Collier sworn in as Fourteenth Judicial Circuit judge
Devin Collier was sworn in as Florida’s 14th Judicial Circuit’s newest judge during an investiture ceremony held at the Bay County Courthouse Friday afternoon.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Devin …
Diaz appointed as state’s education commissioner
Following through on a recommendation from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the State Board of Education on Friday appointed Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. as Florida’s next education commissioner.
Diaz, a Hialeah …
Humane Society seeks community help for capacity crisis
Today is National Adopt a Pet day, and the St. Joseph Bay Humane Society is hoping it will bring some relief from the overcrowding they have seen during the month of April.
There are no more …
Port St. Joe votes to move forward with grant application for new city hall
Port St. Joe City Commissioners unanimously voted to allow City Manager Jim Anderson and the city’s grant writing team to move forward with applying for a USDA grant that would help fund the …
CareerSource to offer leadership camp, internships for county youth
CareerSource Gulf County is sponsoring several opportunities for county youth to build their leadership or employment skills this upcoming summer, including a five-week summer camp and various …
Remembering the kind community of Gulf Sands
My grandparents moved to St. Joe Beach from St. Petersburg in the early 1970s when granddaddy retired from General Electric. He had bought some land on Ponce de Leon Street, as I’ve mentioned …
‘Know when to hold them and know when to fold them’
The tupelo blooms were not quite open yet last Wednesday afternoon, but they would be soon.
The air was just turning sweet with the scent of the twisted water trees’ nectar, and small fuzzy …
St. Joe sees successful week on the diamond
On the diamond, Port St. Joe enjoyed successful outings this past week, with the softball team winning all three of its games and the baseball nine prevailing twice.
Coach Lissa …
Gulf County seniors take a field trip to Panama City for exhibit opening
There was excited chatter on Friday morning as the Gulf County seniors exited the bus in a single file line.
They had driven about an hour to Florida State University’s Panama City campus …
Third time’s a charm for state weightlifting tourney
Months of planning and preparation by tournament director Bobby Johns of Wewahitchka and countless hours of volunteer work by Wewa and Port St. Joe coaches and students culminated Saturday night, …