New Year’s Eve celebrations in Gulf County
Gulf County will have a lot going on this New Year’s Eve. Looking for somewhere to ring in 2023? Check out the list below.
NYE fireworks
Weather permitting, fireworks will be over St. …
State’s Coordinated Opioid Recovery program expands to include Gulf County
Jeffery Marshall was in and out of jails and prisons for more than a decade before he was able to receive treatment for substance abuse, he shared before those gathered at a press conference in Port …
Beene awarded Sunshine State Scholar
Leah Beene, a junior from Wewahitchka High School, was awarded this year’s Sunshine State Scholar Program’s award for Gulf County.
One student from each school district is selected by …
State alleges pool contractor ripped off nearly $400K
A 42-year-old Altha man who claimed to have a business installing in-ground residential pools has been charged with defrauding homeowners in Franklin and Gulf counties by taking large deposits and …
Port St. Joe Girls Cross Country goes to State
For only the third time in school history, Port St. Joe sent a girls team to the FHSAA 1A cross country state finals, held in Tallahassee this past Saturday, November 5.
Of the 32 1A teams …
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 …
Local officials discuss potential impacts of state workforce system overhaul
Kim Bodine, the executive director of CareerSource Gulf Coast, isn’t sure what her district will look like after a statewide push to overhaul Florida’s beleaguered workforce …
Gulf District Schools, Gulf Coast State College to close for Hurricane Ian
Both Gulf District Schools and Gulf Coast State College announced that their local campuses would be closing later this week in anticipation of expected inclement weather associated with Hurricane …
County misses state funding for beach erosion relief
In late June, the Gulf County Board of County Commissioners applied for state local support grant funding they hoped to put towards supplying emergency sand to rapidly eroding beaches on Cape San …
Rish Real Estate Group celebrates merger
When Rish Real Estate Group and Coastal Real Estate Group merged earlier this month, their combined total sales reached $1.053 billion — a feat now co-owner Jay Rish believes is unparalleled in …