The new COVID-19 vaccine is now available at participating pharmacies and health care providers, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends it for everyone 6 months of age and older, yet not all health experts are on board. Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general, spoke about his concerns surrounding the updated COVID shot. ‘It’s just… Read More »
Join Real Florida Magazine and the Bonifay, Florida Kiwanis Club for the 78th Annual Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo, scheduled this year for Thursday through Saturday, October 5-7, 2023, featuring parades, rodeo action and world-class people-watching, as seen in Part 3 of these photos from the 2019 rodeo parades by Photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical… Read More »
On Monday, October 2, 2023, around 6 p.m., a deputy responded to an area of Highway 90 in Marianna in response to a vehicle being in a ditch. The deputy knocked on the passenger window and asked the driver, Richard Kevin Owens, to roll the window down. Owens responded by pulling on the windshield wiper… Read More »
The buzzy injectable drug for type 2 diabetics, Ozempic, has become a household name in 2023 thanks to reports that the medication can be prescribed off-label and used for significant weight loss. Last month, the FDA warned users of a possible serious side effect to look out for intestinal blockage. Ozempic is the brand name for semaglutide, a medication that helps… Read More »
Start Here- Get There. The Roulhac Middle School Tigers football team rallied to defeat the visiting Grand Ridge Middle School Indians at Philip Rountree Stadium on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, as seen in these photos by Florida Panhandle Technical College Photography student Madison Ross. If you are interested in Photography- from Street Photography and Headshots to… Read More »
Join Real Florida Magazine and the Bonifay, Florida Kiwanis Club for the 78th Annual Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo, scheduled this year for Thursday through Saturday, October 5-7, 2023, featuring parades, rodeo action and world-class people-watching, as seen in Part 2 of these photos from the 2019 rodeo parades by Photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical… Read More »
Join Real Florida Magazine and the Bonifay, Florida Kiwanis Club for the 78th Annual Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo, scheduled this year for Thursday through Saturday, October 5-7, 2023, featuring parades, rodeo action and world-class people-watching, as seen in Part 1 of these photos from the 2019 rodeo parades by Photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical… Read More »
The Peanut Butter Challenge is an annual jar collection for local food pantries hosted by UF/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University (FAMU) Cooperative Extension. Launched in the Florida Panhandle counties in 2012, it is again spreading statewide this year. Unopened, unexpired peanut butter jars of any size can be donated to the Washington County Extension… Read More »
October 3 is National Caramel Custard Day. Caramel Custard is a rich, flavorful dessert that originated in Europe. The Ancient Romans experimented with the binding properties of eggs in their cooking, but custard as we know it didn’t emerge until the Middle Ages. Today, there are many variations of the classic custard dessert. These include… Read More »
As we prepare for the 2023 event, let’s take a look back at Part 2 of a photographic retrospective titled ‘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 Friday and Saturday, October 6… Read More »
Please find attached the public meeting notice for the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida’s Board of Director’s Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 11AM CDT. Notice of Board Meeting 10-11-2023
They work while we sleep. Sometimes we walk around them in the halls not always seeing them or their work as important. That’s why we love this day, National Custodian Day, or as some prefer to be called, ‘Porters’, which rolls around every October 2. It recognizes the hard work that it takes to keep… Read More »
Last week, Holmes County, Florida Economic Development Commission Director Joe Rone introduced to the Holmes County, Florida Board of County Commissioners the prospect of implementation of a one percent electricity tax on Holmes County residents. Rone stated that the proposed tax could potentially increase to six percent over time. Other Holmes County commissioners, however, immediately… Read More »
Seventy-five years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, a monumental document in the history of human rights. Written by representatives from around the world with different legal, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, it is the first document articulating the fundamental human rights that are meant to be universally protected.… Read More »
Start Here-Get There. Highlighting students in the Photography, Audio, Video and Television Production, Filmmaking and Cinematography Programs at Florida Panhandle Technical College, today we take a closer look at these 2023-2024 students as they work on podcasting and preparation for live streaming and radio production in Studio B, the FPTC production facility on September 28,… Read More »