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Teen driver dies in vehicle crash on Collins Road
STAFF REPORT A 17-year-old male driver is dead after he lost control of his vehicle while traveling eastbound on Collins Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The single-vehicle wreck occurred…
Local News
Wausau wraps up budget for fiscal year 2023-2024
NAN [email protected] The Wausau City Council adopted an ordinance on Thursday, Sept. 21, closing the final budget for the 2023-2024…
Commission approves administrator contract
Jeff Massey will continue serving as the Washington County administrator. The Washington County Board of County Commissioners approved a…
Caryville residents arrested for burglary
Staff report The burglary of a barn resulted in the arrest of Brandon Lee Charles Thomas and Jessica Lynn Parrett…
Sports
‘Donkey ball’ returns to Wausau
Wausau’s 54th Possum Festival and Fun Day will see the return of an old favorite, Donkey ball. Donkey ball was…
Special Olympian hand-picked to represent Florida at national ‘Dream Ride Experience’
Safeara Toole isn’t just the average run-of-the-mill athlete. She is a Special Olympian, one who was hand-picked for a special…
Dickson remembered as beloved coach, great motivator
Chipley High School students, athletes, faculty, and staff are mourning the loss of beloved coach, Sacher “Sach” Dickson, who passed…
State News
FPL prepares for Idalia in Chipley
As Floridians anxiously await the impending landfall of Hurricane Idalia, Florida Power and Light (FPL) is preparing to restore power…
Slowing Deer Disease ‘Best That We Can Hope For’
Environmentalists and animal-rights advocates want state wildlife officials to put more restrictions on deer farming and hunting as Florida responds…
Wildlife officials hold meeting in Bonifay as state braces for more cases of deer disease
BONIFAY – After Florida’s first recorded case of a contagious disease fatal to deer, wildlife officials said Thursday other cases…
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Community & Faith
The search for the greatest scarecrow is over
NAN [email protected] Chipley was invaded by scarecrows on a Saturday morning.Not just any scarecrow but scarecrows made by locals, old…
Washington County Public Library hosts Tiny Art Show and Auction
By Diane M. Moore [email protected] The Washington County Public Library hosted a Tiny Art Show and fundraiser auction on Thursday,…
Orange Hill Baptist “Revival on the hill”
Orange Hill Missionary Baptist Church will host a revival featuring Revivalist Rev. Freddie Roulhac, Pastor of Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist…