St. Joe girls wrap up 2021 with two wins
The Port St. Joe girls soccer team kicked their way to two wins and a tie to end play in December on a high note and improve to 4-3-3 for the season.
On Monday, Dec. 13, senior Rebecca …
Local organizations host holiday party at Cross Shores Care Center
Brightly colored Christmas lights were hung from the rec room’s ceiling in large swoops, lending the whole room a festive air as residents gathered in their Christmas Sweaters to chat over …
Philadelphia Primitive Baptist reflects on its past ahead of the new year
There are several framed photos of the congregation lining the hall at Philadelphia Primitive Baptist Church. The congregation makes a point of taking one every so often when everyone is together for …
Gulf County evacuation route to receive $1 million in state funding
Gulf County officials have applied six different projects for the state’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, but they were surprised when Gov. Ron Desantis announced that one of them would …
South Gulf firefighters participate in live burn training
The firefighters enter the room in a single file line, carrying the hose on…
A very COVID Christmas, or the 12 variants of Christmas
The weather turned cold for Christmas week across the country. It was so cold in Chicago, St. Louis and Atlanta that 150 murders had to be delayed.
When asked by one of that rare breed, …
Coach K returns with Class 5A title contender
Derek Kurnitsky returned to Port St. Joe last weekend, receiving a warm welcome from friends, acquaintances, and former colleagues and players when he arrived at R. Marion Craig Coliseum and entered …
FWC to tighten beach-nesting bird rules
The creation of guidelines regarding imperiled beach-nesting birds, approved on first reading by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission last week, will likely have a significant impact …
The unnecessary Manchin mess
“Joe Manchin Just Killed the Biden Agenda,” lamented a headline in The Week. The funereal tone was echoed in much of the coverage of Sen. Manchin’s blunt declaration on Sunday that he would not …
Senate Bill could allocate $36 million for Gulf County water infrastructure
Getting a water treatment plant built in White City has been a priority of the county’s since Hurricane Michael, said Clayton Smallwood, the County’s engineer.
The storm wiped …