Residents of the Town of Ebro will head to the polls Tuesday, November 17, to vote in the town’s 2026 General Election. Voters will select a mayor and fill Council Seat 2 and Council Seat 4. According to the town’s election notice, all municipal offices are elected on a nonpartisan, at-large basis. Polling will take […]
Children visiting the Chipley branch of the Washington County Public Library recently had an opportunity to practice the voting process during a mock election. Young participants cast ballots for their favorite vehicle, with trucks emerging as the winner over cars.
Chipley High School’s boys and girls cross country teams both secured spots in regional competition after advancing from the district meet. The teams will travel to Jacksonville next week to compete at the regional meet Friday, November 13. Both teams are pictured above. [CONTRIBUTED]
The Washington County Chamber of Commerce joined business owners Allison and Michael Hall on Friday, November 6, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony welcoming The UPS Store to Chipley. The event was held at the store’s location at 1695 Main Street and was attended by family, friends, local officials, chamber representatives, and community members. Also participating in […]
An 18-year-old Cottondale man is facing four counts of attempted murder following a shooting that critically injured a 17-year-old male on the evening of Wednesday, November 4 in Chipley, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and officers with the Chipley Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 6:55 p.m. […]
Ronald Gene Hawkins was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, November 3, after being convicted of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child younger than 12, State Attorney Larry Basford announced. Hawkins was arrested in January 2025 following a Washington County Sheriff’s Office investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. He was later arrested in […]
An 18-year-old Cottondale man is facing four counts of attempted murder following a shooting that critically injured a 17-year-old male on the evening of Wednesday, November 4 in Chipley, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and officers with the Chipley Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 6:55 p.m. […]
Ronald Gene Hawkins was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, November 3, after being convicted of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child younger than 12, State Attorney Larry Basford announced. Hawkins was arrested in January 2025 following a Washington County Sheriff’s Office investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. He was later arrested in […]
A call to a local school led to the arrest of 29-year-old Angela Jade Anderson of Washington County on a charge of child neglect without great bodily harm. School staff reported that Anderson called and asked whether her 6-year-old daughter was in attendance. When staff confirmed the child was not at school and had not […]
A Washington County jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict Wednesday, October 21, in the sexual battery trial of former Grace Fellowship Christian Academy principal Aaron Michael McFatter, prompting Circuit Judge Christopher Patterson to declare a mistrial. The development comes more than two years after McFatter was arrested following allegations of inappropriate sexual contact […]
A Cottondale man was arrested Monday evening after a traffic stop in Washington County led deputies to the discovery of multiple firearms, suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 7:30 p.m. October 6, WCSO deputies conducted a traffic stop near Rock Hill Church Road and Rock Circle. The […]
A Chipley man convicted of manslaughter with a firearm in connection with a 2024 fatal shooting was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in state prison. Kyle Michael Porter, 26, appeared in Washington County court Tuesday, October 6, where Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Christopher Patterson imposed the 30-year sentence. Porter was found guilty of manslaughter with […]
Jesse Guardado, who murdered a Panhandle woman in 2004 after she helped him rebuild his life following his release from jail, was put to death by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Thursday, November 5. Guardado, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m., according to the Department of Corrections. He was the 19th inmate […]
Even with a requested increase for Hurricane Isaias restoration efforts, Florida Power & Light has proposed a slightly lower average monthly bill than previously approved for next year. The Juno Beach-based utility announced Friday it is asking state regulators to set the average monthly bill for a typical residential customer at $141.87 beginning in January […]
As a little girl, I spent delightful moments singing about the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. I gazed at our small nativity scene. I loved looking at all the characters gathered devotedly around the newborn child: Mary and Joseph, the angels, the shepherds, the wise men – even the animals. The scene was […]
Michael Brooks I was rendered speechless—highly unusual for a Baptist preacher. I was in college serving a church in the Birmingham area as interim pastor for what became an eight-month assignment. I enjoyed the experience immensely preaching three times a week, attending deacons meetings and visiting the sick. I learned a lot and had a […]
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