Charles “Charlie” Ellsworth Taylor, 82 of Vernon, passed away from this life on September 6, 2022 at St. Andrews Health and Rehab of Panama City, Florida. Charlie was born on April 23, 1940, in Washington County, Florida to Ellis Taylor and Essie White. He was a lifelong resident of the Panhandle, and served in the… Read More »

The City of Vernon, Florida held their second 2022-2023 Budget Workshop Meeting on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, as seen in the video (below).   Some discussion over the past several meetings has centered around incomplete or incorrect paperwork filed by the former dismissed City Clerk and Assistant City Clerk, as discovered by an independent bookkeeper,… Read More »

On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Washington County, Florida Superintendent of Schools Joe Taylor awarded a plaque to Larry Moore along with the staff and administration of Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, from the Council on Occupational Education (COE), honoring the school for 45 years of accreditation as an educational institution. The event was held… Read More »

Please find attached the public meeting notice for the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida’s Board of Directors Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. CT.   If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you. Notice of Board Meeting 9.14.2022  

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Danielle, located several hundred miles northwest of the Azores, and on Hurricane Earl, located several hundred miles south of Bermuda.   1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:   An area of low pressure located several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing a large area… Read More »

If you are ready to become more sophisticated in the kitchen, then the Washington County, Florida Library is offering an opportunity to do just that. On Tuesday, September 13 and Thursday, September 15, 2022, join the library staff for some great new ideas for a holiday culinary adventure.  

The City of Chipley, herein referred to as the “City”, is seeking statements of qualifications from qualified Engineering Firms. One firm is expected to be selected to enter into a service contract with the City to perform services related to a Division of Historical Resources grant through the State of Florida for inspection and creation… Read More »

The Town of Wausau will hold a Budget Special meeting/Workshop on September 15, 2022, at 3:30 PM, Wausau Town Hall 1607 Second Avenue, Wausau FL. The Meeting is open to the public, anyone needing assistance to attend this meeting please contact the Town Clerk 48 hours prior to meeting at 850-638-1781. The Town of Wausau… Read More »

So, you don’t spank them, and this is what the little darlings are up to… Panama City Beach Police Department announced on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 that Hutchison Beach Elementary School, the first public school on Panama City Beach, has received voicemails threats of a potential bomb incident. The perpetrator’s voice was obviously that of… Read More »

Civic organizations, benevolent associations, altruistic societies and service groups are arguably dying away as members are literally dying off. This is being experienced world-wide, exacerbated by the virus scare, but due in large part to the digitizing of America, where people are less social as they become more enamored with social media. Go to a… Read More »

At 800 PM AST (0000 UTC) on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, the center of Hurricane Earl was about 550 miles (885 km) south of Bermuda.   Earl is moving toward the north near 6 mph (9 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue into tomorrow with a gradual turn to the north-northeast on Thursday.… Read More »

Governor Ron DeSantis has proclaimed September as Workforce Development Month in Florida in recognition of the collaborative efforts between the Governor’s Office, state agencies and workforce leaders to make Florida the best state in the nation for workforce education by 2030.  This coincided with the award from the Council on Occupational Education (COE) to Florida Panhandle… Read More »

Students in the Digital Photography and Digital Video Technology programs at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida spent Tuesday, September 6, 2022 in ‘Studio B’, the campus production facility, exploring lighting concepts, techniques and methodologies with Instructor Paul Goulding, as seen in these images of and by FPTC students.    

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Danielle, located more than 800 miles west-northwest of the Azores, and on Tropical Storm Earl, located about 600 miles south of Bermuda.   1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:   Disorganized showers and thunderstorms persist from the Cabo Verde Islands southwestward several hundred miles in association with a… Read More »