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As Florida moves into the fi�nal weeks leading to Election Day, Secretary of State

Laurel M. Lee launched a statewide voter education initiative focused on 2020

election security. The campaign is an extension of the Department of State

(DOS) Division of Elections’ comprehensive eff�ort to improve Florida’s election

infrastructure and ensure that every ballot is confi�dential, secure, and counted.

The initiative, called “Election 2020: ProtectingYou & Your Vote,” is focused on four distinctthemes: Election Security, Cybersecurity, Combat-ing Disinformation, and Voting Options. The pro-ject showcases the diverse ways DOS has worked inan unprecedented level of cooperation and collabo-ration with federal, state, and local offi�cials to en-sure there are stronger election safeguards in place,refl�ecting Florida’s commitment to fair, secure, andaccessible elections.

Secretary Lee also urged qualifi�ed Floridianswho have not yet registered to vote to do so beforethe October 5 registration deadline for eligible vot-ers who want to participate in the General Electionon November 3.

“Free and fair elections are at the heart of our de-mocracy, and Governor Ron DeSantis directed thatwe dedicate our every eff�ort to ensure that we pro-tect voters and their ability to vote in this importantelection,” said Secretary Lee. “Even before Floridavoters go to the polls, it’s important that they knowour state has taken comprehensive steps to safe-guard them and our election process – to produceresults that are accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.”

Working alongside all 67 county Supervisors ofElection, DOS completed assessments of statewideelection infrastructure, tackled weaknesses, andinvested strategically to shore up election security.Under Gov. DeSantis’ direction, Florida invested

millions of dollars to purchase additional cyberse-curity, infrastructure, hardware, software, andtraining. The state has also taken extra precautionsto protect voters and poll workers from COVID-19,recognizing and implementing guidance from theFlorida Department of Health and the U.S. Centersfor Disease Control.

“Together with Gov. DeSantis, the department iscommitted to safeguarding the voting process, toprotect against and prevent foreign threats to ourelections and against cybersecurity encroach-ment,” said Secretary Lee. “Our partnerships withnational and state cybersecurity leaders, includingthe Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. De-partment of Homeland Security, the U.S. Attorney'sOffi�ce, and the Florida Department of Law Enforce-ment have provided the greatest assurance thatFlorida is prepared to hold safe and secure elec-tions.”

The public awareness campaign includes digitaldisplay ads, social media, print design, outdoor ad-vertising, digital billboards, and the production anddistribution of Public Service Announcements – aseries of videos and audio for statewide televisionand radio platforms. The campaign website andother assets were produced in both English andSpanish to reach Spanish-speaking voters.

For more information, visit the campaign web-site FloridaElection2020.gov

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CHIPLEY- While the Ag Center isundergoing reconstruction due tofl�ooding from Hurricane Sally, citizenscan still reach UF/IFAS ExtensionWashington County for assistance.

For direct assistance from UF/IFASExtension Agents, contact:

Julie Pigott Dillard – County Exten-sion Director & 4-H Agent – ju-liepd@ufl�.edu

Mark Mauldin – Agriculture & Nat-ural Resources Agent –

The right side of Washington Countyextension received heavy flooding asa result of the storm K. WILLIAM BOYER

Washington Co.Extension ishere for you Julie Pigott DillardWashington County Extension

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According to the Washington Coun-ty Commissioners Offi�ce, due to thecurrent weather forecast for this week-end, (Tropical Storm Delta), the Wash-ington County Amnesty Day has beenpostponed. At this time, the “resched-uled to” date has not been fi�nalized.

The event was to be held on October10 from 8 a.m. to noon and was to beone day free event where residentscould, for no charge, take bulk itemssuch as furniture, white goods (appli-ances), passenger vehicle tires, anditems deemed hazardous householdsmaterials such as old paint, peroxides,electronics, batteries, and antifreeze.

The event was an annual eventsince 1995 until 2003 when it was ter-minated until 2017 when it was re-in-troduced to the county.

Please call 850.415.5151 for more in-formation.

