Locals share their love stories
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Locals share their love stories

We asked our readers to send the stories of how they met their significant others in honor of Valentine’s Day. Here are their submissions. A mixtape love story Like so many teens growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, we created mixtapes. We made them for our friends, crushes or perspective boy/girlfriends. Mixtapes were often…

First Federal Bank donation helps Bonifay Fire-Rescue purchase life-saving AED
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First Federal Bank donation helps Bonifay Fire-Rescue purchase life-saving AED

First Federal Bank is giving back to the community in a way that could save lives. Bonifay Fire-Rescue is a volunteer fire department already operating on a shoestring budget. When employees of the hometown bank pool their own hard earned money together from the employee contribution program to make sure the fire department has much-needed…

Florida Supervisor of Elections offers scholarships
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Florida Supervisor of Elections offers scholarships

The Florida Supervisors of Elections Association will offer four $1,200 scholarships for 2023 college students as announced in a release from  Washington County Supervisor of Elections Carol F. Rudd. Applicants must be registered Florida voters and resided in the state for at least the preceding two years. Applicants must be either a Political Science, Public…

Bay Point Billfish Open slated for June
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Bay Point Billfish Open slated for June

More than a decade after the last Bay Point Billfish Tournament, a new Blue Marlin tournament is coming back to the newly rebuilt docks at Point South Marina at Bay Point. A local group of four is spearheading the charge to put together The Bay Point Billfish Open, a weeklong dock party and fishing tournament…

HCHS Blue Devil Battalion gives U.S. flags a proper farewell
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HCHS Blue Devil Battalion gives U.S. flags a proper farewell

The Holmes County High School JROTC Blue Devil Battalion gave close to 80 unserviceable U.S. flags a proper farewell by conducting a Flag Retirement Ceremony Jan. 20. Students and faculty at the school, as well as the public, were invited to witness the ceremony as donated flags that were too tattered and worn to be…

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Panhandle Punishers help Holmes seniors have a happy holiday

It takes a village to make sure Holmes County’s senior residents have a wonderful holiday season. Panhandle Punishers LEMC, a nonprofit law enforcement motorcycle club, assisted the Holmes Council on Aging with a ham fundraiser Dec. 22 and assisted the agency in surprising one of its clients with a few gifts. Martha Locklear received Christmas…

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Spanish Trail Playhouse to present Camp Meeting

Spanish Trail Playhouse is announcing a brand-new show for the 15 anniversary season. Celebrate old-time Gospel heritage through music. Featuring vocalists and musicians from our surrounding communities. This will be a night filled with songs that bring memories from camp meetings of days past. Scheduled performers at this time include Ben Batchelor, Rebecca Boggs, Steve…

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76th Annual Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo

BONIFAY – The Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo was held this past weekend, October 7-9 at Memorial Field in Bonifay.  The rodeo included all the events  one would expect to see, such as barrel racing, bull riding and the kid favorite “mutton busting.”  Each night hosted a different theme, Kids Night, Military Appreciation Night and Tough…