Sunday, November 26, 2023 looks like a wet day in Northwest Florida. Trending in the right direction for all of us wanting rain, showers should arrive 5 to 6 am, with the heaviest rain around noon then showers taper after 4 pm. Rain totals should be .5 to 2” of much needed rain,… Read More »
On Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in the mid-day hours, Officers with the Marianna Police Department received a call to the 4200 block of Lafayette Street, in reference to a male subject passed out behind a building. Upon Officers arrival, they spoke with the male subject, Nadery, who stated to officers he was walking and got… Read More »
The Holmes County, Florida Sheriff’s Office narcotic investigators made two arrests in ongoing investigations into the distribution of methamphetamine. A search warrant was executed at Curtis McGough residence in Westville which led to his arrest for sale of methamphetamine as well as possession of methamphetamine. A separate search warrant for Brenda Gail Forehand residence… Read More »
Hilda Faye Haddock, 89 of Vernon, Florida went home to be with the Lord on November 23,2023 at Washington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chipley, Florida. Hilda was born on January 4, 1934 in Georgiana, AL to Lloyd Lucas and Ammie Harrilson. Hilda was a lifelong resident of the Florida Panhandle. She attended Calvary Hill… Read More »
Charley Lester Herring Jr., age 77, of Bonifay, Florida passed away November 23, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 26, 1946, in Bonifay to the late Charley Lester Herring Sr and Martha Price Herring. A devoted family man and faithful member of the First United Methodist Church… Read More »
Students enrolled in the Florida Panhandle Technical College Photography and Video Production programs in Chipley, Florida have been producing headshot portraits and video vignettes for the annual ‘Teacher of the Year’ awards over the past several years for the Washington County, Florida School District, as seen in these photos (below) of and by FPTC students… Read More »
Start Here- Get There. Nighttime football photography, while challenging, is not difficult, and you can eliminate the use of rude and distracting camera flash with just a little education and experience, as seen in these images by Florida Panhandle Technical College Photography student Madison Ross. Florida Panhandle Technical College Photo, Video and Television Production… Read More »
There’s one more chance to get free COVID-19 tests by mail before the winter holiday season. Starting Nov. 20, 2023, households in the U.S. can order another round of four rapid COVID-19 tests for free from the government. To order your free tests, go to COVIDTests.gov. They will then be delivered by mail via the United States Postal… Read More »
The influx of migrants caused the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, to declare a state of emergency. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bused more than 1,500 migrants to NYC since August 5 while refusing direct requests from the Department of Homeland Security and from NYC government officials for better coordination. Almost overnight, New… Read More »
Despite there being only a week left in the 2023 hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center continues to track several features across the Atlantic and Pacific that have chances of further development. Water temperatures remain plenty warm for tropical cyclones to form if they are able to find an area of reduced upper-level winds, which are common… Read More »
Black Friday is a colloquial term for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Many stores offer highly promoted sales on Black Friday and open very early (sometimes as early as midnight), or some time on Thanksgiving Day. Black Friday has routinely been the busiest shopping day of the year in the United… Read More »
Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day is celebrated on November 24 nationwide. It is a day to accept and celebrate individual talents. Beauty lies in being different. We’re not made to all fit in one box. Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day is a day to accept these differences and to love what each of us has… Read More »
Lisa Marie Hewett, 61 of Bonifay, passed from this life on November 21, 2023 at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Florida. Lisa was born May 22, 1961 in West Palm Beach, Florida to Franklin Paul Hewett and Laurel Wamble Hewett. A longtime resident of the Florida Panhandle, she retired from the Florida Department of Corrections… Read More »
In North America, we celebrate Thanksgiving, an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, and is held in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. Please take a moment this Thanksgiving to examine your blessings,… Read More »
November 23 is Fibonacci Day, an annual holiday that honors one of the most influential mathematicians of the Middle Ages – Leonardo Bonacci. Also known as Leonardo of Pisa, he is popularly known as Leonardo Fibonacci. Fibonacci is a contraction of filo Bonacci, meaning the son of Bonaccio. November 23 is celebrated as Fibonacci day… Read More »