Gulf County News

PORT St. JOE - Gov. Charlie Crist has announced the following reappointment and new appointment to the Port St.

Bay Scallop season opened Wednesday along Florida's Gulf Coast and reports from Gulf County are that this may be a record year.

Much of the Panhandle is going dry amidst a scorching June that has seen little rainfall.

CAPE SAN BLAS - Nearly half of Florida's 825 miles of sandy beaches are considered "critically eroded" by the state, and no stretch is going faster than this one.

DATE: 6-26-09 TO: St. Joe Beach Water Customers from Sea Shores Drive east to the Beach Booster Station at 6202 W. Hiway 98 Due to an accidental break to the water main or a need to repair a water line that supplies your drinking water, there is a concern for possible contamination.

Government jobs, still relatively unscathed by the ongoing recession, helped Franklin County maintain the state's third lowest unemployment rate in May.

The bid to add an additional five cents gas tax in Gulf County was defeated Monday night at the county commission meeting.

The Gulf County Sheriff's Office will be conducting vehicle safety checkpoints and DUI check points during the month June 2009.

After two months of falling unemployment numbers, Franklin County jobless rate rose a little in May.

Gulf County, Fla: Gulf County leaders are pinching pennies just as much as their residents when it comes to balancing a budget.

The beginning of Summer also means its the peak season for lightning storms, and in Florida that can be dangerous.

There was a lot of laughter in the room, but the group's focus was noticeable to an observer.

U.S. Congressman Allen Boyd announced last week that Gulf County is scheduled to receive two federal bonds totaling $306,000 to help finance economic development projects, such as public infrastructure improvements, job training, and construction projects, in the community.

A Wewahitchka man died Tuesday morning after losing control of his car at high speed, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 413 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... NORTHWESTERN GULF COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... * UNTIL 445 PM CDT * AT ...

Oops, they did it again. Gulf County Schools again shone in this year's taking of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.

That's an important part of this week's Florida Democratic Party Small Counties Coalition conference at the Gulf/Franklin Center.

Some nasty things come in mighty appealing containers. It all has to do with packaging.

The Memorial Day Commemoration team would like to express heartfelt gratitude to those individuals and businesses that helped to make the White City Park event a huge success.

Gulf County's first community baby shower offered 19 expectant mothers food, prizes and a bit of education.