Community remembers Dr. Bruce Christmas
Washington County NewsWashington 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…
Read MoreBus driver faces three more sex-related charges
The Washington County School Board is expected to rescind a recommendation made months ago to renew the contract of bus…
Read MoreGainey sentenced to 40 years in attempted murder case
A month after being found guilty of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm, Shawn Thomas Gainey on Wednesday was sentenced…
Read MoreRocks for soldiers
Military deployments can be hard on families, especially children. One local girl has found a way to feel closer to…
Read MoreChipley holds code enforcement hearings
The City of Chipley held code enforcement on Thursday held hearings in four different cases. Three of those involve nuisance…
Read MoreLocal business owners aim to revitalize downtown Chipley, support other small businesses
Brothers Jeff and Jerry Lenz say they made the move to Washington County to get back to their small-town roots,…
Read MoreHolmes, Washington counties potentially among school districts cut out of textbook deals
TALLAHASSEE – Holmes and Washington Counties could be among some of Florida’s most financially strapped small school districts that could…
Read MoreGang member sentenced to 18 years in human trafficking case
A Walton County man was sentenced May 23 in Washington County after pleading guilty to human trafficking charges and contributing…
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