Commissioners talk grants, lake hours
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Commissioners talk grants, lake hours

The Holmes County Board of County Commissioners discussed grant funds and Dogwood Lake boat ramp hours when they met in regular session March 7. County Manager David Corbin brought a proposal to the board concerning the recreational center which the commission regained last year. Corbin proposed using federal grant funds to repurpose the old gym…

Volunteers make Arc multi-sensory room a reality
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Volunteers make Arc multi-sensory room a reality

In a day and age of neurotypical people living in an overstimulated world, it’s even more important to safeguard those without the normal defenses from stress-inducing sensory environments.  Just in time for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, the Arc of Washington-Holmes Counties, Inc. hosted an open house March 4 to showcase the newly minted multi-sensory room…

Tickets on sale for HCHS Gospel Music Weekend
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Tickets on sale for HCHS Gospel Music Weekend

The Holmes County High School Music Department will present a Gospel Music Weekend on Saturday, March 11 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m. at the HCHS Auditorium. Tickets are now on sale. The night will include many gospel standards and new favorites. The HCHS students will be singing songs that include…

Pelham memoir captures a familiar life on the farm
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Pelham memoir captures a familiar life on the farm

RAY REYNOLDS | Guest Columnist He was Jerry Pelham when he was growing up on his family’s farm just south of Esto. But he became well known and highly respected — and made a major contribution to Florida politics and policy — as Thomas G. Pelham, the Tallahassee lawyer and land use specialist who served…

Wrestling Against Cancer 8 to benefit Southport native
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Wrestling Against Cancer 8 to benefit Southport native

The pro wrestling community is once again coming together to fight a common opponent – cancer. The Wrestling Against Cancer event slated for April 29 will help offset the medical expenses for Southport native Donna Duncan who was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2019 and has been battling since then with medical bills piling up….

HCHS’s Emma Meredith is state weightlifting champ
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HCHS’s Emma Meredith is state weightlifting champ

Holmes County High School’s Emma Meredith brought home first place gold from the Florida High School Athletic Association state girls weightlifting championship Feb. 18 in Lakeland. Meredith won first place in the traditional and third in the Olympic style lifts. Abby Evans took 11th place in the traditional. 

Gospel Music Weekend coming up at HCHS
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Gospel Music Weekend coming up at HCHS

The Holmes County High School Music Department will present a Gospel Music Weekend on Saturday, March 11 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m. at the HCHS Auditorium. The night will include many gospel standards and new favorites. The HCHS students will be singing songs that include “Because He Lives,” “Then Came…

Gunshot incident leads to arrest of Bonifay man on multiple charges

Gunshot incident leads to arrest of Bonifay man on multiple charges

A Bonifay man was arrested after a gunshot incident led to multiple drug and gun charges.  Holmes County Communications was notified Feb. 7 that an individual with a gunshot wound was at Doctors Memorial Hospital for treatment. At the hospital, deputies and investigators made contact with the victim and a witness. The victim stated that…

How much does it mean to you?
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How much does it mean to you?

R.A. Tea Mathews | Guest Columnist All the Black men I know call one another “brothers.” In the early church, Paul referred to Christians as “brothers.” However, in my church, “brothers” mean something entirely different. Say that word and everyone knows who you mean—Mark, Merrel, and Michael, born two years apart. Older members call them…