Heroes in hard hats: Local linemen help restore power in the wake of Idas destruction
Staff ReportThe calvary arrived in bucket trucks this week as linemen from Gulf Power, West Florida Electric Cooperative, and Gulf Coast…
Read MoreFlorida officials offer safety tips for unofficial end of summer.
TALLAHASSEE– The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)…
Read MoreNala brings social media firestorm to Vernon
Washington County NewsVERNON – What began as a trial adoption for a rescue bully-breed named Nala, turned into a social media firestorm…
Read MoreThe ravages of an epidemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic still with us, it would be helpful to contrast it with an epidemic that all but…
Read MoreA storytellers storyteller
Kesley ColbertJohn Milton wrote, “When I consider how my light is spent.” Shakespeare penned, “Love all, trust a few, do wrong…
Read MoreRain bands from Ida bring flash flooding and severe threat to Panhandle
WMBBHurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Lousiana around 12 p.m. CDT Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum…
Read MoreJudge back DeSantis on unemployment money
Jim SaundersTALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge Monday upheld a decision by Gov. Ron DeSantisÂ’ administration to cut off federal…
Read MoreUSDA grant to purchase new cars for CPD
CAROL KENT SMITHThe Chipley Police Department will soon welcome three new law enforcement vehicles, thanks to the USDA Community Facilities Grant Program.…
Read MoreScarecrows to return to downtown Chipley
CHIPLEY – A Washington County staple will soon return to downtown Chipley ahead of the Chipley Garden ClubÂ’s annual fall…
Read MoreIda to bring heavy rainfall through the weekend
Tropical Depression Nine strengthened Thursday and became Tropical Storm Ida just before 4:30 p.m., according to the National Hurricane Center.…
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