‘We’ve been waiting five years’
Five years after Gulf County Commissioners passed a resolution calling for an altered roadside mowing schedule to help conserve local wildflowers, the new schedule had yet to be adopted.
At the …
Gulf County community increasingly invests in Pickleball
The wooden structure will provide some solace from the hot summer sun. Or, at least, that’s the plan.
As the volunteers finished construction on the covered benches overlooking the Frank …
How Democrats can save themselves
In a few days, President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union speech. He might want to consider some advice from two political analysts who have a track In 1989, William Galston (my …
Mayor, community seek renewed discussion on lacking sports facilities
Tim and Stephanie Peterson have outgrown their 3rd Street building.
The pair own Forgotten Coast Athletics, a gymnastics, tumbling and cheerleading gym in downtown Port St. Joe. They first …
Tiger Sharks fall in state semis
In the regional finals against Chipley, Port St. Joe’s girls basketball team fell behind 12-0 in the first quarter before righting the ship and securing their trip to Lakeland, to face the …
Baseball, softball kick off season after pre-season prep
St. Joe baseball opens pre-season
Coach Ashley Summerlin’s Tiger Sharks took to the diamond last weekend with two pre-season games, winning 14-13 on a walk-off against Wakulla Christian on …
Putin escalates his creeping war in Ukraine
Russian tanks and mechanized infantry have invaded Ukraine’s Donbas and occupied the so-called secessionist enclaves of Luhansk and Donetsk.
Russian President Vladimir Putin calls his armored …
Addressing ‘more’ than Florida’s tourism ‘core’
Small rural areas in Florida, like Franklin and Gulf counties, don’t always get the attention they deserve when it comes to fortifying the rich cultural and ecological attractions they …
Broadband expansion proposal sees changes in state legislature
TALLAHASSEE – Lawmakers awaiting federal money scaled back a proposal Tuesday that would help broadband providers expand service to mostly rural, underserved areas.
Sen. Jim Boyd, …
Prom Project returns for third year
A dress, shoes, a corsage, hair and makeup, transportation, a ticket – the costs add up.
In 2017, Yahoo Style’s survey of prom costs across the country found that the average teen in …