A controversial film from conservative media site The Daily Wire reached a 97 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes after viewers flooded its reviews with 5-star ratings, before the movie was even released. Daily Wire creator and co-CEO Jeremy Boreing produced, wrote, and starred in Lady Ballers, a sports comedy that has been accused of mocking transgender athletes. Boreing’s… Read More »
Vernon, Florida will hold their annual ‘Christmas on the Square’, with a Christmas Festival, Parade, and free photos with Santa on Saturday, December 9, 2023, as seen in these photos from the 2022 event by Paul Goulding Photography.
Roger Mitchell Craig, 66 of Marianna, Florida passed from this life on November 30, 2023, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL. Born July 4th, 1957, in Carlisle Pennsylvania, Roger moved to Florida to avoid the snow, although some would argue it was to be closer to Talladega. He was an avid reader and coin collector.… Read More »
National Blue Jeans Day is celebrated on December 5 every year. In 2023 National Blue Jeans Day will occur on a Tuesday. It’s time to get your favorite blue jeans out of the closet and ready to rock on National Blue Jeans Day. This day was first created in the late 1990s by an organization… Read More »
Dannie Newton Rudd Sr., 87 of Bonifay, FL went home to be with the Lord on December 1, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Dannie was born on November 22, 1936, in Cottondale, FL to Angus Edward Rudd and Mary Ellen Haddock. Dannie was very devout Christian and a member of Sapp… Read More »
It was a very early start to the Atlantic Hurricane season. The first storm formed on Jan. 16 and was an unnamed subtropical storm, making landfall in Nova Scotia. It was an above-average season thanks to a strong El Niño and record-breaking surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. Idalia was the only Hurricane to make U.S.… Read More »
The economy is increasingly likely to avoid a recession, according to a new survey of more than three dozen leading business economists. The monthly survey, which was conducted by the National Association for Business Economics in November and released on Monday, found that three-fourths of the panel pegged the odds of a recession in the next year at less than… Read More »
On December 4th, Santa’s List Day celebrates the day that Santa puts together his list of naughty and nice children. It’s also a day for kids to start working on their holiday wish lists. The legend of Santa dates all the way back to 280 A.D. This is when the real St. Nicholas was born… Read More »
Out of all the Cosmetology Programs in the State of Florida, Prepler has recently announced that the Cosmetology Program at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida, headed up by Instructor Shanda Brown, has been ranked as #2 in the entire state. The next Cosmetology classes start on February 5, 2024, but seating is limited.… Read More »
On Thursday, November 30, 2023, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators responded to a call that a body had been found outside a business at Malloy Plaza. The deceased was not from our area, and investigators believe he died of natural causes. No foul play is suspected. This investigation is ongoing.… Read More »
An Altha, Florida man was sentenced to 80 years in prison Wednesday after being found guilty as charged of 15 counts of Possession of Child Pornography, State Attorney Larry Basford announced. A jury took less than an hour of deliberation to return its verdict against Benjamin Scott Donaldson, 42, following a two-day trial. Circuit Court… Read More »
Start Here- Get There. The Chipley, Florida High School Tigers Varsity Boys Basketball team, along with Coach Deion Kennedy made 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… 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 »
On Wednesday, Nov. 22, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, who are also Task Force Officers with the United States Marshal Service, received information from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office that a suspect, Darryl Jerome Walker, who was wanted for murder, was possibly in Jackson County. On Friday, Nov. 24, Investigators located Walker and the vehicle… Read More »
The Marianna, Florida Police Department on Saturday December 2, 2023 at approximately 12:38 AM conducted a traffic stop on a red in color Toyota passenger car in the area of Madison Street and Broad Street. The driver of the vehicle was George Washington Robinson. A strong odor of green marijuana was detected emitting… Read More »