Foster Folly News

Washington County, Florida Fire Department is thrilled to announce that our new Engine 10 was officially pushed into service today by community members and firefighters. Engine 10 is a state-of-the-art apparatus equipped…

On November 28, 2024, a local business reported a burglary of their warehouse, where approximately $52,000 worth of merchandise was stolen. The case was turned over to Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO)…

The 2025 Bonifay Down Home Street Festival is scheduled for March 15, 2025. Here’s a look back as Holmes County, Florida Sheriff John Tate and volunteer Amanda Eldridge speak on March 7,…

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced it will increase the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to 100 percent of a person’s monthly benefit. The Office of the Chief Actuary…

On Friday, March 7, 2025, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Narcotics Investigators arrested Lasonia Wesley after an investigation spanning several months. On November 11, 2024, JCSO Deputies responded to a storage unit…

At Chipley Garden Club’s March 5th meeting at the First Presbyterian Church in Chipley, Danny Bost, President of the Panhandle Beekeepers Association, presented a very interesting program on bees – the way…

Alford, Florida has announced plans for 2025 ‘Springtime in the Park’ Festival, rescheduled for March 22 2025, as seen (below).

(As seen in GracevilleNews.com) My names is Charles Helms and I’d like to announce that I’m running for City Commissioner Group 5. I was raised right here in Graceville, my mother, Ludean…

A multi-day severe weather episode is expected Friday (3/14) and Saturday (3/15) from the ArkLaTex to the Mid/Lower MS Valley and into the Southeast. All severe hazards, including tornadoes and swaths of…

Betty Jean Davis, 81 of Panama City, Florida passed from this life on March 7, 2025 at Gulf Coast Hospital. Betty was born on December 28,1943 in Alford, Florida to  Lonnie Davis…

Winter is winding down as February closes out and spring is in the air as March comes in. But nothing really says spring like the day we push the clocks forward for…

Ruth was born in Chipley, Florida June 9, 1927, third daughter of Charles Henry and Doralie Cumbie Shumaker. After graduating from Chipley High School in the 1945 she married her late husband…

A traffic stop in Ponce de Leon led to the arrest of a woman on drug charges after K9 Timex alerted to the presence of narcotics. During the stop, a Holmes County…

There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and Saturday night across the western Florida panhandle and southeast Alabama then Sunday across the Florida Big Bend and southwest…

On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, around 10:45 p.m., Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were patrolling the area of Highway 90 and Inwood Road when they made a traffic stop on a vehicle…

Pro-Hamas agitators here in the country on student visas don’t appear to have much longer to carry on with their protests in the United States. Even after President Donald Trump has spoken out…

Showers and thunderstorms likely this weekend associated with an approaching low pressure system. A few storms could be strong to severe. Heavy rainfall also a possibility with 2-3 inches in some locations…

The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) join forces once again to raise public awareness about Social Security imposter scams during the sixth annual “Slam the…

Louie Mack Bowman, 92, entered into the presence of the Lord on Monday, March 3, 2025. Louie was born on December 2, 1932, in Dothan, AL. He was the 12th of 13…

A classy, simple dining experience is coming to Chipley, Florida in April 2025, featuring some of the best fresh local beef and produce, fresh shrimp and Grouper, salad and rolls, classic desserts…