South Gulf to receive new fire truck
South Gulf Fire Rescue is expecting their new ladder truck to arrive any month now. According to South Gulf’s Fire Chief Mike Barrett, it can’t come soon enough.
The truck, a used 2011 …
A belated Fourth of July missive
“Freedom … is not an endlessly expanding list of rights — the ‘right’ to education, the ‘right’ to food and housing. That’s not freedom, that’s …
Growth seen with Chipola’s depleted shoal bass
Adult shoal bass nurtured at a Blackwater hatchery have led to a rebound of this unique population in the Chipola River, devastated by Hurricane Michael.
At next week’s Florida Fish and …
Erosion on Cape San Blas creates precarious situation for homeowners
It costs each homeowner at Sunrise Sunset between $200 and $1,000 each time the group of 10 townhomes has to replenish their sand, but without it, the property would be at risk of crumbling.
The …
New monument honors North Port St. Joe’s veterans
North Port St. Joe waited 26 weeks for the 5,216 pound monument honoring the community’s veterans to arrive.
Now, it stands proudly in front of the Zion Fair Baptist Church, where it was …
Summer programming continues at Gulf County libraries
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe
Oceans of Possibilities Art Contest for Kids
Submissions accepted July 1st – 30th
Get creative by making an artwork …
PSJ Elementary hosts ‘Touch a Truck’ with local emergency personnel
A ladder truck, an ambulance, a police car and a Health Department trailer were all on display in the Port St. Joe Elementary School parking lot on Tuesday morning, and Gulf County emergency …
City of Wewa passes noise ordinance
After months of resident complaints regarding excessive noise levels within city limits, Wewahitchka city commissioners unanimously passed a new noise ordinance at their June 23 meeting.
Ordinance …
St. Joe commission reads first Food Truck Ordinance amendment
Port St. Joe city commissioners held the first reading of the first proposed amendment to their food truck ordinance at a special meeting held July 1.
They voted unanimously in favor of the …
Turtle Festival draws crowd despite weekend rain
It was pouring rain when the vendors set up their tents for the sixth annual Forgotten Coast Sea Turtle Festival, but the stormy weather let up just in time for the event, which welcomed thousands of …