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Scholarships awarded to Wewa’s Class of 2025 - The Port St. Joe Star

Wewahitchka · Wewahitchka

Scholarships awarded to Wewa’s Class of 2025 - The Port St. Joe Star

At the May 23 graduation exercises at Wewahitchka High School, thousands of dollars in scholarships were handed out to deserving seniors in the Class of 2025. The following is a list of the scholarships, their amolunts and their recipients. Achievement Scholarship of Gulf County: $1,500 awards to Zoey Ake, Wyatt Husband Alfred I. duPont Foundation Gulf Franklin Scholarship: $1,000 awards to Jalyan Badillo, W. Husband Ascension Sacred Heart Guild…Read Article

Gulf County bids farewell to Class of 2025 - The Port St. Joe Star

Gulf County · Gulf County

Gulf County bids farewell to Class of 2025 - The Port St. Joe Star

Lia Wood and Logan Taylor twirl at the Wewa graduationMembers of the Wewahitchka Hall of Fame, from left, are Zoey Ake, Jalyan Badillo, Riley Book, Keersten Easter, Laiken Ferrell and Samuel Wyatt Husband.Lyriq Larry smiles at the Port St. Joe graduation. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]Gavin Miller and K’noweltday Silezar have fun at the Wewa graduation. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ] With 36 members of Wewahitchka’s Class of 2025, and exactly …Read Article

Joyful banquet wraps up year of accomplishment - The Port St. Joe Star

Wewahitchka · Wewahitchka

Joyful banquet wraps up year of accomplishment - The Port St. Joe Star

The GFWC Wewahitchka Woman’s Club recently wrapped up a successful club year with its annual end-of-year banquet, a joyful event filled with celebration, recognition, and generosity. It was an evening dedicated to honoring service, supporting the future, and highlighting the club’s impact on the community. One highlight of the evening was the presentation of five $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors from Wewahitchka High School. These schol…Read Article

UPDATE: Wewa woman killed when pickup strikes bucket truck - The Port St. Joe Star

A 69-year-old Wewahitchka woman was killed when the pick-up truck she was driving northbound on State Route 71 collided Tuesday afternoon with a bucket line truck performing work along the east shoulder of the road near Land Drive. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred about 12:35 CT when the pickup exited the roadway and continued northbound along the shoulder before colliding with the front of the bucket tru…Wewahitchka · Wewahitchka Read Article

Crowds swarm for historic honey festival - The Port St. Joe Star

Glynnis Lanier, who co owns L.L. Lanier & Son’s Tupelo Honey with her husband Ben Lanier, hands over some of their product to a customer. The honey production company has been passed down the generations to Ben and will eventually be passed down to their son Heath who currently makes the honey. [ Mary Akin | The Star ]Owner Will Oosthuizen and Manager Carolyn Beck of Smiley Honey serve customers at their tent. Smiley has an extraction facility i…Wewahitchka · Wewahitchka Read Article

Circuit Judge Dawn Caloca-Johnson dies in wreck, remembered for 'human touch' in the law

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Dawn Caloca-Johnson, a veteran circuit judge and family law expert, died May 4 after a single-vehicle wreck in Gulf County.Gulf County · Gulf County Read Article

Wewa sophomore lifts her way to world stage - The Port St. Joe Star

Wewahitchka High School sophomore McKenzie Hatcher is no stranger to the spotlight, or the podium. A dedicated member of the Lady Gator weightlifting team since the seventh grade, Hatcher has spent the last four years building an impressive resume, both on the state level and national stage. With 50 medals to her name, her journey has now taken her across international borders. Most recently, she earned a coveted spot on Team USA for the 2025 Y…Wewahitchka · Wewahitchka Read Article

Members prepare for upcoming state convention - The Port St. Joe Star

As the 2024-25 fiscal year draws to a close, the GFWC Wewahitchka Woman’s Club is reflecting on another impactful and inspiring year of service, leadership, and community engagement. Club members are gearing up to attend the GFWC Florida Annual Convention, an exciting event where clubs from across Florida are recognized for outstanding achievements. The convention will feature dynamic speakers, educational workshops focused on leadership and mem…Wewahitchka · Wewahitchka Read Article

Gulf turns to Bay for new Wewa principals - The Port St. Joe Star

The Gulf County School Board has gone west to Bay County for new leadership at Wewahitchka, after approving the hiring April 8 of a new principal and assistant principal. Ron Hensley, a former assistant principal at Rutherford High School and principal at Mowat Middle School, will succeed Karen Shiver as the Wewa principal. Shiver will be transitioning to the district office as the new director of career and technical education, a position that…Wewahitchka · Wewahitchka Read Article

Gulf County moves forward on airport plans - The Port St. Joe Star

If all goes well, it likely won’t be until at least 2029 before planes would take off and land at a new Gulf County airport, assuming the federal and state funding for the proposed project, which cover as much as 90 percent or more of the overall cost, all come in as hoped. At a Feb. 19 workshop, Gulf County commissioners heard a report from CHA Consulting, Inc., the Albany, New York-based firm with multiple offices in Florida, which the county …Gulf County · Gulf County Read Article

Red Tide Update: Low Levels Detected In Northwest Florida, Conditions Clear In Other Areas

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Recent monitoring indicates that the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected at very low levels in only one location in Northwest Florida over the past week. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in a single sample from Gulf County. In other parts of […] Red Tide Update: Low Levels Detected In Northwest Florida, Conditions Clear In Other AreasGulf County · Gulf County Read Article