed a dog.
Her daughter’s eighth birthday was approaching and the St. Joe Beach resident needed to fulfill a birthday wish, a canine companion.
Madi, Ann’s daughter, had already suffered through a tease of ownership and b... Full story
