Flash Flood Warning from 4/10/2024 4:41 PM to 10:30 PM CDT for Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL
Putting up with your brother or sister can be hard sometimes but there are only a few days to celebrate them. This includes National Siblings Day. National Siblings Day is one of the few days—besides their birthday—when you can share the love you have for your brother or sister, maybe through an Instagram story or by spending… Read More »
Stephen “Steve” Randall White, age 64 of Bonifay, FL, passed away unexpectedly April 7, 2024, at home. He was born in Alabama on October 3, 1959, to Lloyd and Fern White. Steve was charismatic and loved life to the fullest. If you ever met him, you instantly could be drawn in with his… Read More »
The Chipley Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 3:30 PM. Agenda items will include review of grant application; extensions on existing grants; and any other business that may come before the Board. CRA meetings are held in the first-floor conference room at the Washington County Chamber of… Read More »
DRMP, Inc. is looking for entry-level survey crew members to join our team in our Chipley, Florida office. No previous survey experience is required to apply and the ideal candidate will have a strong interest in surveying and a desire to learn the profession. Duties will include collecting and recording survey data, setting up and… Read More »
Students in the Photography, Video Production and Television Production programs at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida find themselves steeped in the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The process started within the last year, when AI has become mainstream. The new technologies possible through AI have become a large component of standard programs such… Read More »
A solar eclipse will be visible across North America on April 8. Everyone in the U.S. will see at least a partial solar eclipse, but only those within the 115-mile-wide (185 kilometers) path of totality will witness the sun’s face completely blocked by the moon’s shadow for up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds. Only during totality —… Read More »
Nancy P. McFall 71, of Chipley, Florida passed from this life on April 3, 2024 at Ascension Scared Heart Bay in Panama City, Florida. Nancy was born on March 17, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan to John and Claire Androne. Nancy was a thoughtful and strong women. She loved gardening and being in nature.She loved her… Read More »
Bell County, Texas, is bracing for an unprecedented surge in population as it prepares for the total solar eclipse set to grace the skies on April 8, 2024. With its population of 400,000 expected to double, if not triple, local officials have declared a state of emergency to manage the anticipated influx of tourists. Officials… Read More »
Metric System Day takes place on April 7 every year. Now often used as a synonym for the International System of Units (or S.I.), the metric system is a system of measurement used in most countries of the world except the United States and a few other countries. The metric system was introduced by France… Read More »
A 32-year-old, Chipley, FL man was arrested early this morning after deputies located methamphetamine during a traffic stop. Just before 3 a.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop. The driver, identified as Richard James Stasko, was arrested, and transported to the Washington County Jail after a department issued K-9 alerted… Read More »
‘This is something our Chamber of Commerce should probably get behind’, said Paul Davidson, owner of Main Street Market in Downtown Chipley, Florida, in response to the huge success of the ‘Chipley Flea Market Day$’ in 2018, and today the event is alive and well. Originally developed to spur visitation to Chipley, Florida by the… Read More »
On the evening of March 29, 2024, around 9:30 pm, Chipley Police Department received a distressing 911 hang-up call originating from a local motel. Promptly responding to the call, officers arrived at the scene to find a previously occupied room with its door left ajar. Upon further investigation, it became apparent that this… Read More »
On April 4, 2024, a high-speed pursuit unfolded involving a suspect later identified as Rodney Leon Broxton Jr. from Chipley. The pursuit, initiated by deputies from HCSO, began when a routine traffic stop was attempted on a black Chevy car. Broxton, upon the deputy’s approach, fled the scene, igniting a pursuit that traversed… Read More »
National Teflon Day is on April 6, and we are set to celebrate a great discovery in technology that has made life easy for us. This chemical-, heat-, and cold-resistant material has revolutionized the manufacturing and production of various products. As a non-stick material, Teflon is very versatile in its uses, from medicine, weapon making,… Read More »