Washington County set to conclude project celebrating Old Spanish Trail
GARRETT VALCOURT[email protected] The Washington County Historical Society and the Tourism Development Council (TDC) have completed the final phase of a three-year…
Read MoreChipley jeweler Robert Sapp celebrates 60 years of working
Collin Breaux[email protected] For 60 years, Chipley jeweler Robert Sapp has been a mainstay of the downtown business community. His decades of…
Read MoreDemolition of Mongoven Building continues
The dilapidated Mongoven Building in Downtown Chipley is gradually being torn down by Break-N-Ground, as contracted by the City of…
Read MoreMongoven demolition begins
Changes in Chipley are expected soon as demolition on the interior of the historic Mongoven building began. The building at…
Read MoreTourist Development Council gears up to celebrate Washington County bicentennial
[email protected] Washington County is nearing its bicentennial, which the Tourist Development Council (TDC) is excited to recognize. The bicentennial day…
Read MoreDemolition of Mongoven Building imminent
[email protected] The Mongoven Building in Chipley will likely be torn down soon. A demolition of the vacant and dilapidated downtown…
Read MoreHappy Corner: continuation of the Howell WWII diary
Hazel TisonRecently, I wrote about the WWII Diary kept by Shouppe Howell, who participated in bombing missions over Germany and nearby…
Read MoreChasing Shadows
Washington County NewsReader Cheryl Gainer McCall sent in this historical photo. Pictured are Jerry Cleveland on far left, James Calvin Simmons in…
Read MoreHappy Corner: Shouppe Howell’s WWII diary
In 1943 when my husband and his best friend Shouppe Howell graduated from Holmes County High School, there was little…
Read MoreTourist development councils encourage residents to display historical items for documentary series
Staff ReportThe reality television show “American Pickers†documents the search for historical artifacts across America and is reportedly considering coming to…
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