WAVE Athletic Coach Amos Spires attended the Special Olympics Florida Champions Gala on October 28, 2023, in Orlando, Florida, at the Omni Orlando Resort Champions Gate. He was one of the Gala’s Honorees in celebration of his award as “Special Olympics Florida Coach of The Year 2023”! “Washington County Athlete of the Year 2023” Student-Athlete… Read More »

Start Here- Get There. Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida will celebrate Halloween 2023 on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 on the FPTC campus by hosting a visit from local Kindergarten students from Kate Smith Elementary School, as seen these photos of the 2022 event, by students in the FPTC Digital Photography Program. If you… Read More »

The Cosmetology Program at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida will celebrate Halloween 2023 on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 on the FPTC campus with a display of creativity and ingenuity, and prizes will be awarded to the winners, as seen in these images from the 2020 event by FPTC Photography students.

Start Here- Get There. Chipley, Florida High School Tigers Football versus Taylor County High School on Friday, October 27, 2023, as seen by Florida Panhandle Technical College Photography student Madison Ross.   We are now interviewing prospective students for several seats now open in the program, so if you are interested in Photography- from Street Photography… Read More »

Start Here- Get There. It’s almost time for ghosts and goblins as Halloween brings out the ghoul in all of us during the next few days. Here are a few images from past local ‘Trunk or Treat’ events as seen by Photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida. We are now interviewing… Read More »

The Holmes Creek Baptist Church has scheduled the annual ‘Fall Festival’ and ‘Trunk or Treat’ events on Sunday, October 29, 2023 from 5-6PM.

Brenton Michael Swindle, age 35, of Bonifay, Florida passed away October 28, 2023, at his home.   He was born December 12, 1987, in Milton, Florida. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Glenda Summerlin.   Brenton is survived by his mother, Marie Ramer of Bonifay, FL; one brother, Brandon Ramer of Bonifay,… Read More »

The Town of Wausau, Florida will present the 4th Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at the Wausau Possum Palace in downtown Wausau, starting at 5PM, as seen in these photos from the  2021 event by Paul Goulding Photography.

Jimmy Cooper, age 72, of Bonifay, Florida passed away October 28, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family.   He was born October 4, 1951, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida to the late Clyde Cooper and Etheline Mitchell Cooper.   In addition to his parents, Jimmy was preceded in death by two sisters, Helen Tremblay… Read More »

Ernest Amos Coatney, age 87, of Ponce de Loen, Florida passed away October 26, 2023, at his home.   He was born July 24, 1936, in Vernon, Florida to the late Robert Trammel Coatney and Ruth Bailey Coatney.   In addition to his parents, Mr. Coatney was preceded in death by several half siblings.  … Read More »

The City of Vernon, Florida City Council held a special meeting on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 5:30PM, as seen in the video (below).

Wendell Lavaughn Smith, age 83, of Bonifay, Florida passed away October 25, 2023, at his home.   He was born July 27, 1940, in Bonifay, Florida to the late Leamon Smith and Eula Lee Herring Smith.   In addition to his parents, Wendell was preceded in death by three siblings, Shirley Jean Hill, Ray Smith,… Read More »

National Cranky Co-Worker Day is an annual observance celebrated on October 27 of each year. Every office owns a cranky co-worker who has something negative to say at all times.  National Cranky Co-Worker Day is a perfect day for you to unwatch the action of a cranky co-worker. Ruth and Thomas Roy of Wellcat Holidays in Lebanon, PA,… Read More »

The City of Vernon, Florida has scheduled their city-wide ‘Trick or Treat’ event for 5-7PM on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.  

Kenneth Ira Finch, 79 passed away on October 24, 2023 at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Mariana, FL while receiving hospice care provided by Emerald Coast Hospice.   Kenneth was born on November 10, 1943 in Washington County, FL to James Arthur Finch and Essie Griffin Finch.   After being a committed husband and father and… Read More »