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My Panhandle
April 4, 2018
GULF COUNTY, Fla. - Senator Nelson visited Gulf County Tuesday morning to talk about local concerns with officials. One big issue discussed, the opioid epidemic. In March, Senator Nelson announced a federal spending package and highlighted specific Florida projects. Nelson helped secure 3.3 billionÃâà...
WJHG-TV
April 4, 2018
GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Senator Bill Nelson spent the day in Gulf County Tuesday, meeting with local elected officials to talk about issues important to the community. One of the topics in the meeting was the nationwide opioid epidemic. A local who attended asked the senator what's beingÃâà...
The News Herald
April 2, 2018
WEWAHITCHKA — Wetter, cooler weather and the efforts of firefighters during the Easter weekend has brought a major Gulf County wildfire, called the Firebreak 56 Wildfire, largely under control after it burned through more than 8,000 acres in a week. The fire, which has spread to about 8,080 acres of landÃâà...
WJHG-TV
March 30, 2018
Officials say there's currently no threat to structures or residents but if a threat does arise, they say they have a plan in place. The Gulf County Emergency Operations Center has sent out a health advisory for respiratory care. As far as smoke on the roadways, officials say turn your lights on, drive with caution,Ãâà...
The News Herald
March 30, 2018
“The weather, especially with this rain, has really benefited us,” a fire district official said by phone Friday. GULF COUNTY — A major Gulf County wildfire that had been spreading since Tuesday was mostly under control Friday, according to updates from the Florida Forestry Service's Chipola District.
WJHG-TV
March 29, 2018
A huge plume of smoke covered part of the sky in Gulf County Wednesday, evidence of a huge blaze that started Tuesday night. "We've had wild-land firefighters with their tractor plow units on these fires all day long," Hannah Bowers, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist with the Chipola Forestry Center said.
My Panhandle
March 29, 2018
Gulf County, Fla. - Gulf County Commissioners blasted Gov. Rick Scott and say they support the Nation Rifle Association's lawsuit against the recent gun control legislation. In the wake of the Parkland school shooting the Florida legislature passed and Scott signed new legislation that raised the age toÃâà...
WTVY, Dothan
March 29, 2018
A huge plume of smoke covered part of the sky in Gulf County Wednesday, evidence of a huge blaze that started Tuesday night. "We've had wild-land firefighters with their tractor plow units on these fires all day long," Hannah Bowers, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist with the Chipola Forestry Center said.
My Panhandle
March 29, 2018
A wildfire smoke advisory was issued for Gulf County and residents of Overstreet. Fire departments including the city of Wewahitchka, Overstreet, and St. Joe Beach are staying alert and are ready to assist as needed. Officials say they hope to have the fire contained sooner than later. At last check, the fire isÃâà...
WJHG-TV
March 15, 2018
More jobs could be coming to Gulf County and county leaders say it starts at the old paper mill. Since Eastern Shipbuilding Group secured its multi-billion dollar contract with the United States Coast Guard, the company has plans to build a floating dry dock. "After they have been launched and constructedÃâà...
The News Herald
March 15, 2018
Don't tell that to the Gulf County Tourist Development Council which continues a winning run that began more than four years ago. Once again, bed tax collections for a month, in this latest report for January, climbed compared to the same month the year before, with TDC revenue now tracking almost 7Ãâà...
Port St. Joe Star
March 8, 2018
Come join the Gulf County Master Gardeners for a question and answer workshop Saturday, March 17, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. ET at the Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe. There will be information on Florida Friendly Landscaping, soil sampling, native plants and suggestionsÃâà...
Port St. Joe Star
March 8, 2018
The Brothers Osborne will hold an album release concert where the album took shape, Port Saint Joe. The band's sophomore record is entitled, “Port Saint Joe” after the brothers arranged and recorded the album in the Gulf County beach house of their producer, Jay Joyce. The Gulf County TouristÃâà...
Port St. Joe Star
March 8, 2018
Mr. Bob Rackleff, Florida's 2nd Congressional District candidate, will be speaking about his candidacy for U.S. House of Representatives, running against incumbant Rep. Neal Dunn. - Mr. Tan Smiley, previous Gulf County Commissioner, will speak about his 2018 candidacy for Gulf County Commissioner,Ãâà...
Port St. Joe Star
March 8, 2018
The liars came out last Friday night at the Haughty Heron and it wasn't even a political event. The Fifth Annual Liar's Challenge was held to benefit the Sheriff's Easter Basket Drive and Gulf County Food Bank Drive. Liars came from as far as Colorado, Michigan, New York and homegrown talent sprang upÃâà...
Port St. Joe Star
March 8, 2018
The purchase of land which will bring the expansion of Salinas Park in South Gulf County was formally closed last week. The announcement came from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and The Trust for Public Land, a California-based non-profit. The land will be part of the DEP'sÃâà...
Dothan Eagle
March 5, 2018
Both drivers were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Gulf County early last Saturday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the victims as Jonathan Glenn Foster, 17, and Joseph Kyle Rich, 32, both of Wewahitchka. Authorities say Foster was driving a 1996 Chevrolet C1500 and that Rich was driving aÃâà...
My Panhandle
February 28, 2018
GULF COUNTY, Fla. - Gulf County joins the list of school threats making its way across the Panhandle. A 12-year-old student was arrested for threats of allegedly blowing up Wewahitchka Elementary School last Friday, and was charged for threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction. The Gulf CountyÃâà...
WJHG-TV
February 27, 2018
GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A 12-year-old Wewahitchka Elementary School student has been arrested after Gulf County sheriff's officials say he threatened to “blow up” the school and “tie up” their teacher before it “blew up.” The student has been charged with Threatening to Use a Weapon ofÃâà...
WJHG-TV
December 31, 1999
GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A wildfire that started about five miles south of Wewahitchka, Tuesday, continues to burn.. According to officials with the Florida Forest Service for the Chipola District, as of 7 a.m. Wednesday, the fire spans 800 acres. They say the fire started after an un-authorized burnÃâà...
WJHG-TV
December 31, 1999
GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - According to Florida Highway Patrol, two people are dead after a collision in Gulf County Saturday morning. Officials said at approximately 6:05 a.m., a 1996 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck driven by Jonathan Foster, 17, of Wewahitchka, collided with a 1992 ChevroletÃâà...
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