Port St. Joe News

For the second consecutive year, ExxonMobil has awarded grant money to all three local schools in Port St.

A 19-year-old man was in critical condition following a car crash early Sunday morning just west of the town.

A single car wreck Saturday afternoon lands a young man in the hospital. It happened around 3p.m. off Highway 98 and Tarpon Street in Port St.

Adam Jack Richards was born Sept. 7 to proud parents Latisha and Adam Richards of Port St.

Gulf County Sheriff Joe Nugent hopes to foster more positive interactions between his department and the public.

Every fall for the last 4 years, a special event has taken place in Port St. Joe in support of the St.

Third-grader Jaden Grantland jogged up to Port St. Joe Elementary School physical education instructor Chuck Gannon and checked in for another lap on the high school track.

The St. Joseph Catholic Church Men's Club of Port St Joe will be hosting its annual spaghetti dinner on Saturday evening, Nov.

Port St. Joe's Ghosts on the Coast celebration highlights the area's rundown of Halloween activities.

Last week, Gulf County received its first shipment of the 2009 H1N1 vaccine to protect residents against a new strain of the influenza virus known commonly as "swine flu." The Gulf County Health Department received 100 units of the vaccine in nasal spray form and 100 units in shot form from the state Department of Health .

For decades, Gulf County residents have been split over time. The north end of the county is on Central Time while the south which includes the city of Port St.

From around the country they descended in Gulf County a few weeks ago. There was a mother from Wewahitchka, one from Taunton, MA, another from Georgia, one from South Florida and another from Louisiana.

This Sunday, First United Methodist Church of Port St. Joe will recognize the "Breast Cancer Awareness Month." Everybody in our community has been affected by this through a friend, a family member or personally.

County voters will get their chance to decide if "fast" time or "slow" time suits them.

Plans for a major roadway to connect Highway 98 in Gulf County with Highway 231 north of Panama City and Highway 98 in Bay County are slowly moving forward.

Colton Raker, son of Billy and Donna Raker, turns two on Thursday, Oct. 15. He will celebrate with a "Cars" party at 2 p.m. CT on Saturday, Oct.

What better way to show support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month than with underwire? Across the community, more than 7,000 bras were donated, collected, and displayed in an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer and annual breast examinations.

October is Women's Health Month. To emphasize the need for women to get regular health screenings, during October the Gulf County Health Department is offering cervical and breast cancer screenings all month long.

On Wednesday evening, Sept. 30, members of St. James Episcopal Church of Port St.

Chelsea Dimitrijevich seemed as stunned as anybody when she was named the Homecoming Queen 2009 at Port St.