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…

Passengers extricated from early morning rollover crash on I-10
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Passengers extricated from early morning rollover crash on I-10

Bonifay Fire-Rescue extricated four out of five people involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash that occurred around 4:30 a.m. Monday.  The crash occurred at mile marker 114 on Interstate 10 eastbound. According to Florida Highway Patrol, four adults and an infant were traveling east in a 2005 silver Toyota 4Runner with Texas plates when the…

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Development commission talks future land use, industry showing interest in Holmes

What might happen to Holmes County’s future landscape was a topic in the Holmes County Development Commission’s regular session Feb. 21. Holmes County’s comprehensive plan was last updated in 2000. Allara Mills Gutcher, the principal planner with The Planning Collaborative firm in Bay County, presented the commission with an overview of what the county’s stakeholders…

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….

Blustery weather causes wildfires, internet outages
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Blustery weather causes wildfires, internet outages

Blustery winds sparked a few minor wildfires, caused electricity to flicker and made internet service spotty around the local area Friday.  A wind advisory remains in effect until 9 p.m. as southwest winds 20 to 30 mph and gusts up to 40 to 50 mph are expected, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).  Bonifay…

Bonifay city election is March 28: Here’s what voters need to know
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Bonifay city election is March 28: Here’s what voters need to know

Bonifay City Council held a town hall meeting regarding the upcoming election just before its regular session Monday night. With unusual term limits on the ballot, the council opened the floor for voters to ask questions and learn other election procedures.   When is voting? Early voting will be Friday, March 24 from 8 a.m. to…

Bonifay police officers recognized for years of service
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Bonifay police officers recognized for years of service

Officers with the Bonifay Police Department were recognized for years of service in the Feb. 13 city council meeting.  The honors came in memory of Deputy Chief Greg Yancey, 52, who passed away at his home Jan. 12 surrounded by family and friends at the end of his battle with cancer. Yancey served 33 years…

Code enforcement is at a standstill in Bonifay
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Code enforcement is at a standstill in Bonifay

A treehouse that’s become a bit of a landmark on Cotton Street is one of a handful of code enforcement issues the City of Bonifay is grappling to resolve – especially now that the city is without a code enforcement officer.  Fifteen-year-old Hunter Mixon has spent the past few years piecemealing a massive treehouse together…

Family learns cause of death in Bonifay teen
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Family learns cause of death in Bonifay teen

The family of Tyler Erickson has finally learned after five long months why the teen died suddenly just two days before his 18th birthday.  Holmes County Commissioner Clint Erickson shared in a Facebook post on Feb. 23 that his family was told by the medical examiner that his son died from a genetic heart disease…