Robert Edward Palmer, 86, of Bonifay, Florida, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2023 in Cantonment, Florida.   Edward was born on July 13, 1937 in Holmes County Florida to the late Mr. Robert Ellie Palmer, and Mrs. Birlie Palmer of Slocomb, Alabama.   He grew up in Bonifay, Florida with his four sisters, and graduated… Read More »

There’s no escaping the self-professed ‘social influencer’. You can’t avoid the social influencer’s mindless Instagram reels, egocentric Facebook ramblings and cringy lifestyle postings, but you can be sure that their most-used words will be ‘me’ and ‘I’. Whether you love them or hate them, there’s no denying that their effort is to make you want… Read More »

A disturbance in the Atlantic strengthened into Tropical Storm Emily on Sunday and will remain away from land, according to the National Hurricane Center. The tropics woke up with some intensity this past week as the NHC is tracking five different disturbances in the Atlantic Basin, including now Tropical Storm Emily. Emily is about 1,000 miles west-northwest of… Read More »

Window tinting helps block the sun, along with the associated heat, making a vehicle inhabitable during the hotter months of the year. In addition, window tinting will make your air conditioning system work more efficiently. If you have been stopped by law enforcement for a window-tinting check, you are not alone. Law enforcement want to… Read More »

Hurricane Hilary rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm, gaining strength as it moved off Mexico’s west coast. Seasonally warm waters are fueling Hilary’s development, taking it from a tropical storm to boasting winds of 145 miles per hour, as of Friday morning, according to the Los Angeles Times. The storm could make land in Mexico over the… Read More »

The world is constantly changing, and so are the ways in which we understand gender and parenting. Recently, it was recognized that transgender women can now choose to ‘chest-feed’ their infants, which means they can breastfeed like biological women. This new possibility has sparked a debate among biological women who are worried that the trend… Read More »

When you go to get your newly updated Covid-19 booster this fall, you might want to choose the arm the vaccine goes in carefully. The immune response may be stronger if your booster goes in the same arm as your last Covid-19 shot, according to a study published August 11 in the journal eBioMedicine. “The question… Read More »

IQ tests aren’t the only way to measure intelligence. For one, these tests evaluate specific skills like memory, logic, and problem-solving. But that doesn’t encompass all kinds of intelligence or measure people’s overall abilities. After all, intelligence is a broad topic and psychologists study it from many different angles. One interesting find is the Dunning-Kruger… Read More »

Students in the Television Production Technology program at Florida Panhandle Technical College finished their first full week of school this week, in a total-immersion, deep dive into video and television production, filmmaking, cinematography, production planning, artificial intelligence, studio techniques, hardware and software, as seen in this video clip by FPTC student Cameron Taylor, a returning… Read More »

The Bay County Governance Transit Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bayway Transit Office, 1010 Cone Ave, Panama City, Florida 32401.  Community members are encouraged to attend, the meetings can also be accessed online.

On Monday, August 21, 2023, the Washington County School District will hold a ribbon cutting for new playground equipment at Vernon Elementary School at 8:30AM. On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, the Washington County School District will hold a ribbon cutting for new playground equipment at Kate Smith Elementary School at 8:30AM.

Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Washington and Holmes counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities. Washington County: U.S. 90 Resurfacing from State Road (S.R.) 277 (Vernon Highway) to End of Four-Lane east of Chipley – Motorists may encounter intermittent lane closures Monday, Aug. 21 through Friday, Aug. 25 for sidewalk… Read More »

On Thursday, August 17, Holmes County Inmate William Morris was at an inmate work detail in Bonifay when he escaped. Holmes County deputies quickly determined that Morris got a ride from someone and was dropped off on Corbin Road in Washington County. Because Morris is from the Kynesville area of Jackson County, law enforcement believed… Read More »

The Bonifay, Florida City Council is addressing the annual budget, much the same as any other city or town in Florida, as the close of the business year nears. On Thursday, August 17, 2023, the Bonifay City Council met in a workshop session  evening, to discuss that the Bonifay Police Department is already over budget… Read More »