Divided commission OKs RV ordinance
Gulf County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday morning to approve a sweeping ordinance on recreational…
Franklin County Extension christens new digs
More than a year after completing renovations at its new office location, the Franklin…
COVID positivity rate jumps in county
A sharp increase in the positivity rate for COVID-19 cases in Gulf County, and…
‘Freedom Week’ to offer Sales Tax Breaks
TALLAHASSEE — Florida is about to find out how much a week of sales-tax “freedom” translates into capitalism.
Starting Thursday, in what lawmakers dubbed “Freedom Week,” people will receive sales-tax breaks when they make a wide range of purchases that could help spur them to be more active after being limited by the coronavirus pandemic.
Shoppers from Thursday through July 7 will be able to avoid paying all or part of sales taxes on purchases such as grills; bicycles; fishing and camping gear; kayaks and canoes; tickets for concerts, movies and ball games; gym memberships; boxes of softballs and sleeves of tennis balls; and even sunscreen.
Juneteenth celebration pays tribute to freedom
Port St. Joe welcomed the first ever national holiday of
Juneteenth Saturday, with a tribute to two soldiers for freedom.
One who fought on behalf of the Underground Railroad and one
who …
Paving the old school
The Panhandle Players, the Forgotten Coast’s community theatre group, made a request to the…
County to beef up water rescue training
The issue of water rescue, a subject that gave rise to the resignation in…
Third grade reading scores drop statewide
A decline in language arts scores among Gulf County third graders this past spring…
Vaccination rates slowing for adults and children
COVID-19 vaccination rates lag in vast swaths of rural Florida compared to the rest…
State board places guidelines on history
TALLAHASSEE — Backing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign against critical race theory, the State Board…