Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal hit-and-run on State Highway 20 in Freeport. Just before 3AM this morning, Walton Sheriff’s Office deputies, Walton County Fire Rescue, Florida, and Florida Highway Patrol responded to a hit-and-run on Highway 20 just west of County Highway 83A E that left one pedestrian dead. Initial… Read More »
The Washington County Tourist Development Council has rescheduled its regularly scheduled workshop and meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2023 to May 24, 2023 at the Washington County Chamber of Commerce. The workshop will begin at 8am followed immediately by the meeting. All meetings are open to the public. If you need to attend virtually, please… Read More »
The Marianna City Farmers Market, a member of the Jackson County Growers Association, has announced ‘Night Market’, held every Thursday from 4-8PM, at 2844 Madison Street (Madison Street Park) in downtown Marianna, Florida. Come enjoy fresh produce, inclusive of honey, eggs, fruits and vegetables, plants, crafts, etc.
Over 2,000 people are registered and are expected to compete in the upcoming 2023 Ironman, which includes a 2.1-mile swim, a 56-mile bike excursion and a 13.1-mile road race. This event has attracted athletes from around the world since it’s inception in the 1990’s, and had contributed a fair amount of confusion to vehicle traffic… Read More »
A man wanted by Walton County Sheriff’s Office for lewd and lascivious battery on a child under 16 was arrested after trying to use a makeshift hideout under a home in DeFuniak Springs to escape. Members of the U.S. Marshals Florida Caribbean Regional Task Force responded to a house on Dawn Road early this… Read More »
A concerned citizen requests a welfare check on an elderly lady which leads deputies to illegal drugs and a firearm. On May 2, 2023, the Washington County Communications Center received a call-in reference to a welfare check on an elderly woman in Caryville. The caller advised that 48-year-old, Jackie Roy Thomas was attempting to sell… Read More »
The 4-H organizations, sponsored by IFAS Extension, in Okaloosa, Washington and Holmes Counties, Florida are offering daily adventures from 8AM-3PM, featuring aquatics, fishing, wildlife, archery, shotgun, forests and more. Register now through May 19, 2023 at v2.4honline.com. A $75 fee secures your spot.
The Wausau, Florida Town Council held a Public Hearing and Special Meeting on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 4PM, as seen in the video (below).
Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day, which falls on Wednesday, May 5 in 2021, is also known as Battle of Puebla Day. While it is… Read More »
Photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida visited Falling Waters State Park on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, documenting flora and fauna, as seen in these photos of and by FPTC students. If you have an interest in photography, video or television production, audio recording, radio production, drone technology and FAA Part 107… Read More »
The City of Vernon, Florida City Council held a Special Meeting and Workshop on Monday, May 1, 2023, at 5:30PM, as seen in the video (below). At the meeting the Vernon Council hired a new recreation director to replace Timmy Garner, who resigned last month.
Hellfighters of Chipley will be set up in the parking lot of Brickyard Market from 9am -2pm and invite you to spend some time in prayer with them. Our National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance will be conducted at 9am and at noon. Everyone is welcome to come by.
Washington County, Florida School District invites you to attend the “We Are CommUNITY” event on Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 10AM until Noon in the WCSD Boardroom at 750 Sinclair Street in Chipley, Florida. Free admission, food, student presentations and a showcase of community vendors, family education success toolkits, door prizes and Special Guest Dr.… Read More »
On Sunday, April 30, deputies saw the vehicle of Zachary Thomas Chambliss, who they knew to have active warrants for Failure to Appear, parked at the Days Inn Motel on Highway 71 in Marianna. When deputies made contact with Chambliss in one of the rooms, he was found to have methamphetamine and a glass smoking… Read More »
Lila Yvonne Evans ,84 of Vernon, Florida went home to be with the Lord on April 29, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Yvonne was born on December 11, 1938, in Holmes County, Florida to Alvin Brett and Lovie Hinson. Yvonne had been a resident of the Florida Panhandle since 1976 coming… Read More »