Vernon News

A Chipley man faces multiple felony charges after his arrest on drug-related charges.

Bay County, Fla: Tuberculosis Exposure Concerns The Bay County Health Department and Bay District School Board say the tuberculosis exposure at a high school is under control, but some parents say otherwise.

It was a close call for Washington County. Recent rainfall caused the Choctawhatchee River to go up to over thirteen feet.

Sacha Gervasi's rock doc "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" has won the top feature award from the Intl.

VERNON Construction of the new Vernon bridge is underway as Anderson Columbia, the primary contractor, works on building a two-lane southbound bridge just a little west to the existing Weeks Bridge.

Bay County Bay County Schools are open Wednesday. Students who do not attend school or who are tardy due to weather conditions will have excused absences if their parents notify the schools using proper procedures.

VERNON During the Mayor's Report at the regularly scheduled Vernon City Council meeting, Mayor Al Mani reported that people were having an issue with water meters having to be dug up every month to be read.

PAEC will honor and remember all local Veterans this Veterans' Day with a luncheon at PAEC from 11:45 am - 12:45 pm.

The Holmes County JROTC program will host a Veteran's Day ceremony in the Holmes County High School gymnasium on Wednesday, Nov.

A first-grader was killed and 9-year-old injured when the two were struck by a car as they tried to cross Front Beach Road on Wednesday morning.

Witnesses at the scene of a fatal traffic crash disagree about whether two children were "playing" in the road shortly before the wreck.

A man from Vernon, Fla. was charged with smuggling contraband into prison, larceny and marijuana possession.

Vernon, Fla: Work is beginning on the expansion of Hwy 79, but could progress destroy one small town? The Florida Department of Transportation is starting Phase 1 of a four-laning project in Ebro, but the long-term plan runs the highway through the small town of Vernon, where residents are already concerned.

The June 17 issue of The Washington County News carried the front page account of the devastating fire which occurred on Friday night, June 12, destroying the Elbert Duncan Martin House in the Poplar Head community of Washington County.

The annual school report card has been released by the Florida Department of Education, with the following results for schools in Holmes and Washington counties: Holmes Bonifay Middle remained as A school Poplar Springs remained a B school Bethlehem remnained a B school Ponce de Leon High School remained a B school Ponce de Leon Elementary went ...

On 6/4/09 at approx. 12:30 a.m. Dep. Jeremy French attempted to stop a vehicle for traffic violations on Oklahoma St.

Washington County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sandra Cook announced today a ribbon cutting for the recently completed 30-classroom addition to Vernon Elementary School, to be held at Noon on Tuesday, June 2. The public is invited to attend and refreshments will be served.

Digital-camera flashes flickered throughout a sea of more than 4,400 family, friends and supporters Saturday evening as Lincoln High School seniors entered the Civic Center's auditorium.