Gulf, Franklin open Friday to gag grouper harvest
State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting Friday. April 1.
This regional season, which will …
Wewa Elementary student charged with writing bomb threat
A written threat discovered at Wewahitchka Elementary School Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of a 12 year-old student from the school, who will be facing felony charges.
In …
UPDATE: NWS says tornado watch will remain in effect until 6 p.m.
The National Weather Service says a tornado watch will remain in effect until 6 p.m. CST/7 p.m. EST.
Gulf County burn ban expires
A burn ban that was issued in Gulf County on March 5 in response to dry, windy conditions that caused the rapid spread of the Bertha Swamp Road fire in the county’s northwest end expired today, March …
Bertha Swamp Road fire containment improves to 60 percent
Aided by heavy rainfall, firefighters were able to make significant improvements in the containment of the Bertha Swamp Road fire yesterday.
The fire, which began in northwest Gulf County on March …
One week in, Bertha Swamp Road fire at 40 percent containment
The Bertha Swamp Road fire, which began in northwest Gulf County one week ago, remains at a little over 33,000 acres. But increased rainfall over the past several days has helped firefighters …
Rainfall helps with containment, but wildfire threat remains
The Bertha Swamp Road fire remains at a little over 33,000 acres after Wednesday’s heavy rainfall helped firefighters establish containment lines not previously possible due to the fire’s …
Bertha Swamp Road Fire at 33,000 acres as storms move in
On Wednesday morning, severe thunderstorms moved into the area, Gulf County Emergency Management reported that the Bertha Swamp Road fire had reached 33,000 acres.
The Storm is still at 10 percent …
Gulf Correctional evacuated out of abundance of caution
The Florida Department of Corrections annonced Tuesday evening that they would be evacuating the Gulf Correctional Institution out of an abundance of caution as the Bertha Swamp Road fire reached …
Bertha Swamp Road fire reaches 28,000 acres
In an update issued Tuesday morning, Bay County Emergency Services announced that the Bertha Swamp Road fire, which began in northwest Gulf County on Friday, had reached 28,109 acres.
It is still …