Shirley Jean Dedge, 88, passed peacefully at her home in Chipley, FL, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday morning, March 4, 2024.   Shirley was born on her grandparents’ farm in Wausau, FL on October 27, 1935 to Aline Tiller (Gray) and Pat Lassett.   She was the granddaughter of Franklin Tiller and Kizzie… Read More »

Vendors, entertainment, food, arts and crafts, exhibitions, live music, culture and history- all are available at the Annual ‘Bonifay Down Home Street Festival’ on Saturday, March 16, 2021 in downtown Bonifay, Florida, and it’s all free. This year the Ponce De Leon Fire Department will present the Down Home Car Show, and details may be… Read More »

Funeral services for Iva Nell Whiddon Broome, 86, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2023, at Family Worship Center, Cairo, GA.  Pastor Johnny H. Moore will officiate.  Service will conclude at the church.  Mrs. Broome passed away at Magnolia Place Senior Living, Cairo, GA, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Honorary pallbearers… Read More »

On March 4, 2024, investigators with the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on Hwy 90 W in Bonifay.   Contact was made with the driver, later identified as Kathleen Shaner of Bonifay.   During the stop, investigators noticed something resembling a glass pipe in Ms. Shaner’s pocket.   When… Read More »

Alexander Graham Bell Day is celebrated on March 7 every year. It was on this day that Bell was granted a patent for “transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically,” and on March 10, Bell made the now iconic statement, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you,” through a transmitter. His assistant Thomas Watson,… Read More »

Part 2- The Washington County, Florida School District held a Career Fair on Wednesday, May 6, 2024 from 9AM-1PM at the Chipley, Florida High School Gymnasium in Chipley, featuring career, college and military representatives, as well as businesses from the private sector, as seen in Part 2 of these photos of and by Photography students… Read More »

Part 1- The Washington County, Florida School District held a Career Fair on Wednesday, May 6, 2024 from 9AM-1PM at the Chipley, Florida High School Gymnasium in Chipley, featuring career, college and military representatives, as well as businesses from the private sector, as seen in Part 1 of these photos of and by Photography students… Read More »

Señor Sushi and Grill, in the Washington Square, is located at 1414 Main Street (Hwy 77) in downtown Chipley, Florida, and is enjoying great crowds of customers who come to enjoy authentic, fresh, made-to-order sushi and hibachi delicacies.   This influx of customers seeking authentic sushi and flavorful hibachi dishes has caused Señor Sushi to… Read More »

Congressional lawmakers agreed on a funding package worth $436 billion. This extended government agency funding until March 8, which aimed to avoid a partial government shutdown. Republicans celebrated several wins in the deal, including a bill that aims to eliminate the longstanding ban on gun ownership for veterans deemed unfit to possess firearms — a… Read More »

With daylight saving time right around the corner, most of the country is gearing up to have even more hours of daylight starting Sunday. But not everyone is set to spring forward.  There are a few places, including Arizona and Hawaii, that do not observe the time change that will have hundreds of millions of Americans adjusting… Read More »

Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley is suspending her bid for the Republican presidential nomination, according to CBS News sources familiar with the matter. Haley is to deliver remarks to the press Wednesday morning in Charleston, in her home state of South Carolina. The news comes just hours after former President Donald Trump won commanding victories across nearly… Read More »

Homework can be a pain, whether you’re still in school or not. No one likes doing homework every day. In fact it can be so stressful that can hamper learning rather than improve it. No Homework Day is here to save you from those long hours. It gives you just the excuse to do what… Read More »

New Floridians are in for a few surprises this Spring Pollen & Love Bugs- just a heads up. The pollen is serious- it will blanket anything left outside and it usually lasts 3-4 weeks. The Love Bugs will wreak havoc on our cars. They are slow, and they usually fly attached to each other, yes,… Read More »

National Sportsmanship Day is celebrated on the first Tuesday of March every year. This day has been celebrated since 1991. The International Sports Institute first established National Sportsmanship day in order to promote good sportsmanship around the country and to set high standards for future generations of athletes. The objective of this day is to… Read More »