AmnestyDay eventpostponeddue toweatherK. William BoyerWashington County News

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If you would like your events included inthis list, email information to:[email protected] Park to host Fall Farm DayDOTHAN, ALABAMA - Landmark Parkwill host their annual Fall Farm Day from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 17.Come watch how peanuts were har-vested in the Wiregrass nearly 100years ago. Enjoy the sights, sounds andsweet smells of cane grinding, syrupmaking, butter churning, soap makingand other traditional farm activities.Other activities include music, antiquetractors, wagon rides and the largestquilt display in the Wiregrass region.Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for sen-iors and military, $4 for kids and mem-bers and children under 2 years of ageare free. Masks are required indoors,and outdoors in groups of 10 or more.Disposable masks are available for pur-chase in the Gift Shop and Martin Drug-store. Please remember to maintainsocial distancing, frequently wash yourhands with soap and water, and stayhome if you feel sick. Visit www.land-

markparkdothan.com for more info.Landmark Park to hold quilt showDOTHAN, ALABAMA - Landmark Parkwill hold their annual Quilt show from 1p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, October 16, from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 17and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, October18. This years theme is “100 Years ofWomen's Progress”. The annual QuiltShow is held in conjunction the parksannual Fall Farm Day. The show willfeature over 100 antique and contem-porary quilts displayed inside theStokes Activity Barn. This juried showincludes door prizes, speakers and mo-re.Masks are required indoors, andoutdoors in groups of 10 or more. Dis-posable masks are available for pur-chase in the Gift Shop and Martin Drug-store. Please remember to maintainsocial distancing, frequently wash yourhands with soap and water, and stayhome if you feel sick. Visit www.land-markparkdothan.com for more info.Holmes Baptist to celebrate Family andFriends DayARITON, ALABAMA - Holmes Baptist

Church, located at 4671 Highway 51, 3miles north of Ariton, AL, will celebrateFamily & Friends Day, at 10:30 a.m. Sun-day, October 18. A Pastor's Apprecia-tion recognition will also be included.Dinner will follow in the Fellowship Hall.Everyone is invited.Gap Pond to hold Cemetery WorkdaySUNNY HILLS - The Gap Pond Cemeteryworkday will be held from 8 a.m. tonoon Saturday, October 24. The ceme-tery is located at 1980 Gap Boulevardeast of Sunny Hills proper. All descend-ants of people buried there, genealo-gists and all interested in preservingWashington County history are invitedto participate. Work will involve mow-ing, weeding, pressure washing, cuttingtree limbs and brush, clearing andmaintaining grave sites. Those workingshould bring their own tools and re-freshments. For more details, contactPeewee Johns at 850-258-0406 or onemail at [email protected] to host 5K Fun RunCHIPLEY - The Washington CountyCouncil on Aging will host a 5K Fun Run

at 7 a.m. Saturday, November 7 in con-junction with Festival on the Boulevard.If registered by Saturday, October 17the cost is $25, if you register after thisdate the cost is $30. This is not a timedevent, there will be no time clock. Allproceeds will help to continue the sup-port and mission of caring for the sen-iors of Washington County. For moreinformation call 850-638-6216.WCCOA to host Festival on the Bou-levard CHIPLEY - The Washington CountyCouncil on Aging will host Festival onthe Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday, November 7. Festivities willbegin at 7 a.m. with a 5K Fun RUn.There will be food vendors, entertain-ment and vendors selling yard decordoor hangers, wreaths, woodwork,,homemade jelly, jewelry, Color Streetand more. Information and forms re-garding both the fun run and vendorset up ate available at WCCOA. Formore information call Kim at 850-638-6216.

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CHIPLEY - The Washington CountyCouncil on Aging will host Festival onthe Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, November 7. Festivities will be-gin at 7 a.m. with a 5K Fun RUn. There

will be food vendors, entertainmentand vendors selling yard decor doorhangers, wreaths, woodwork,, home-made jelly, jewelry, Color Street andmore.

Information and forms regardingboth the fun run and vendor set up ateavailable at WCCOA. For more informa-tion call Kim at 850-638-6216.

WCCOA to host Festival on the Boulevard on Nov. 7Cathrine LambWashington County News

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CHIPLEY - The Washington County Council on Aging will host a 5K FunRun at 7 a.m. Saturday, November 7 in conjunction with Festival on the Bou-levard. If registered by Saturday, October 17 the cost is $25, if you registerafter this date the cost is $30. This is not a timed event, there will be no timeclock. All proceeds will help to continue the support and mission of caringfor the seniors of Washington County. For more information call 850-638-6216.

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These words are a slogan chosen bythe Doctors Memorial Hospital’s newhospital board that has two new mem-bers, Jennie Belser Goodman and JerryDixon and carry-over Cynthia Brookswho hit the ground running less than ayear ago. The board is still in need of twoadditional members, one from districtone and one from district 2. In addition,new staff� doctor Nguyn is now the CEOand Emergency Medicine director. He isreceiving high marks for his organiza-tional skills as well as the medical ex-pertise he brings to DMH.

