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Wewa seniors win state championship for entrepreneurship
Three Wewahitchka High School seniors, representing Gulf County, have taken home a state championship in a contest where the best plan for entrepreneurship rises to the top. As members of…
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Port St. Joe plans Earth Day celebration
The inaugural Port St. Joe Earth Day celebration this Saturday, April 27 will bring together community barbecue, environmental education, art, film, children’s activities, and more from 11 a.m. to 5…
White stays busy as Miss Port St. Joe
Faith Christian School sophomore Celie White has been crowned the 2024 Miss Port St. Joe. The daughter of Sarah and Matthew White has been busy at work in the community…
Six attend state garden clubs convention
Six members of the Port St. Joe Garden Club attended the 100th anniversary convention of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs in Jacksonville April 9 to 12. Members statewide who…
Sports
Wewa’s Stacey finishes second at state
The Wewahitchka High School Gators posted a fifth place finish at the state boys weightlifting championship Saturday in both the Olympic and traditional divisions. The Gators tallied 12 points in…
Wewa dominates Forgotten Coast boys weightlifting
Seven lifters headed to state tourney The Wewahitchka High School Gators showed they were the top boys weightlifting team in Gulf and Franklin counties, dominating the regionals in Baker last…
Tiger Sharks win seven straight
The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks are on a tear, breaking out from a 5-5 record to win their last seven games and up their record to 12-5. The Sharks…
State News
Trump dominates Republican preference primary
The results in the March 19 Republican Presidential Preference primary were clear in both Gulf and Franklin counties. About nine out of 10 GOP voters…
Unemployment improves, with Gulf third best in Florida
Joblessness in both Forgotten Coast counties dropped slightly in February, with Gulf County doing one-half of 1 percentage point better than Franklin in overall unemployment….
Go slow, look out below for manatees
Watching for manatees while boating is always important and spring is a particularly important season for boaters to go slow and lookout below for the…
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Opinions
Graham took a strong stand for animals
Former U.S. Senator and Florida Governor Bob Graham, who passed away last week, will be remembered for co-leading the congressional investigation into the September 11…
Grateful for those who preserve town’s history
I just wanted to shout out a big Thank You to local businessmen Ralph Rish and David Warriner for engineering the deal to save more…
Forecast: 45 and Stormy in NYC
This week was tax time in the United States. The rest of the world is happy you paid your taxes; so was our weaponized Deep…
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Community & Faith
Club wins first-places in Leadership, Legislation
Get ready for a hilarious night of Bunco and tacos! The GFWC Wewahitchka Woman’s Club is hosting Taco Bunco at the Wewahitchka Senior Citizen’s Building,…
Get ready for May 4 ‘Gospel Explosion’
The sixth annual Gospel Explosion, drawing on voices from both Franklin and Gulf counties, will be 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 4 at St….
These things have I learned
The way Baptists do it probably isn’t best, but nobody yet has made us change. Some denominations require an apprentice program for fledgling ministers. But…