The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announces the arrest of Gerardo Carreto Cardenas, age 56, of Panama City Beach, Florida.   Cardenas was located during an undercover operation targeting individuals seeking to sexually exploit children online.   In March 2023, investigators with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division Crimes Against Children Unit began the… Read More »

Kate Smith Elementary School in downtown Chipley, Florida held Kindergarten Commencement Exercises for over one hundred graduating students on Monday morning, May 22, 2023, accompanied by a full house of appreciative parents, relatives, friends and school personnel, as seen in Part 2 of these photos by students in the Digital Photography Program at Florida Panhandle… Read More »

The City of Vernon, Florida City Council held a Special Meeting on Monday, May 22, 2023, at 5:30PM, as seen in the video (below). At the meeting the Council decided to contract with Waste Management for the provision of solid waste removal. Following discussion, it was also decided to terminate the employment of the Deputy… Read More »

Gwendolyn ‘Gwen’ Ruth Pippin, age 78, of Bonifay, Florida passed away May 21, 2023, at her home.   She was born May 1, 1945, in Washington County Florida to the late Nolan Finch and Edna Ruth Gillis Finch.   In addition to her parents, Gwen was preceded in death by her husband, Royce Earl Pippin,… Read More »

Clifford Gary Kent 80, of Chipley, Florida went home to be the Lord on May 22, 2023, surrounded by his family.  Gary was born on February 16, 1943, in Chipley, Florida to Will Kent and Annie Mae (Hayes). A lifelong resident of the Florida Panhandle, he was a founding member of New Orange Baptist Church… Read More »

Kate Smith Elementary School in downtown Chipley, Florida held Kindergarten Commencement Exercises for over one hundred graduating students on Monday morning, May 22, 2023, accompanied by a full house of appreciative parents, relatives, friends and school personnel, as seen in Part 1 of these photos by students in the Digital Photography Program at Florida Panhandle… Read More »

On Saturday, May 20, around 5 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop at the corner of Highway 231 and Highway 90 in Cottondale. When deputies made contact with the driver, they smelled the odor of burnt Marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Deputies also discovered that the driver, Damon Jackson, does not have a valid driver’s… Read More »

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 makeover, taking advantage of the fantastic prices during the 2023 Memorial Day Sale, featuring 50% off everything in the store, from May 24 through June 4, 2023.   1414… Read More »

The National Hurricane Center began monitoring a large area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic on Sunday, May 21, 2023.  The disturbance extends a couple hundreds miles northeast of the Bahamas, according to NHC forecasters. It’s expected to move generally north-northeastward over the southwestern Atlantic at 5 to 10 mph during the next couple of… Read More »

A 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were killed on Saturday on County Road 386 in Port St. Joe, Florida in a single-vehicle automobile accident, according the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP spokespersons have announced that the two youths, students at Port St. Joe High School, were identified as T.J. Jenkins and Andrew Sheppard. The school will make… Read More »

Weather experts are tracking a weather pattern off the Eastern Coast of the United States and predict possibility of tropical storm weather through the Memorial Day weekend over the western Atlantic. Pre-season tropical development has become all the rage in recent years, and following a post-verified storm from January, meteorologists are closely monitoring waters surrounding… Read More »

Part 2- The Chipley, Florida High School Tigers football program hosted the Marianna, Florida High School Bulldogs at Philip Rountree Stadium in downtown Chipley for the annual Spring Game on Saturday, May 20, 2023, as seen in Part 2 of these photos by Paul Goulding Photography.

Part 1- The Chipley, Florida High School Tigers football program hosted the Marianna, Florida High School Bulldogs at Philip Rountree Stadium in downtown Chipley for the annual Spring Game on Saturday, May 20, 2023, as seen in Part 1 of these photos by Paul Goulding Photography.

The Digital Video Technology program offering at Florida Panhandle Technical College in downtown Chipley, Florida is not for the faint of heart, daunting and intimidating, with a 900-hour, comprehensive deep dive into many creative disciplines, inclusive of Photography, Video Production, Drone Technology, Audio Production, Basic Business Marketing, Responsible Social Media, Website Creation and Life Skills.… Read More »

Emma Lou ‘Dixie’ Sellers, age 82, of Bonifay, Florida passed away May 18, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 23, 1940, to the late William E. Strickland and Gearldean Miller Strickland. In addition to her parents, Dixie was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Sellers and two sisters,… Read More »