A “Critical Access Hospital” Boni-fay’s Doctors Memorial is one of ten sodesignated in the State of Florida. Thatmeans that we provide access to criticalhealth care in rural areas where it mightotherwise be diffi�cult to obtain. Medicalpersonnel describe “the golden hour” inpatient care as that fi�rst hour following aserious accident or a medical emergen-cy such as a stroke or heart attack. Thetreatment during that “golden hour” willoften determine if the patient survives,to what extent he recovers or if he re-ceives debilitating medical conditions.That early treatment is the task of aCAH.

An example is illustrated by this tes-timonial of a DMH employee, SherlonFlournoy.(Feb 2,2020) “I was at work onthe med-surg fl�oor at the hospital. Aftermaking rounds with the doctors I wassitting at my computer when I had thissharp pain around my heart area. Some-one said,”Let's get an EKG to make sureeverything is O.K. I stood up to go for theEKG and all of a sudden I couldn’t move.My coworkers got a wheelchair and car-ried me to the ER where I was bombard-ed with a precision team of doctors andnurses. I was scared and unable tospeak well. They hooked me up to a tele-medicine neurologist who recommend-ed that I be given TNKASE to break upthe blood clot causing my problem. Bythe time I was transported to FlowersHospital in Dothan, I was able to speak.The ER doctor there said, “I don’t knowwhere you were sent from, but they did agreat job caring for you.” Sharlon can’tsay too many good things about thenurses, doctor and entire staff� that tookcare of her. If not for them, I might not behere today. High praise for the caringEMTs also and their thoughtfulness inoff�ering a prayer before speeding to Do-

than.This is just one example of how a

CAH (Critical Access Hospital) is so nec-essary in a rural setting like we are. Andyet these rural hospitals are closing atan alarming pace. Campbellton-Grace-ville, Elba General and Florida Memori-al, small hospitals in the area have clo-sed.BUT WE WILL NOT CLOSE. WECAN NOT CLOSE.

Though we have been going throughfi�nancial diffi�culties due partially to thedebt incurred in building the fi�ne facilitythat we have been recognized for na-tionally. Another factor is the number ofpatients DMH treats who are unable topay. Uncompensated patient care in2019 totaled approximately one milliondollars. Lost revenue from uncollectabledebt totaled 2.6 million last year. ButDMH does not turn anyone away due to

inability to pay. Thus, it is easy to seethat additional funding is necessary tokeep our Critical Access Hospital viable.

As a result of these facts, the Board isasking the citizens to support a one-halfcent sales tax designated to run fromthe eff�ective date of January 21, 2021,and ending on Dec. 31, 2026.

DMH is the third largest employee inthe county with 165 employees and 94live in the county. A University of Flori-da survey estimates that DMH contrib-utes 19 million dollars back to the Coun-ty annually.

Staffi�ng at the local hospital is look-ing up. In addition to the 8 regular doc-tors, DMH is boasting the addition of Dr.Nguyen CEO and emergency medicineand Pediatrician Dr. Khaled Al-Farawi(Dr. K.). It is good, allso, to see Dr Unuscome out of “retirement” to serve as a

Hospitalist in our hospital. Doctors whohave seen the potential of this CriticalAccess Hospital located alongside theinterstate highway and busy Highway79 and are scheduled to come aboardthe staff� in the next few months are Dr.Jordan Godbey Hospitalist, Dr. JohnJones, Emergency Medicine, Dr. GeorgeBarrio, Neurology, Dr. James McLough-lin, Orthopedics and Dr. Veckhai Aruna-kul, General Surgery.

Our 20 private room rural health clin-ic is fully equipped and staff�ed to pro-vide in-patient and out-patient care,With the fi�nancial support provided bythe 1⁄�2 cent sales tax, we will see a brightfuture for our beautiful home-town hos-pital. (I am indebted to Mrs. Brooks, theBoard and the staff� for the contents ofthis article.)

Doctors Memorial: People youknow caring for people you knowHazel Wells Tison

One of the new doctor's from Doctor's Memorial gives a presentation to the community of Holmes County on the changescoming to the hospital. K. WILLIAM BOYER

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October is National Distracted Driv-ing Awareness Month

TAMPA, Fla., (September 30, 2020)— People know driving intoxicated isbad, yet many still choose to drive “in-texticated”. Texting-while-driving isamong the many distractions that en-danger motorists on the road every day.

“A distracted driver is similar to an in-toxicated one,” said Mark Jenkins,spokesman, AAA – The Auto ClubGroup. “When a driver’s attention is di-verted from the road, their reaction-time slows and lives are jeopardized.”

