Blast on the Bay begins Thursday
Considered Gulf County’s premier music, the Blast on the Bay Songwriters Festival will begin its 12th year of performances this weekend, kicking off with a low country boil on the Windmark …
Wewahitchka downs Franklin County 54-13
Wewahitchka Coach Bobby Johns liked what he saw Friday night in Eastpoint, as his Gators rolled over Franklin County 54-13.
And he was equally pleased that his team would be getting a much-needed …
Cross country teams compete in pre-district tune-up
Both Gulf County high school cross country teams competed in the Pre-District Tune-Up, hosted by Blountstown High School on Wednesday, October 12, at Sam Adkins Park.
The host Tigers ran away with …
Gulf County volunteers offer aid after Ian
Mike Stroud said he can remember how much help his church had gotten from Samaritan’s Purse four years ago, when Hurricane Michael ripped off roofs and flooded houses throughout Gulf …
Defendants convicted in long-term drug trafficking investigation in Franklin and Gulf Counties
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – With the sentencing of the last of 16 defendants, federal prosecutors concluded prosecution of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating …
Gulf County, Wewahitchka receive combined $12.9 million from state on anniversary of Hurricane Michael
Florida Governor Ron Desantis announced a combined total of more than $12.8 million in grant funding for the City of Wewahitchka and Gulf County on October 10, the four year anniversary of Hurricane …
North Port St. Joe PAC to host meeting over proposed Nopetro plant
The North Port St. Joe Project Area Coalition will be hosting a “community awareness and transparency meeting” regarding the proposed Nopetro LNG plant, which is in the early stages of …
Hit-or-miss scallop season sees influx of visitors
This year’s scallop season, which ended on Sept. 24, brought an influx of boaters…
Survey discrepancy sees potentially large impacts for city’s spray fields
While conducting surveys in an attempt to honor a consent order regarding the size of the city’s spray fields, the city uncovered a survey discrepancy that will likely slow progress on the …
Gulf County issues burn ban in response to elevated fire threat
At a special meeting on Tuesday, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to put an open-ended burn ban in place to cover Gulf County until substantial rainfall eliminates the heightened …