County to hold workshop on boat ramps
Diane M. MooreAn amended ordinance concerning boat ramps will be the topic of discussion at an Aug. 17 Washington County Board of…
Read MoreCommissioner Steve Joyner passes at 66
Longtime Washington County Commissioner Allen Steve Joyner passed away Sunday at his home at the age of 66. Joyner served…
Read MoreCity of Vernon hosts Independence Day celebration
Hundreds were in attendance as the City of Vernon celebrated the return of its Independence Day Celebration Saturday, July 2.…
Read MoreChipley teen sentenced in brothers death
A Chipley teen was sentenced on Monday in the shooting death of his brother in 2021. 15-year-old Mathew Pierce was…
Read MoreWashington County Veterans Treatment Court celebrates first veterans to complete program
The Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) held a ceremony for the first participant to graduate from the program…
Read More66th annual Panhandle Watermelon Festival draws huge crowds
The 66 annual Panhandle Watermelon Festival drew in record numbers despite high temperatures this weekend. The concert saw 7,500 people…
Read MoreArts Learning Academy shuts down due to funding shortage, leaving a gap for students with special needs
Parents and guardians of children who have special learning and developmental needs will have one less local education option with…
Read MoreCommunity remembers Dr. Bruce Christmas
Washington and surrounding counties lost a lifelong agriculture advocate and innovator with the passing of Dr. Robert Bruce Christmas Sr.…
Read MoreVernon native taps into hemp industry
Tucked back in rural Jackson County sits Bokey Farms where Washington County native Jared Bourkard operates one of the area’s…
Read MoreBaxter takes plea in meth case
A Chipley man accepted a plea deal Monday to serve 50 months in the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) on…
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