What is the Television Production Technology Program at Florida Panhandle Technical College? Video Technology, Audio Production and Artificial Intelligence meets Drone Technology, Broadcast Standards and Photography, combined with the basics of Lighting, Production and Marketing, Website Creation and Responsible Social Media, supported by Beginner and Advanced Editing using Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Audition, Lightroom and… Read More »

A Walton County Sheriff’s Office Captain has graduated from the prestigious Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Virginia.   Captain Dustin Cosson is now one of 54,366 law enforcement officers who have completed the FBI National Academy since its inception in 1935.   The graduation took place at the National Academy in Quantico, Virginia… Read More »

The Blountstown, Florida Police Department assisted the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office earlier today  on Friday, June 9, 2023, with a pursuit of a stolen vehicle out of Bay County, Florida.   The vehicle in question ended up wrecking on Mason Road and the driver, Stanley James Baker from Orlando, Florida was taken into custody by… Read More »

Tyke Steele has been named new Girls Basketball Coach for the Vernon, Florida High School Yellow Jackets.   Coach Steele also serves as a teacher on staff and as Volleyball Coach at Vernon, Florida High School.   Steele has played and coached in Washington County, Florida most of his life and wants to remind the… Read More »

Join the Miss North Florida Prelim Pageant on June 24, 2023, at First United Methodist Church in Marianna, Florida. Interviews are at 10AM and Gowns are at 2PM, with five titles awarded per division: Miss Tri-City North Florida, Miss City of Southern Charm North Florida, Miss Blue Springs North Florida, Miss Caverns North Florida and… Read More »

In their own words, the Washington County, Florida Clerk of the Court is moving the Foreclosure Sales for the County into the 21st Century. The County has chosen Realauction.com to host their sales, in keeping with the same online platform currently used for their Tax Deed Sales. The first sale will be on Wednesday, June… Read More »

On Thursday, June 8, 2023, Jackson County, Florida Sheriff’s Office investigators, alongside the U.S. Marshal Service Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrived at a residence in Marianna searching for 30-year-old Devonte Keon Thomas. Thomas had felony warrants for Trafficking in Cocaine and Cocaine Possession with Intent to Sell Within 1000 Feet of a Specified… Read More »

If you are qualified, here’s a great opportunity at the Holmes County Road Department.   Holmes County Road Department needs a Heavy Equipment Operator and will allow up to 24 months to obtain a Class A or Class B CDL licenses.   Job Closing will be Friday, June 16, 2023 @ 2:00pm.   For any… Read More »

The Chipley, Florida Pee Wee Football program will hold a Car Wash Fundraiser on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Advanced Auto Parts on Main Street in Chipley.

On July1, 2023, join ‘Real Florida Magazine’ at the Car & Truck Show at the National Peanut Festival on Hwy 231 in Dothan, Alabama. On site registration up to 4pm is $20 for all makes and models of cars and trucks. Gates open 5 pm, with Car/Truck Show Trophies at 8pm and Fireworks at 9pm.… Read More »

On June 6, 2023, deputies with the Holmes County, Florida Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on Hwy 79 south of Esto.   Contact was made with driver Michael Williams, and passenger Tara Retell, both of Bonifay.   During the stop, deputies obtained consent to search from both Williams and Retell.   Williams gave deputies… Read More »

The Washington County Board of County Commissioners will meet in a Regular Board Workshop on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 9AM, at the Government Annex at 1331 South Boulevard in Chipley, as seen in the agenda (below). A 6.15.2023 Agenda

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reclaimed his throne as the richest man on earth Thursday, wrestling the title away from LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault as shares of Musk’s electric vehicle giant surged to their highest level this year. On Wednesday, Musk briefly topped Arnault for the first time since December, though he slid below Arnault again by market… Read More »

Join ‘Real Florida Magazine’ in downtown Chipley, Florida on Saturday, June 24, 2023 for the annual Panhandle Watermelon Festival Parade, just one small part of one of the largest free festivals in Northwest Florida, as seen in these photos from the 2022 event by Paul Goulding Photography.

Early on the evening of Wednesday, June 7, 2023, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a burglary that took place at a property on Corbin Gainey Road in DeFuniak Springs.   When deputies arrived on scene, the home owner stated an air compressor and other miscellaneous tools were missing from his shed.… Read More »