Gulf County News

Gulf County is under several warnings and watches as a storm front barrels in overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday morning from the western Gulf of Mexico and smacks into a warm frontal boundary.

County commissioners voted unanimously last week to insist that Fisher Construction undertake appropriate building inspections of all work being performed at the courthouse in Wewahitchka.

TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN FLORIDA... SOUTHEASTERN BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... GULF COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PORT ST.

A tornado warning has been issued until 8:45 a.m. for Bay and Gulf counties.There has been no report of a tornado touching down in Gulf County although one was believed to have moved onshore from the Gulf about 8:30 a.m. CST.

The Gulf County Community Development Corporation will hold its annual membership meeting at 12 noon ET on Thursday, Dec.

Daniel Hall, Florida Retired Educators Association District 2 Director presented membership, literacy, community service and scholarship support awards to Franklin/Gulf Retired Educators at their September meeting.

Over 40 youth from Gulf County traveled to Tallahassee to participate in the North Florida Fair 4-H competitions on Saturday, Nov.

Eighty-eight people die every day in Florida from tobacco-related illnesses. That's the message Gulf County Students Working Against Tobacco demonstrated to the community Nov.

We are not meant to bury our young. This is the painful reality that hit home this week for the family of Bryce Nelson, a Gulf County teen who died on Monday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident a little more than one week prior.

Ask Wewahitchka High School senior Santana Majors a straight question and a straight answer comes back directly.

It's been six months since Dr. Jason Newsom resigned as director of the Bay County Health Department and officials still have not named his replacement.

The Bay County Commission made a decision Tuesday that might cost the county $20,000 next year, lead to four local truckers losing their jobs, and send some local business to Walton County.

Anyone in Gulf County who wants a swine flu shot has the opportunity. The Gulf County Health Department has been running inoculation centers, or PODs for several weeks, targeting high-risk populations first, as shipments of H1N1 vaccine arrived in the county.

Coconuts, cannibals and the Coney Island of the South Pacific all were wondrous sights encountered by Gulf County men serving in World War II.

In the first part of my series on wildlife plots recommended for Gulf County, I covered recommended varieties of rye grasses, small grains and legumes for our area.

Yes, folks it's that time again to call a gathering of our wonderful volunteers.

The power line reported down at North Calhoun Street and North Street in Quincy has been fixed, according to the Quincy Police Department.

Ida bet you thought hurricane season was over. Well, not just yet. Aiming to put a soggy exclamation point on what has been a quiet Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Ida appeared set to dump several inches of rain and bring gusting winds to the region through Tuesday.

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.

Gulf County, Fla: A family's home is completely destroyed after a fire ripped through on Gulf County residence Thursday night.