Mexico Beach News

Vacation Bible School will be held at the First Baptist Church of Mexico Beach. Date: July 28 thru August 1 Time: 5:30 until 8:00 p.m. All are invited Times are central.

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Edmund Allen of Port Saint Joe, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Amber Nicole Allen to Corey David Butler, son of Mr.

Punctuated by the roar of fighter jets, the rumble of helicopters and the wail of bagpipes, Apalachicola christened its Veterans Memorial Plaza on Saturday morning before a large, flag-waving assembly.

As area residents and visitors plan their Independence Day activities, city officials are preparing to light up the night.

Following Mexico Beach's rocking fireworks displays they had a nice calming sand castle contest, but it doesn't mean it lacked a little competition.

The Sisters Creek Park and boat-ramp facility will close temporarily July 14 in order to prepare for the 28th annual AT&T Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament.

More than 60 boats gathered Tuesday on the calm waters of Easy Flat, the shallow grassy bed just off the coast of the St.

Get ready all you super scoopers, scallop season starts July 1 and all signs signal a superior year.

Matt and Sherry Herring of Mexico Beach, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Peyton Virginia Herring, on June 11, 2008, at 12:01 PM at Gulf Coast Medical Center.

Port St. Joe, Mexico Beach and Wewahitchka will host a variety of Independence Day celebrations next week, from lighted boat parades and sandsculpture contests to pirate invasions and treasure hunts.

The recreational harvest season for bay scallops begins July 1 and continues through Sept.

It's called the Forgotten Coast, but its charms are unforgettable. Some of the state's most lovely beaches are strung like pearls on a necklace along the aptly named Coastal Highway .

The Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association deployed nine new reefs on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, out in the Gulf of Mexico off of Mexico Beach and Port St.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two stories about proposed cuts to the Bay District Schools budget and how they could impact students, teachers and staff.

On August 29, 2005, a cataclysmic natural event changed forever the way the United States viewed storms.

In recent days, we have heard Mayor Cathey opine that the contract should continue by which the Bay School Board pays the Gulf School Board to have all Mexico Beach children educated by the Gulf County Board.

At the May 13 Mexico Beach city council meeting, returning council members Gary Woodham and Robert Ginsberg were sworn in as Group 4 and Group 5 members, respectively.

Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $108,830.30 each, the Florida Lottery said Friday.

Two jewelry items were found on Mexico Beach near Seventh Street. To claim them, call the Mexico Beach Police Department at 850-648-4790. Ask for Laura.

“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it”

It is common among people in many churches to talk of getting people saved, or a person being saved. via The Star