Bonifay looks to spruce up sidewalks in town
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Bonifay looks to spruce up sidewalks in town

  cbreaux@kentsmith.biz The City of Bonifay is working on a project for sidewalk improvements on Waukesha Street, both north and south of Highway 90. City Clerk Rickey Callahan discussed the anticipated refurbishing during a City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 23. A resolution will be presented to the City Council when the language is ready….

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Florida unemployment numbers released

  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…

Bonifay police chief discusses imminent administrative center move
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Bonifay police chief discusses imminent administrative center move

  cbreaux@kentsmith.biz The Bonifay Police Department’s coming transition into the old Holmes County Sheriff’s Office building on North Oklahoma Street is moving along. Police Chief Johnny Whitaker discussed the looming transition during a City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 23. A contract between Holmes County and the City of Bonifay is currently being reviewed by…

Goodman wins district title, sets school record

Goodman wins district title, sets school record

  Holmes County junior golfer Savannah Goodman was crowned the Class 1A District 1 individual champion on Monday while shooting a school-record score. Goodman recorded a score of 66 (-5) which is the best single-round mark in Holmes County program history. With the win, she qualified for regionals, an FHSAA tournament in which she took…

Religious wars never seem to end-we need to sit this one out
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Religious wars never seem to end-we need to sit this one out

  As I watched rockets flying at each other, ‘devout’ Muslims attacking the Jewish people and then vice versa, I thought to myself, ‘Yet another display of very religious people just being religious.’  All three religions in this war (Muslims, Jews and, to some degree, Christians) read the Old Testament and if you read that…

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Holmes District Schools looks to help students through grant funds

  cbreaux@kentsmith.biz Holmes District Schools anticipates receiving $303,200 from the state for a grant geared towards helping students and schools with resiliency. The grant was expected to be officially approved during a Holmes District School Board meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24.  The funds are a one-time grant good for about a year, though district officials…