‘If you build it, they will come’- a line heard in movies, advertising and business for many decades, but true, nonetheless. Florida Panhandle Technical College in downtown Chipley, Florida has offered the Digital Video Technology program for over half a decade, and popular opinion is that it is definitely not for the faint of heart.… Read More »

Would you hire someone who was suing another business similar to your own? Would you hire someone who had already successfully sued your business or one which you manage? The answer should be obvious, but before you respond, take a look around at the series of successful lawsuits against government agencies and municipalities, after which… Read More »

The 2023 Wausau, Florida Possum Festival will take place on the first Saturday of August, this year falling on August 5. Here’s part 2 of a candid interview with Joe Tharp, former Chairman of the Wausau, Florida Possum festival; Dalton Carter, Founder of the Wausau Possum Festival and James Walsingham, current Chairman of the Possum… Read More »

Bay County, Florida Sheriff Tommy Ford has suspended Steven Daniel House without pay after he was arrested yesterday by the Florida Highway Patrol.   House, age 32, was employed as a deputy at the Bay County, Florida Sheriff’s Office.   The Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol were called to the scene… Read More »

John Hayward Braxton, Sr., age 86, of Westville, Florida passed away July 21, 2023, at Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley, Florida.   He was born January 7, 1937, in Westville, Florida, to the late Walter Carl Braxton and Mamie Bradley Braxton.   In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by one… Read More »

The Circle H convenience store and gas station in Vernon, Florida was again the scene of a felony assault, the second such occurrence in recent months, as Jackie Moon, Ebro, Florida Fire Chief was arrested on July 21, 2023. The altercation was the second such instance where the security camera footage was used to ascertain… Read More »

Part 1- Here’s a photographic retrospective from 2016 in Washington, Holmes, Jackson and Bay County, Florida in a segment from ‘Faces of the Real Florida’, featuring some of the best people-watching in the world, as seen in these photos by Paul Goulding Photography.  

The National Hurricane Center designated ‘Invest 95L’ on Friday, July 22, 2023, and gave the potential storm a 60% chance of development. If the storm does develop, it will be named ‘Tropical Storm Emily’. The storm has peak winds of 30 mph, and the National Hurricane Center has reported that the system is drifting north… Read More »

The Town of Wausau held their Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at 5PM, in the Wausau Town Hall at 1607 Second Avenue, Wausau Florida, as seen in the video (below).

John Robert White of Vernon, Florida pled ‘no contest’ to four counts of lewd and lascivious molestation under 12 years of age while employed as a bus driver for the Washington County, Florida School District this week, and scheduled to return to court to seek clemency in order to conduct business. White was sentenced to… Read More »

From 2008 through 2014, our business, which included a sound stage, photo studio and several offices, was located in the Dunn Building, on South Railroad Avenue in downtown Chipley, Florida, right next door and attached to (with ‘zero lot line’) to the Mongoven Building, arguably one of the most embarrassingly interesting edifices in this sleepy… Read More »

Chipola College in Marianna, Florida will presents the Donnie Tyndall Basketball Camp on Monday through Wednesday, July 17-19, 2023, for grades K-12, from 9AM-3PM daily. The event will be offered at a cost of $125 in advance or $150 at the door, and for more information call Coach Estell at 205-253-4670. Plyers should bring a… Read More »

Part 2- A look back at the ‘Faces of the Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo Parade’, with a few images from that parade in downtown Bonifay, Florida on Saturday, October 5, 2019. This year the parade occurs on Saturday, October 6, 2023 at 1PM, and features some of the best people-watching in the world, as seen… Read More »

After leading Panama City Beach Police on a chase which included the Coast Guard, Florida Wildlife Commission and the Bay County, Florida Sheriff’s Office Air One helicopter, Panama City Beach, Florida Tourist Jadakiss Thomas escaped into the Gulf of Mexico this week. Thomas has now been apprehended and charged with Resisting Arrest and Felony Criminal… Read More »