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Preparation met opportunity last week off Cape San Blas, when a team of first responders plucked a group of longline grouper fishermen off a boat sinking in rough waters on Christmas Eve morning.

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Gulf County’s unemployment picture continued to darken last month, rising by more than one-half of 1 percentage point while the labor force shrank.

According to preliminary numbers released …

The Sheriff’s Toy Drive exceeded all expectations this year with gifts for over 250 children in need in Gulf County. Every child’s Wish List was met and given to their parents to play …

Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf is in line to be among 173 Florida hospitals that will soon receive doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, but it is not certain when they will become available.

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Saturday evening's Christmas on the Coast parade through Port St. Joe was a breathtaking night of festivity. For complete results, see page B1.

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Some people like to behold wonderful things from afar, appreciating them from a distance.

Others like to grab hold of what they’re seeing, study the details, and then make one for …

It was a great day to be a Dolphin Tuesday.

When Superintendent Jim Norton, together with his fellow administrators and members of the Gulf County School Board walked in to one classroom at Port …

Yes, wasps are definitely good guys. Wasps are beneficial insects that feed on other insects, by destroying many harmful bugs that attack our landscape ornamentals and home vegetable gardens. …

This article originally appeared on The Star: Students who SOAR at PSJES

They broke ground last week on the first expansion of the Gulf Franklin campus in 22 years.

The administrators, board of directors and instructors, and the state representative, on a sunny …