Editor’s note: This is a paid advertorial. As many Floridians saw last fall, it just takes one storm to cause widespread devastation. While Florida’s 2023 hurricane season comes to a close on November 30, it is important for residents to remain vigilant in the face of extreme weather. To prepare for storm season and…
The offices of the Holmes County Advertiser and Washington County News are now operating out of a new location, parent company Kent Smith Group announced Monday. The office for the community newspapers did not have far to go, having moved just across the street from its old location on North Railroad Avenue in…
The latest unemployment numbers for Florida are in. The September unemployment rate for Holmes County was 3.4%. With a total labor force of 7,443, the unemployment level is 251. Holmes County was ranked 31st out of 67 Florida counties in terms of the unemployment rate. The September rate is the same as the August…
Advertorial by Florida Power & Light Company Safety is always Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) primary focus, and customers are urged to make it their primary focus, too. Here are ten tips from FPL to help customers safely prepare for an approaching storm: FPL.com/Storm is a great resource for other tips and questions…
The new Family Dollar and Dollar Tree location in Ponce de Leon will have a grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m. The store’s address is 2920 North Highway 81. Holmes County Chamber of commerce and store representatives will be on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Cbreaux@kentsmith.biz Holmes County has always been Joel Davis’ hometown. Davis owns Davis-Watkins Funeral Homes & Crematory, which has locations throughout Northwest Florida. He wanted to open one in Holmes County but was waiting for the right place. That right place opened up at 406 West Highway 90 in Bonifay-which is expected to be the…
COLLIN BREAUX cbreaux@kentsmith.biz Ruth Forster has been sewing since she was seven years old and got into quilting by nine-and turned that childhood passion into a business venture. Forster is the owner of Make It Sew, a fabric store in Bonifay-specifically, in the Midtown Plaza at 401 McLaughlin Ave., Suite G. She helps customers…
BONIFAY – The small business hub at the old Bonifay Middle School now has a name. ‘Up until now, every- one referred to it as ‘the old middle school,” said Lesley Hatfield, a marketing consultant for the Holmes County Development Commission (HCDC). ‘Our plan is to rename it ‘Midtown Plaza” — a name that…
The buzz about a new destination-stop service station is true. Busy Bee will be opening a store at the southwest corner of Interstate-10 in Holmes County. While there has not been an official public announcement, Holmes County Development Commission (HCDC) Executive Director Joe Rone has confirmed. “They are invested in this community,†Rone said. “They…
Marisa Clark is a true panhandle native and business professional. A graduate of Chipley High School, Chipola College and Troy University, Clark helps customers get their first home, a vacation home, or their dream home. Licensed to work in Florida and Alabama, Clark is a customer-focused loan consultant and available to her customers seven days…
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