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 …
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, …
State Education Board to make commissioner appointment next week
The State Board of Education will meet April 29 to consider the appointment of a new education commissioner, after Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday recommended Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. R-Hialeah, for the …
Boys state weightlifting meet opens Thursday
The FHSAA boys weightlifting state championships will be held at the Port St. Joe gymnasium third Thursday through Saturday, April 21-23, with 3A schools competing on Thursday, 2A schools on Friday, …
UPDATE: Easter finishes as state runner-up
In a close championship match, Wewahitchka senior Kaylee Easter brought home the school’s first ever state runner-up finish as she took home second place Saturday in the Class 1A state girls …