A multi-day severe weather episode is expected Friday (3/14) and Saturday (3/15) from the ArkLaTex to the Mid/Lower MS Valley and into the Southeast. All severe hazards, including tornadoes and swaths of…
Betty Jean Davis, 81 of Panama City, Florida Passes on March 7, 2025 at Gulf Coast Hospital
Betty Jean Davis, 81 of Panama City, Florida passed from this life on March 7, 2025 at Gulf Coast Hospital. Betty was born on December 28,1943 in Alford, Florida to Lonnie Davis…
Javier’s Too Mexican Grill in Graceville, Florida Seeks Experienced Waitstaff and Servers
Javier and Emily Valdovinos, owners of Javier’s Mexican Grill in the Washington Square at 1414 Main Street in downtown Chipley, Florida, right next door to WestPoint Home and about a mile north…
March 9 is National Dry Shampoo Day
It may smell pretty bad, but sometimes it’s all you have to work with. National Dry Shampoo Day is celebrated on March 10 as a fitting tribute to a woman’s best friend…
National Proofreading Day is Celebrated on March 8
National Proofreading Day, celebrated each year on March 8, is a day to promote error-free writing. We all make typos, grammar mistakes, and spelling errors when we write, especially if we are…
Daylight Saving Time 2025: Clocks Spring Forward on Sunday, March 9, 2025
Winter is winding down as February closes out and spring is in the air as March comes in. But nothing really says spring like the day we push the clocks forward for…
Ruth Irene Shumaker Fielding, 97 of Chipley, Florida Passes on March 3, 2025 at Southeast Health in Dothan Alabama
Ruth was born in Chipley, Florida June 9, 1927, third daughter of Charles Henry and Doralie Cumbie Shumaker. After graduating from Chipley High School in the 1945 she married her late husband…
Holmes County, Florida Sheriff’s Office Arrests Annakah Morris for Cocaine
A traffic stop in Ponce de Leon led to the arrest of a woman on drug charges after K9 Timex alerted to the presence of narcotics. During the stop, a Holmes County…
Emergency Operations Center Advises of Marginal Risk of Severe Thunderstorms on Saturday, March 8, 2025
There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and Saturday night across the western Florida panhandle and southeast Alabama then Sunday across the Florida Big Bend and southwest…
Jackson County, Florida Sheriff’s Office Arrests Gary Powell, Jr. for Felony Firearm, Drug Paraphernalia
On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, around 10:45 p.m., Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were patrolling the area of Highway 90 and Inwood Road when they made a traffic stop on a vehicle…
State Department to Revoke Visas of Pro-Hamas Agitators Here on Student Visas
Pro-Hamas agitators here in the country on student visas don’t appear to have much longer to carry on with their protests in the United States. Even after President Donald Trump has spoken out…
March 7 is Alexander Graham Bell Day
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…
National Weather Service Advises of Showers and Thunderstorms Over Weekend and Low Pressure System
Showers and thunderstorms likely this weekend associated with an approaching low pressure system. A few storms could be strong to severe. Heavy rainfall also a possibility with 2-3 inches in some locations…
Social Security and OIG Partner for National Slam the Scam Day
The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) join forces once again to raise public awareness about Social Security imposter scams during the sixth annual “Slam the…
Louie Mack Bowman, 92 Passes on March 3, 2025
Louie Mack Bowman, 92, entered into the presence of the Lord on Monday, March 3, 2025. Louie was born on December 2, 1932, in Dothan, AL. He was the 12th of 13…