Savoring blackberries from Panther Swamp
I grew up a few hundred feet from a swamp, specifically, from Panther Swamp. Our home was on St. Joe Beach, just off Georgia Avenue, and when we moved there in 1978, no one lived on the swamp side of …
North Port St. Joe PAC to host meeting over proposed Nopetro plant
The North Port St. Joe Project Area Coalition will be hosting a “community awareness and transparency meeting” regarding the proposed Nopetro LNG plant, which is in the early stages of …
Hit-or-miss scallop season sees influx of visitors
This year’s scallop season, which ended on Sept. 24, brought an influx of boaters…
Survey discrepancy sees potentially large impacts for city’s spray fields
While conducting surveys in an attempt to honor a consent order regarding the size of the city’s spray fields, the city uncovered a survey discrepancy that will likely slow progress on the …
Gulf County issues burn ban in response to elevated fire threat
At a special meeting on Tuesday, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to put an open-ended burn ban in place to cover Gulf County until substantial rainfall eliminates the heightened …
Women of South Gulf Fire Rescue discuss breast cancer education, support
Carol Hall had only been cancer free for a few months when she discovered that her triple-negative breast cancer had come back in a different location.
After undergoing months of vigorous …
GCSO, municipalities to collecting funds for Hurricane Ian recovery through Friday
The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office, the Gulf County board of County Commissioners, the City of Port St. Joe and the City of Mexico Beach have partnered to launch a monetary fundraiser benefiting …
Port St. Joe gathers for 2022 homecoming parade
Port St Joe High School’s Homecoming Week wrapped up with a parade and a blowout football game this weekend.
Locals kicked off festivities early on Friday, gathering on Reid Avenue …
Tiger Sharks celebrate Homecoming with blowout victory
Port St. Joe celebrated Homecoming with a convincing 48-0 shellacking of the Vernon Yellowjackets on Friday, October 7, at Shark Field.
With DJ Oliver back in uniform for the first time since the …
Firefighters extinguish structure fire in Indian Pass
Firefighters reponded to a structure fire off of Indian Pass Friday morning very near where a 115 acre wildfire broke out on October 5.
As of 8:45 a.m. EDT, South Gulf Fire Rescue’s Fire Chief …