Gulf County Top Stories
Hot News
Local News | News | Panhandle | Top Stories
Gulf seeks kidney dialysis help from Franklin
Following a report that shows roughly one-third of the dialysis patients being seen by Fresenius Kidney Care in Port St. Joe are from their county, Franklin County commissioners are again…
Local News
Kids help choral society wrap up season
The Bay Area Choral Society closed out their 2023-24 season with a giant crescendo that reverberated in the ears and smiles of school. Ed Hogan, a Carrollton, Georgia composer who…
Art in Bloom opens Friday at The Joe
Come celebrate the season of spring with the grand opening of “Art in Bloom” Friday, April 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. EST at The Joe Center for the Arts,…
Eastern partners to build Corps’ hopper dredge
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc, has announced a strategic partnership with Royal IHC to design and construct a highly automated medium-class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This…
Sports
Wewa dominates Forgotten Coast boys weightlifting
Seven lifters headed to state tourney The Wewahitchka High School Gators showed they were the top boys weightlifting team in Gulf and Franklin counties, dominating the regionals in Baker last…
Tiger Sharks win seven straight
The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks are on a tear, breaking out from a 5-5 record to win their last seven games and up their record to 12-5. The Sharks…
Tiger Sharks even the score against Lady Seahawks
The Port St. Joe Lady Tiger Sharks avenged an earlier season loss last week against the Franklin County Lady Seahawks, winning at home 7-1 Sophomore Christina Clayton twirled a five-hit…
State News
Trump dominates Republican preference primary
The results in the March 19 Republican Presidential Preference primary were clear in both Gulf and Franklin counties. About nine out of 10 GOP voters…
Unemployment improves, with Gulf third best in Florida
Joblessness in both Forgotten Coast counties dropped slightly in February, with Gulf County doing one-half of 1 percentage point better than Franklin in overall unemployment….
Go slow, look out below for manatees
Watching for manatees while boating is always important and spring is a particularly important season for boaters to go slow and lookout below for the…
Read More State News
Opinions
Culture Crawl biggest and best yet
Carrabelle Cares and the Carrabelle History Museum would like to say a big thank you to those who helped make this year’s Annual Carrabelle Culture…
Between a political rock and a hard place
I have told you I am getting out of this writing business, and I mean it. But a beautiful young girl in the Omnibus Class…
The GOP is the party of Putin
“Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.” That acknowledgement from Michael…
Read More Opinion Columns
Community & Faith
Saturday food giveaway wraps up volunteer week
April is National Volunteer Month, and it lets you embrace the spirit of giving back and making a positive impact on the lives of others….
No turning back
We planned a dream vacation several years ago to Las Vegas where we heard Barry Manilow and The Temptations (these are acts loved by old…
Paddling for the turtles
Port St. Joe pickleball tournament a hit In its best ever turnout in the four years since it started, the Pickleball for Sea Turtles Tournament…