Our community is mobilizing in advance of the impending storm, and our young men and women who work the power grid are staging in Chipley, Florida, waiting to see what turn the storm will take and where their skills will be needed, as seen in these photos taken in front of Javier’s Mexican Grill in… Read More »
On Sunday Aug. 27, officials at Tyndall Air Force Base have declared conditions to be level HURCON 5. This means that Idalia has become a potential threat to Tyndall, which includes tropical force winds. Personnel have not been evacuated from the base. Tyndall personnel and their family members should take the following steps: Monitor weather… Read More »
WestPoint Home Bed & Bath Factory Outlet in Downtown Chipley, Florida will present one of the very best times of year to give your home a Fall makeover, taking advantage of the fantastic prices during the 2023 Labor Day Sale, featuring 50% off everything in the store, from August 18 through September 5, 2023. … Read More »
Unfazed by data, scientific research, or common sense, the maskaholics are back. In response to an uptick in Covid cases, they’ve begun reinstating mask mandates. Never mind that at least 97% of Americans have COVID antibodies. Or that pre-pandemic expert advice against masks proved right. Or that studies show that masks- unlike the harmless scarecrows Cambodian villagers… Read More »
Funerals are an inevitable part of life. But although they are part of a life well lived, that doesn’t mean they are easy to navigate with grace and poise. It can be hard to know what to say when someone is depressed or know the right condolence messages to use to convey your sympathy and support. But even if… Read More »
Two hurricanes were off the southeastern U.S. Tuesday as the Atlantic hurricane season was getting into full swing. Hurricane Idalia was off the coast of Cuba on a potential track to come ashore as a major hurricane over the Florida Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said. At a Monday news conference, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told residents to… Read More »
A single-vehicle accident in Holmes County, Florida on Sunday, August 27, 2023 resulted in one vehicular death, according to the spokesperson from the Florida Highway Patrol. Florida Highway Patrol information says that the driver, a male, was headed west on Interstate 10 at mile marker 95 when he crossed multiple lanes to the inside lane.… Read More »
The first day of school for Kentucky’s Lee County School District was August 9, but by Friday, attendance had already dropped to 82%. By Monday, it was 81%, and 14 teachers had called out sick—so classes were canceled Tuesday and Wednesday, with remote learning planned for Thursday and Friday. Extracurricular activities were also canceled so… Read More »
In the face of four trumped-up (no pun intended) criminal indictments, Donald Trump received good news by gaining the support of renowned legal expert and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz said, ‘Many so-called progressives have been willing to ignore procedural safeguards and due process in their campaign to get former President Donald Trump’. He argues this is a ‘misuse’… Read More »
Franklin became the first major hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season early Monday, as it crawled north through the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. EDT update that the storm had intensified overnight, gaining maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, which makes it a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind… Read More »
The Washington County Board of County Commissioners will hold an Emergency Board meeting on August 28, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. Please see attached agenda and Notice of Public Meeting. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING 08.2023 (1) Emergency Board Meeting 08.28.2023
Would you hire someone for your business if they had already successfully sued you? Then why would you possibly elect or hire someone who had successfully sued your municipality or county? Litigation against ‘deep pockets’ organizations, corporations, and municipalities has become the new hedge against inflation and possibly an alternative to getting up to go… Read More »
Forecasters are warning of possible flash flooding and landslides across the eastern Yucatan peninsula and western Cuba, and Florida braced for a possible hurricane by midweek, as a weather system off the coast of Mexico was expected to become a tropical storm by Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared… Read More »
National Hurricane Center advises that Tropical Depression Ten, now close to entering the Gulf Of Mexico, is a potentially dangerous storm. Tropical Depression 10 is forecast to become a tropical storm today and a hurricane by Tuesday. While the cone of uncertainty is very wide, it does include Northwest Florida, including Washington, Holmes, Jackson, and… Read More »
Co-owner Chris Vickers and the staff at All American Tuning and Fabrication in Chipley, Florida is looking for a Mandrel Pipe Bender technician to run the shop mandrel bender. Additional duties may include work with plasma cutter and CNC machine, with the right candidate. All American Tuning and Fabrication is a climate-controlled environment… Read More »