On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Vernon, Florida High School head football coach Loren Tillman and Chipley, Florida head football coach Marcus Buchanan met in a face-off in Studio B, the production facility on the campus of Florida Panhandle Technical College in preparation for Friday night’s clash of the rival teams in season playoffs, as seen… Read More »
We celebrate Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day on November 8. Little is left to the imagination, and celebrations are held by cooking bold and pungent foods. Or, in other words, food that will knock your socks off! Any recipe with lots of spices, flavorful condiments, or fragrances can be considered bold. As for pungent,… Read More »
A man responsible for stealing a pair of lady’s boots from a local department store is being sought by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 2nd, a WCSO deputy responded to The Westerner on U.S. 90 in Chipley after receiving a report of a theft. Store employees assisted a… Read More »
Reverend Terah Adrian Greene, age 83 of Sunny Hills, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on November 6, 2023, at Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chipley, Florida. Reverend T.A. was born on April 29, 1940, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Jack Eldridge Greene and Dorothy Olene Parker Greene. He spent his life… Read More »
The City of Vernon, Florida City Council held a Special Meeting and a Regular Workshop on Monday, November 6, 2023, as seen in the video (below).
A Holmes County man is behind bars after a traffic stop yields methamphetamine. At approximately 7 a.m. this morning, a Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop near St. Mary’s Rd. and Camilla Circle. Deputies made contact with the driver, 36-year-old, James Russell Marcum. During the stop, a brief record check revealed Marcum had… Read More »
More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, November 13-20, 2023. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts—filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys—to children worldwide since 1993. Anyone… Read More »
Notary Public Day is celebrated on November 7 and was first observed in 1975 to recognize the service of notaries to national and international commerce. Do you know that the involvement of notaries brings legitimacy to an agreement? Yes, it does! Notaries are trusted public officials who perform several critical tasks like the signing of… Read More »
Cherryl Holley Chaffee 85, of Cottondale, Florida went home to be with the Lord on November 3, 2023, at Jackson Hospital. Cherryl was born on August 30, 1938, in Kynesville, Florida to Woodrow Holley and Marie Barnes. Cherryl had been a resident of the Florida Panhandle since 1995 coming from Amelia, Louisiana. She was a… Read More »
Marianna, Florida High School celebrated Senior Night on Friday, November 3, 2023, as seen in these photos by Florida Panhandle Technical College photography student Diana Buchanan.
November 6 is National Nachos Day, and Javier’s Mexican Grill in Chipley, Florida is celebrating. Check them out at 1414 Main Street, just a mile north of I-10 in the Washington Square, right next door to WestPoint Home and Senor Sushi. On this day we celebrate everyone’s favorite snack no matter how you make it.… Read More »
November 5 is National Redhead Day, and it’s every redhead’s chance to shine with each gorgeous strand of their hair, as seen in these images (below). Redheads are often treated like the odd man (or woman) out, as they possess the rarest of hair colors. Plus, redheads are described as “fiery” and “hot-tempered.”… Read More »
DRMP, Inc. is looking for entry-level survey crew members to join our team in our Chipley, Florida office. No previous survey experience is required to apply and the ideal candidate will have a strong interest in surveying and a desire to learn the profession. Duties will include collecting and recording survey data, setting up and… Read More »
The Chipley, Florida High School Varsity Boys Tigers Basketball team, along with Coach Deion Kennedy, are scheduled for their annual visit to ‘Studio B’, the production facility on the campus of Florida Panhandle Technical College, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, to shoot formal portraits and action images for promotional products, along with video segments for… Read More »
Ruby (Judy) Jewel Barfield Davis of Compass Lake, Florida passed away from this life on October 28, 2023. Judy was born in Cottondale Florida on March 3, 1942 to W.H. (Bose) and Ruby Barfield. She was married on March 8, 1963 to Paul Davis and they truly loved doing life together. Judy was… Read More »