Justices back DeSantis request for statewide grand jury
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday approved Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate immigration-related issues such as the smuggling …
Barfield receives 2022 AANP State Award for Excellence in Florida
Monica Barfield, a Port St. Joe nurse practitioner who owns New Horizon Primary Care, has received the American Association of Nurse Practitioners’ State Award for Excellence in Florida, an honor …
State park passes available to borrow from local libraries
Those with a Northwest Regional Library System library card can now check out a Real Florida Reader Day Pass that provides free park admission to Florida’s state parks.
Library cards are …
DeSantis passes 2022-23 state budget
On June 2, Gov. Ron DeSantis passed the state’s $109.9 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023
It. includes more than $40 billion in federal funding and a record $1.24 billion in tax …
DeSantis taps lawmaker Byrd as secretary of state
TALLAHASSEE – State Rep. Cord Byrd, a Neptune Beach Republican who has been at the forefront of controversial legislation supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis, will oversee the 2022 elections in …
Mills repeats as state hurdles champion
Winning two state championships in a row is a remarkable accomplishment.
But that’s what Port St. Joe’s Darian Mills did Wednesday, May 11, at the FHSAA Class 1A state finals in …
State expands alligator hunting hours
Alligators in Florida will be targeted around-the-clock when the next hunting season begins in August.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a final rule change last week …
Gov. DeSantis signs largest tax relief package in state’s history
TALLAHASSEE – A series of sales-tax “holidays” on such things as school clothes, hurricane supplies and tools and a suspension of the state gas tax in October topped a package signed …
Tiger Sharks to send 14 tracksters to state meet
Fourteen athletes from Port St. Joe qualified at the 1A Region 1 meet on Wednesday, May 4 for the upcoming state track and field meet
At the regionals, Coach Keion McNair’s boys …
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 …