GCSO wraps up largest toy drive to date
The halls look a little bare at the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office this week, with most of the donations for the annual toy drive, which have been accumulating since a little before Thanksgiving, …
Animal shelter seeks foster homes ahead of winter weather
It’s always a priority at the St. Joseph Bay Humane Society to see the animals in their care placed in warm homes, especially around the holidays.
But with winter weather quickly …
Quinn, McCroan to remain chair, vice chair of the Board of County Commissioners
Gulf County commissioners unanimously voted at their Dec. 14 special meeting to reappoint Chairman Sandy Quinn as the board’s leader in the upcoming calendar year.
Phillip McCroan, the …
Christmas Parade dazzles in downtown Port St. Joe
There were more than 100 entries in this year’s Port St. Joe Christmas Parade, which lit up Reid Avenue for more than an hour on Saturday night.
Festivities began around 3 p.m., more than …
Port St. Joe Christmas parade to take place Saturday
The Port St. Joe community will hold their annual Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. EST on Reid Avenue in Downtown Port St. Joe.
Admission is free to all. Those who arrive …
Baumgardner, Martin win school district’s top honors
The morning’s fog was still lingering as the school district’s administration pulled into Wewahitchka on Thursday — all the better for concealing their surprise visit to both …
State’s Coordinated Opioid Recovery program expands to include Gulf County
Jeffery Marshall was in and out of jails and prisons for more than a decade before he was able to receive treatment for substance abuse, he shared before those gathered at a press conference in Port …
Beene awarded Sunshine State Scholar
Leah Beene, a junior from Wewahitchka High School, was awarded this year’s Sunshine State Scholar Program’s award for Gulf County.
One student from each school district is selected by …
Local law enforcement urges public to aid in fight against prison contraband
The Port St. Joe Police Department discovered more than a quarter kilo of cocaine wrapped in small black-taped packages in a city bathroom less than a month ago, along with more than 600 grams of …
Local Facebook group connects a changing community
Hurricane Michael stifled plans for the Port St. Joe High School Class of 1988’s reunion.
Hitting just two days before the group was set to meet, those who had plans to come down canceled …