Chipley News

Northwest Florida is positioned to be a leader in economic growth for the state, said state Senator Don Gaetz on Tuesday, June 18. "We're in the position to be a pathway of growth for not just Northwest Florida, but the entire state, in the next 10 to 15 years," Gaetz said.

The Chipley City Council heard citizens' concerns about speeding vehicles on Fifth Street on Tuesday, and by Wednesday afternoon the street had a fresh set of stripes.

Resident Holland Kent presented the idea of building a clock tower on the site where the historic Chipley water tower once stood to the city council on Tuesday.

The Washington-Holmes Domestic Violence Task Force will be holding a co-ed softball tournament at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 15 to raise money to build a shelter for battered women and their children.

Nearly 50 girls competed for crowns and trophies Friday night in the first evening of competition for the coveted Miss Watermelon Festival titles.

Chipley City Council members discussed the need for a private property standards ordinance at the council's June workshop on Thursday.

Chipley- Thirteen people in Washington County are recovering from an infection they received after getting steroid shots.

The L.E. "Earl" Sellers Memorial Award winners for outstanding male and female athletes were presented at Vernon High School and Chipley High School on Tuesday.

The Washington County School Board decided to shop locally when they selected Hatch Mott MacDonald to serve as the district's contracted architectural firm.

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Be sure to pick up a copy of the 2013 Graduation Keepsake section of the Washington County News and the Holmes County Times-Advertiser on Wednesday, May 29.

Americans observed Memorial Day on Monday, which is not only the unofficial start to summer, but also is a day set aside to remember the nation's fallen soldiers and sailors.

It was a marathon Board of County Commissioners meeting Thursday as the commissioners discussed a wide variety of topics for more than four hours.

Chipley- A routine bridge inspection on the I-10 Apalachicola River Bridge near milemarker 161 is scheduled for Tuesday, May 28.

Tempers flared as the Washington County Board of Commissioners discussed the county fire department's spending during Thursday's BOCC meeting in Chipley.