The City of Vernon, Florida City Council cancelled a Special Monthly Meeting on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 5:30PM, and have rescheduled that meeting to coincide with the regular Monthly Workshop on Monday, September 11, 2023 at 5:30PM.
Forecasters have issued an update to the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season forecast, increasing the number of major hurricanes, Category 3 or stronger with maximum sustained winds of 111 mph or greater, from one to three to three to five. The total number of named tropical storms is predicted by AccuWeather forecasters to be 13 to… Read More »
OK- here it comes. Just when we thought it could not get any worse. Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that an important part of her job is the fact that she “may have to take over” if President Biden is unable to complete his term in office — and that she’s ready to do… Read More »
Deputies with the Jackson County, Florida Sheriff’s Office are attempting to locate 31-year-old Lance Cristopher Sellers, who is wanted for questioning in an armed burglary. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, jeans & dark colored new balances in the Cypress area. He has numerous tattoos. If you see him or have… Read More »
The Tropical Disturbance (officially tagged Invest 95L) we have been following in the central tropical Atlantic is on the cusp of developing into a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Lee. The strong consensus of the various computer forecasts is that the system will organize and intensify as it tracks toward the open waters just north… Read More »
Emily McCann, Mayor of Bonifay, Florida, resigned from that position on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, in a canned letter presented to the Bonifay City Council at an emergency meeting. The letter stated, ‘I, Emily McCann, resign as mayor of the city of Bonifay, effective immediately. The constant and recent threats against the safety of my… Read More »
Former President Donald Trump’s staggering climb in all of the 2024 Republican presidential public opinion polls after being criminally indicted a 4th time, is nothing less than mind-blowing. In the latest Wall Street Journal poll taken in the hotly contested primary race, President Trump holds a 46-point lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is considered to be… Read More »
Join the Washington County, Florida Public Library staff on Thursday, September 14, 2023, for the Annual Tiny Art Show & Auction, from 6-8PM.
On Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, around 6:30 p.m., deputies responded to Walmart after receiving a report of a retail theft. The caller told deputies that he saw a woman cutting open a box with a knife and stealing a watch. When deputies arrived, they saw the suspect in the passenger seat of a vehicle being… Read More »
On August 30, 2023, the Chipley, Florida Police Department received a complaint regarding a sexual offense. Officers arrived on scene and began an investigation that concluded with the identification and arrest of 17-year-old, Chipley resident, Justine Odom. Odom was charged with one count of Lewd and Lascivious Behavior, offender less than 18 years of age,… Read More »
Robert Jerry Wiggins, age 73 of Bonifay, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at his home in Bonifay. Born, Sunday, November 6, 1949 in Fort Myers, Florida, he was the son of the late Reverend Everett Wiggins and the late Gladys White Wiggins. Jerry was one of ten children who grew up in… Read More »
David Allen Carter Sr. Age 83 went to be with the Lord on August 29, 2023. He was proceeded in death by his Parents, Vola Allen Carter (his Father) & Norma Jo Carter (his Mother), Thomas Wayne Carter (his Brother), Jonathan Craig Carter (His son). He is survived by his Loving Wife, Linda Lou… Read More »
Margie L. Ricks, age 94 of Winter Garden, FL passed from this life on Monday, August 28, 2023, at Health Central Park Nursing and Rehab Center. Margie was born on October 19,1928, in Chipley, FL to the late Louis and Nora (Creamer) Sasser. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband,… Read More »
Rita Carol Brown Miller, age 64, of Bonifay, Florida passed away September 1, 2023, at Bonifay Nursing and Rehab Center in Bonifay. She was born September 9, 1958, in Marianna, Florida to the late Ander Lee Brown and Florine Corbitt Brown. In addition to her parents, Rita was preceded in death by two… Read More »
Sleep is a state of reduced mental and physical activity in which consciousness is altered and sensory activity is inhibited to a certain extent. During sleep, there is a decrease in muscle activity, and interactions with the surrounding environment. There are many jokes that center around older adults waking up before the sun, and even… Read More »