Top 3 Risky Distractionsh Cellphone useh In-vehicle technologyh Passengers in the vehicleAnything that diverts attention from

driving – eating and drinking, adjustingthe navigation, or picking your nextpodcast can result in a fatal injury. Over22 percent of distraction-aff�ectedcrashes involved confi�rmed use of asmartphone. This underscores thatwhile smartphone use is most frequent-ly blamed for driver distraction, thereare many other causes of distraction-af-fected crashes.

“I personally experienced the dan-gers of distracted driving, earlier this

year,” Jenkins continued. “Whilestopped in traffi�c, I was struck from be-hind by a driver who was looking at hisGPS. He was driving 55 mph when hesmashed into me. The impact ‘totaled’my SUV and permanently injured myneck and back. I survived my encounter,but not everyone is so lucky.”

According to 2018 data from The Na-tional Highway Transportation SafetyAdministration (NHTSA):

2,839 people were killed and400,000 injured in motor vehicle crash-es involving distracted drivers.

In Florida, there were 213 document-ed distracted driving crashes, resultingin 231 deaths.

“All it takes is one distraction andyour life can change in seconds,” Jen-kins continued. “No life is worth losingto distraction. Focused drivers savelives. AAA urges all drivers to pay atten-tion and focus on the road during thisNational Distracted Driving Awarenessmonth and all year long.”

Sobering statisticsLooking away from the road for just

two seconds doubles the risk of a crash.Five seconds of reading an email or

text is like driving across a football fi�eldwhile blindfolded.

Mental distractions last longer thanyou think and can cause a dangerouscrash or fatality. Mental distraction can

last up to 27 seconds after dialing, text-ing or changing the radio station.

New teen drivers are 3x as likely asadults to be involved in a deadly crash.Florida has a graduated driver licensingsystem to help 15-year-olds graduallylearn the rules of the road under lessrisky conditions.

Despite what some drivers maythink, hands-free is not risk-free. Evenwith your eyes on the road and yourhands on the wheel, you are not safe un-less your mind focuses on the drive.

AAA’s Top Tips to Avoid Distrac-tions While Driving

Prepare for your drive. Set vehiclesystems like GPS, seats, mirrors, cli-

mate controls and sound systems be-fore hitting the road. Decide on yourroute and check traffi�c conditions aheadof time. And please, fi�nish dressing andpersonal grooming at home – before youget on the road.

Disable or stow electronics. Neveruse text messaging, email, video gamesor internet functions, including thosebuilt into the vehicle, while driving.Stow your smartphone away, turn it toairplane mode, or activate call/textblocking features.

Stay focused. Do not let anything di-vert your attention. Be sure to activelyscan the road, use your mirrors, andwatch out for pedestrians and cyclists.If you have passengers, enlist their helpas a “designated texter.” Ask them to an-swer your calls, respond to texts andprogram the navigation.

Take the pledge to drive distractionfree or learn more about distracted driv-ing at aaa.com/dontdrivedistracted.

Florida LawProhibits hand-held cell phone use

for all drivers in school and/or workzones only (5 states).

Prohibits all drivers from text mes-saging while driving (48 states).

AAA supports strengthening the dis-tracted driving law by banning all cell-phone use for drivers under the age of18.

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Some are so connected to their phonesthey use them while driving.TIMES-REPORTER PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

HOLMES COUNTY- Holmes CountySheriff�’s Offi�ce one suspect is in custodyand one suspect is still at-large in con-nection to a vehicle that was stolen andthen recovered in early August.

Deputies responded Thursday, Au-gust 6, to a local automotive shop, wherea truck had been stolen. HCSO soughtthe public’s assistance by posting pho-

tos of the truck on social media.On Saturday, August 8, a citizen

called to report seeing the truck aban-doned at the end of Boat Ramp Road.The vehicle was recovered, and the in-vestigation continued into the theft.

Another citizen called in a tip to theBonifay Police Department Sunday,September 27.

This tip helped the investigators toidentify the suspects in the vehicle theftas 27-year-old Brandon Charles LeeThomas of Bonifay and 53-year-old

Robert Jack Hippler of Caryville.Robert Jack Hippler is still at large

and has a warrant out for his arrest forgrand theft of a vehicle.

Brandon Charles Lee Thomas was al-ready in the Holmes County Jail on un-related charges, with the additionalcharge of Grand theft of a vehicle beingadded.

Sheriff� John Tate would like to thanklocal citizens for coming forward withinformation regarding this case.

Citizen tips lead to charges for theft of a vehicleCathrine LambWashington County News

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Floridians who question the wisdom of Amend-ment 3 on our November ballot, dubbed by its back-ers the “All Voters Vote” initiative, like to describe itscentral concept as a “jungle primary.” This makes theprospect sound exotic, and also perilous.

