The Washington County, Florida Sheriff’s Office is on scene now along with EMS and multiple fire and rescue crews of a reported shed fire, caused by a lightning strike to a shed.   The fire has now spread to a house on Moss Hill Road, but no injuries and no immediate threat to any other… Read More »

The Vernon, Florida High School Yellow Jackets Football Program published their lineup for the 2023-2024 Football Season, as seen in the schedule below.    

Negotiators for UPS and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a crucial issue in their contract talks: The shipping giant has finally agreed that new delivery vans will include air conditioning, starting with vans purchased next year. It will take an undetermined number of years to have the new air conditioned vans… Read More »

The Jackson County, Florida School District has adopted a District-Wide Appropriate Dress Plan for 5th-12th grade students, approved by the School Board on June 20, 2023.   School approved colors for Marianna K8 are purple, black, gray and white.   The Jackson County School Board recognizes the effect which student dress and grooming has upon… Read More »

Every year National Garden Week is celebrated by our nation, our state and our town – this year it was June 4-10. The week started off with placing Monarch Butterfly Spinners in the down town flower pots and in local businesses. Tuesday, June 6th was the major event at the Washington County Library in Chipley.… Read More »

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office would like to invite members of the press to a news conference highlighting the results of an investigation into drug trafficking which began several years ago involving more than 50 individuals in Jackson and surrounding counties resulting in federal and state charges. United States Attorney Jason R. Coody will be… Read More »

The City of Vernon, Florida City Council held a regular scheduled Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 5:30PM, as seen in the video (below). The Council also took time to honor the Vernon, Florida Recreation League baseball team (pictured below) who recently won the District 3, Division 2 Championship and will go on… Read More »

Courtney M. Hendrix, 31 of Marianna, went home to be with the Lord on June 18, 2023 at Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Florida with her loving mother by her side. Courtney was born on January 24, 1992 in Dothan, Alabama to John and Karen Hendrix. A lifelong resident of the Florida Panhandle, Courtney was a… Read More »

More strong to severe weather is possible today. Flooding from heavy rainfall is still a concern. Overview: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are currently ongoing within our Gulf waters and are expected to pop up in a more widespread manner later this morning across the region. The forcing for the storms today is still a large-scale upper-level low… Read More »

All lanes of Highway 109, near McCallister Road in Houston County, Alabama are currently blocked due to a serious crash. Use caution if traveling in the area and please avoid the scene if possible. More updates to come. Currently being investigated, the crash occurred at approximately 1:56 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 and it… Read More »

Deborah (Debbie) S. Yglesias, age 63, of Chipley, FL passed from this life on Friday, June 16, 2023, at her home with her family.   She was born on July 9, 1959 in Miami, FL to the late Cecil E. Scruggs and Thelma (Presnell) Scruggs.   Debbie is survived by her loving family: her husband,… Read More »

Waukesha Way in Bonifay, Florida has announced ‘Watermelons on Waukesha’ on Saturday, June 24, 2023. This event meshes well with other community events on those same days, such as the Panhandle Watermelon Festival on June 24 in Chipley, so when you are already out and around, please consider visiting all these community events.

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 Summer makeover, taking advantage of the fantastic prices during the 2023 Summer Warehouse Sale, featuring 50% off everything in the store, and 60% off all Clearance items, from June… Read More »

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a tropical storm warning for several islands in the eastern Caribbean as Tropical Storm Bret is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by Thursday or Friday. The NHC also warned of heavy rainfall and dangerous storm surges that could cause significant damage, especially along coastal areas. Residents are… Read More »

The Washington County Board of County Commissioners will meet in a Regular Board Workshop on Wednesday, June 22, 2023, at 9AM, at the Government Annex at 1331 South Boulevard in Chipley, as seen in the agenda (below). A 6.22.2023 Agenda