UF/IFAS Extension announces entry period open for Big Melon Contest
Staff ReportThe Big Melon Festival will be held by UF/IFAS Extension Washington County during the Panhandle Watermelon Festival, scheduled June 21-22…
Read MoreKate Smith Elementary students experience horticulture and design
Special to the NewsThe month of February found the Chipley Garden Club outside in the fresh air with students at Kate Smith Elementary…
Read MoreNew gazebo coming to Vernon Town Square
Collin Breaux[email protected] Currently, visitors to Vernon Town Square by City Hall and the library don’t have a gazebo to rest under…
Read MoreOpportunity Florida Quail Calcutta brings together community over bird hunt, dinner
[email protected] Over a brisk but sunny two-day period, hunters got to shoot quail and pheasant at Hard Labor Creek Plantation…
Read MorePlanting a seed: OHE Spring Garden and Lawn class promotes education, next generation of gardeners
CAROL KENT[email protected] It was standing room only as Orange Hill Express (OHE) in Chipley hosted its annual Spring Garden and Lawn…
Read MoreChipley resident pitches idea for disc golf course at Jim Trawick Park
[email protected] Since 1995, Jamie Pageau has been playing disc golf–an activity he calls “incredible” and a “unique sport.” “Anyone can…
Read MoreBeekeeping in the Florida Panhandle: become a beekeeper now
Danny Bost, Central Panhandle Beekeepers Association Everyone’s beekeeping journey begins a little differently. Some are born into it, some do…
Read MoreXtreme Bounty Racing Motorsports returns to Vortex Spring Nov. 10-13
The mud will fly at Nov. 10-13 as Xtreme Bounty Racing (XBR) Motorsports returns to The Original Vortex Spring for…
Read MoreFWC announces closure of recreational hogfish harvest
Hogfish recreational harvest closed in state and federal waters off the east coast of Florida and the Florida Keys starting…
Read MoreFWC orders halt on seasonal gag grouper harvest
STAFF REPORT Recreational harvest of gag grouper for the 2023 season will close in Gulf state waters starting Oct. 19…
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