District honors three students for academic achievements
Three Gulf District Schools students received recognition for academic achievements during the district’s Feb. 1 school board meeting.
Luke Lentz, a junior from Port St. Joe High School, was …
Port St. Joe woman wins $1 million from Florida Lottery
A Port St. Joe woman won a million dollars in a Florida lottery scratch-off game, according to a release from the Florida Lottery on Wednesday.
Joanna Causey, 53, claimed a $1 million …
Panhandle prepares for coldest weekend of the year
The gloomy skies and cold temperatures will remain consistent through much of Friday afternoon, as a mostly dry cold front passes over the Florida Panhandle.
Through the afternoon, wind speeds …
Gulf County unemployment sees small increase
Gulf County’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month to 3.5 percent, three tenths of a percentage point higher than in November, 2021.
According to data released by the Florida …
The Joe to offer ‘Step Into My Studio’ workshops
The Joe Center for the Arts is beginning its fifth year by offering a…
Gulf County schools battle statewide staffing shortage
Gulf District Schools administrators met in the hours after school ended on Thursday, Jan. 13 to weigh their options.
There were more than 15 teachers and staff members out sick at Port St. Joe …
Carpenter bees stay busy in winter
The effects of January’s cold weather in Franklin and Gulf counties have many characteristics. In addition to the realistic possibility of the occasional subfreezing thermometer readings and …
Devin Collier named new judge for 14th Circuit
On Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Devin Collier to fill the vacancy on…
McFarland, Peak win school district’s top accolades
The district’s administration moved quickly through Port St. Joe High School on Tuesday morning, sneaking down hallways and buzzing with excited chatter about their surprise.
They picked up …
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Florida Medicaid fight
TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to take up a dispute about how much money Florida’s Medicaid program should be able to recoup after a legal settlement involving a Lee …