World Mental Health Day is celebrated on October 10 and as our understanding of mental health grows, we grow along with it. Mental health has come a long way since the early nineties when the World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH) officially established the day. Our self-awareness and sensitivity towards it have changed things for… Read More »
Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested a convicted felon on new drug charges over the weekend. On October 7th, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop near State Rd. 79 and Joe Neel Road. The vehicle, a silver Chevrolet Silverado with black racing stripes, is known to be owned and operated by… Read More »
Start Here- Get There. The 78th Annual Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo kicked off with the annual parade on Friday, October 6, 2023, as seen in Part 3 of these photos by Diana Buchanan, Chase Busby and Omar Castro, photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida. If you are interested in Photography- from… Read More »
Start Here- Get There. The 78th Annual Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo kicked off with the annual parade on Friday, October 6, 2023, as seen in Part 2 of these photos by Cameron Taylor, student at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida. If you are interested in Photography- from Street Photography and Headshots to Studio… Read More »
Edna Mae Pack Walters, age 75, of Cottondale, FL passed from this life on Sunday, October 8, 2023. She was born on January 24, 1948 in Paintsville, KY to the late Herbert Eliphus Pack, Sr. and Jettie Marie Burchett. She grew up in Williamsport, KY and was the youngest of 8 children. She was a… Read More »
The Chipley Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 3:30 PM. Agenda items will include but not limited to: review grant applications; review applications for membership on the Board of Directors. CRA meetings are held in the first-floor conference room at the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, 672 5th Street in… Read More »
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas. Columbus went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on October 12, 1492. Christopher Columbus was a Genoese explorer who led a… Read More »
Start Here- Get There. Part 1- On Thursday, October 5, 2023, the Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo held their annual Kid’s Night at Memorial Stadium in Bonifay, Florida, as seen in Part 1 of these images from the 2019 event by Photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, under the instruction of Paul Goulding.… Read More »
Start Here- Get There. Part 2- On Friday, October 13, 2023, the Vernon, Florida High School Yellow Jackets will celebrate their Annual Homecoming, featuring the Homecoming Parade, Football Game and crowning of Homecoming Queen, as seen in Part 2 of these images from the 2020 event by Photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical College in… Read More »
Start Here- Get There. Part 1- On Friday, October 13, 2023, the Vernon, Florida High School Yellow Jackets will celebrate their Annual Homecoming, featuring the Homecoming Parade, Football Game and crowning of Homecoming Queen, as seen in Part 1 of these images from the 2022 event by Photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical College in… Read More »
Northwest Florida Community Hospital recently announced the arrival of Makynzie O’Bryan to the NFCH team. A graduate of Florida State’s School of Physician Assistant Practice, O’Bryan focused on both general dermatology and aesthetics for several years, expanding her scope of practice to include urgent and primary care. Joining the team at Bailey’s Family Practice, in… Read More »
On October 7, 2023, a Chipley Police Department officer was involved in a pursuit and apprehension operation involving a known subject with an active warrant. The following events transpired during this incident: During the early morning hours of October 7, 2023, an officer from the Chipley Police Department identified and confronted a known… Read More »
Digital Video Technology students at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida were challenged by Instructor Paul Goulding to produce a short video clip recognizing ‘Columbus Day’, as seen in these clips by FPTC Students Jackson Roland, Madison Ross, Diana Buchanan, Cameron Taylor and Chase Busby. If you are interested in becoming an FAA-certified Commercial… Read More »
On October 8, we celebrate World Octopus Day. With the recent success of “My Octopus Teacher” on Netflix, these remarkable creatures are once again in the spotlight. Here are some facts about octopi, one of the most intelligent, adaptable animals in the animal kingdom. The oldest known octopus fossil belongs to an animal that lived 296… Read More »
Why all the hype around daylight saving time? We live in a time-obsessed culture. What time is it? When’s dinner? How soon till I take my lunch break from work? This has been a popular search topic: Did candy makers or Halloween have anything to do with daylight saving time changes? Does daylight saving affect… Read More »