This state suspended last week the graduation requirement for math, reading, and writing proficiency until the 2027-2028 school year, citing its discriminatory effect on minority students. Guess which state? On Thursday, the Oregon State Board of Education voted unanimously to extend the benchmark pause, which was first instituted in 2020 during Covid. The vote, originally scheduled for… Read More »

The City of Chipley Public Works Department will be closing a portion of Sinclair Street from Forrest Avenue to Westbourne Avenue on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 @ 8AM for emergency water line repairs. We will update once the road is opened to thru traffic. Any questions please call City of Chipley Public Works @ 850-638-6346.

Carb lovers of the world, behold- October 25 is World Pasta Day. People have been eating pasta since at least 5,000 B.C. However, this delightful holiday was only established in 1995, when 40 pasta producers from around the world gathered to hold the globe’s first World Pasta Congress. Since then, the world has joined forces… Read More »

Start Here- Get There. On Friday, October 20, 2023, the Chipley, Florida High School Tigers celebrated their Annual Homecoming Football game against Deane Bozeman School, losing a close game by a late field goal, as seen in Part 2 of these images by Florida Panhandle Technical College Photography student Madison Ross.   If you are… Read More »

Start Here- Get There. On Friday, October 20, 2023, the Chipley, Florida High School Tigers celebrated their Annual Homecoming, featuring the Homecoming Parade, as seen in Part 7 of these images by Florida Panhandle Technical College Photography students.   If you are interested in Photography- from Street Photography and Headshots to Studio Models, from Sports… Read More »

The Commercial Vehicle Driver (CVD) Program at Florida Panhandle Technical College celebrated the graduation of 6 successful completers of the program on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, as seen in these photos by FPTC Digital Photography student Madison Ross.

Start Here- Get There. On Friday, October 20, 2023, the Chipley, Florida High School Tigers celebrated their Annual Homecoming, featuring the Homecoming Parade, as seen in Part 6 of these images by Florida Panhandle Technical College Photography students.   If you are interested in Photography- from Street Photography and Headshots to Studio Models, from Sports… Read More »

Start Here- Get There. On Friday, October 20, 2023, the Chipley, Florida High School Tigers celebrated their Annual Homecoming Football game against Deane Bozeman School, losing a close game by a late field goal, as seen in Part 1 of these images by Florida Panhandle Technical College Photography student Madison Ross.   If you are… Read More »

On Veterans’ Day, Saturday, November 11, the Wausau, Florida Garden Club will hold a ceremony to recognize and honor military veterans and those on active duty. This will be held at 10:00am by the Blue Star Marker in Wausau (Next to the Possum Monument). We invite all veterans, families and friends to attend. There will… Read More »

The Town of Wausau, Florida held an Emergency Meeting on Monday, October 23, 2023, as seen in the video (below).

Washington County, Florida School District celebrated the selection of Vernon Middle School Teacher of the Year Gary Frischmann, Rookie Teacher of the Year Jesse Greenwood and Support Employee of the Year Donna Taylor, as seen in these contributed photos.    

Each year on October 24, people across the nation make a sandwich to participate in National Bologna Day.  This would be a good day to have a bologna sandwich for lunch. Sometimes this specialty meat is spelled baloney since that’s how many people pronounce it. However, the more common spelling is Bologna. That’s because it… Read More »

Steven Jerome Rogers of Bonifay, Florida passed away on Friday, October 20, 2023, at his home. He was 55 years old.   Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 23, 2023, at Oak Grove Pentecostal Church with Rev. Nathan Harris, Rev. Tracy Hobbs, and Rev. John Richburg officiating.   Burial will… Read More »

Jason Matthew Woodham, age 51, of Bonifay, Florida passed away October 22, 2023, at Santa Rosa Medical Center in Milton, Florida.   He was born August 22, 1972. Jason was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Ann Woodham.   Jason is survived by his father, Dean Woodham and wife Ladelle; one brother, Scott Allen… Read More »

The Town of Wausau, Florida City Council called an Emergency Monthly Meeting on Monday, October 23, 2023, at 5PM, as seen in the agenda (below). AGENDA October 23,2023 Emergency meeting