City of Vernon, Florida Holds Third 2022-2023 Budget Workshop Meeting on Tuesday, September 13, 2022
National Hurricane Center Watches Development of Tropical Depression 7 Over Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, September 14, 2022
At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, the center of Tropical Depression Seven was located near latitude 16.6 North, longitude 49.6 West. The depression is moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue during the next few days. On the… Read More »
Jackson County, Florida Sheriff’s Office Arrests Steven Baxter and Margaret Melzer Smith for Burglary, Concealment/Destruction of Evidence
On Saturday, April 16, 2022, around 4:55 a.m., Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a report of a burglary on Hummingbird Road in Jackson County. Steven Baxter was arrested and charged in this case on Thursday, Aug. 12. The JCSO Criminal Investigations Division continued following various leads in reference to the burglary on Hummingbird Road.… Read More »
Photography Students at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley Work with Studio Miniatures on September 12, 2022
Photography students at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida spent time in Studio B with Instructor Paul Goulding on Monday, September 12, 2022 working on creative miniature photography- utilizing lighting, miniature characters and artificial landscapes- as seen in these photos of and by FPTC students.
National Hurricane Center Watches Areas of Organization Approaching Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Wednesday, September 14, 2022
This Wednesday morning, September 14, 2022, showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad and elongated area of low pressure located about 800 miles east of the Lesser Antilles have persisted overnight and are showing signs of organization. Although upper-level winds are not particularly conducive for additional development, only a slight increase in organization would… Read More »
Florida Department of Transportation Warns of Traffic Lane Shifts on Hwy 77 in Washington County, Florida
Drivers will encounter the following traffic impacts beginning 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14: • State Road (S.R.) 77 traffic will shift to the new southbound lanes just south of the Washington County line to approximately .25 miles north of Crystal Lake Drive in preparation for Mechanically Stabilized Earth wall construction. The traffic shift will… Read More »
Tyler Matthew Erickson, 17 of Bonifay, Florida Passes on September 12, 2022
Tyler Matthew Erickson age 17 of Bonifay, passed away on September 12, 2022. Tyler is the son of Clint and Misty Erickson. Visitation will be on Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at the Holmes County High School Gym in Bonifay. Funeral will follow at 11:30AM on September… Read More »
Iris Irene Parrish, 76 of Bonifay, Florida Passes on September 12, 2022, at Bonifay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Iris Irene Parrish , 76 of Bonifay, Florida went home to be with the Lord on September 12, 2022, at Bonifay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Iris was born on August 18, 1946, in Chipley, Florida. She was a lifelong resident of the Florida Panhandle and was of the Baptist faith. Most of all, she loved… Read More »
John Lamar Corley, Sr., 84 of Panama City, Florida Passes on September 2, 2022
It is with heavy hearts the family of John Lamar Corley, Sr., age 84, announce his passing on September 2, 2022, after a short illness. John was born in Bay County on February 17, 1938. He graduated from Bay High School in 1956. He married his sweetheart Lana Brock in 1963. John loved music and… Read More »
Vernon, Florida City Council Schedules Employee Meeting and Budget Workshop Sessions for Tuesday, September 13, 2022
National Hurricane Center Watches Increased Activity from Tropical Wave on Tuesday, September 13, 2022
On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, conventional and Low-earth orbit satellite data indicate that showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located about midway between the west coast of Africa and the Windward Islands have increased and become better organized since yesterday afternoon. Further development of this system is possible and a tropical depression could… Read More »
Washington County, Florida Sheriff’s Office Seeking Parisha Antwanette Massaline for Attempted Murder, Assault, Child Abuse
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is actively seeking the whereabouts of 26-year-old, Parisha Antwanette Massaline. Massaline has active warrants out of Washington County for attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, battery, two counts of aggravated child abuse and two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle. On September 10th, at approximately… Read More »
National Hurricane Center Observing Tropical Wave off Coast of Africa on Monday, September 12, 2022
This Monday, September 12, 2022, a tropical wave located just off the west coast of Africa is producing an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear only marginally favorable, and any development of this wave should be slow to occur while it moves westward or west-northwestward across the eastern tropical Atlantic through… Read More »
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Activation of National Guard Soldiers in Tallahassee, Florida
Governor Ron Desantis is reporting the following concerning the the Governor’s Executive Order to activate the Florida National Guard in Tallahassee. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 22-213 activating the Florida National Guard to assist the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) in an effort to reduce overtime and provide relief for correctional officers on a… Read More »