The jungle reference found currency in the 1980s,when a lot of states and municipalities were seekingways to open up their electoral process to unaffi�liatedvoters. It brings to mind cheetahs taking down ze-bras, or perhaps two silverback gorillas battling forprimacy. But the term “top-two primary,” while a lotless exciting, more accurately describes the optionthat will come before Florida voters for their approv-al.

A truly open system, which allows any registeredvoter to request a Republican or Democratic primaryballot – or a modifi�ed version that would only off�erthat choice to unaffi�liated voters – might be a lessradical alternative for Florida. After all, that’s whatwe thought we were getting with a constitutionalamendment back in 1997, before party operativesfound a way to close the loophole with bogus write-incandidates.

But the tremendous lift of signed petitions and le-gal muscle required to qualify any constitutional bal-lot initiative in Florida, and the ungodly expense in-volved in wrangling all those signatures, amount toyet another political variation on the “survival of thefi�ttest” theme. Amendment 3 stands as the open-pri-mary version that made it out alive.

And it’s worth considering, as an experiment ap-plying only to candidates for our governor, Cabinetand Legislature after Jan. 1, 2024.

Currently Florida’s party primaries, which arepaid for by all taxpayers, are open only to registeredmembers unless a primary’s winner faces no opposi-tion in the general election, which – thanks to thosecanny operatives – happens never. That makes usone of only nine states to disenfranchise voters whodon’t belong to either party, now about 27% of ourelectorate. Younger voters, research shows, are espe-cially reluctant to identify as Democrats or Repub-licans.

Here’s what would change if Amendment 3 winsapproval from 60% of that electorate: Any partycould still fi�eld a single candidate in the primary,anointed by caucus or smoke-fi�lled room or even aclosed election it chooses to pay for, if it doesn’t want

EDITORIAL

Amendment3 allows morevoters in

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People often say they’ll “never forget” when a ma-jor hurricane comes through their town.

I certainly can’t forget Hurricane Andrew as ascared teenager in 1992, when it tore through my Mi-ami hometown. The families of the 1,833 souls lost inHurricane Katrina need no reminder. And residents ofthe Florida Panhandle absolutely won’t forget Hurri-cane Michael roaring ashore in 2018, downing an esti-mated 550 million trees.

Hurricane Sally is no diff�erent. Thousands of NorthFloridians won’t ever forget it. But our federal govern-ment is forgetting them.

As the Category 2 storm dumped up to thirty inch-es of rain across the region along with 105-mph winds,it became clear that not only homes and businesseswould be imperiled, but also hundreds of thousandsof acres of farmland, drowning millions of crops.

Helping people recover in the immediate aftermathof major disasters like hurricanes is exactly what thefederal government is supposed to do, through theFederal Emergency Management Agency and otherfederal partners. They provide not only the blanketsand tarps, but the fi�nancial assistance needed to helpcommunities get back on their feet.

But this time might be diff�erent. For the fi�rst time inmodern U.S. history, it appears that federal help forindividuals might not be coming. It’s completely inex-plicable.

When President Trump issued a Major DisasterDeclaration a week after the storm on Sept. 23, it wasnarrowly tailored to send federal aid for debris remov-al and infrastructure only to local governments, andonly in Escambia County. This leaves out not only thedozen other North Florida counties impacted by Hur-ricane Sally, but also local residents themselves need-ing help, including farmers facing 100 percent losses.

It defi�es reason. Local leaders are exasperated.State Senator Doug Broxson called it “very disap-pointing.” Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson notedpeople “have nowhere else to go” for help with food.Escambia County Commission Chairman Steven Bar-ry said it’s “unfair to our citizenry.” Residents called it“a slap in the face.” They’re all correct.

The very next day I reiterated my request to thePresident, asking him to expand his Major DisasterDeclaration to provide aid not only to all of the re-gion’s aff�ected counties, but to the men and womenwho live and work here, suff�ering and needing help.There’s simply no reason why he should turn his backon Americans in their time of need.

Meanwhile, the region’s farms remain drenched,with 100,000 acres each of peanuts, cotton, and hayimpacted by the storm, as well as 10,000 acres of corn,4,000 acres of horse farms, and many other impor-tant crops including pecans, walnuts, timber, andaquaculture. Federal aid is critically needed here aswell, and fast – but there’s a hold-up.

Federal assistance for farmers can come from theU.S. Department of Agriculture, through a Secretarialdisaster declaration. Under federal law, this must berequested by a Governor, or by the USDA Farm ServiceAgency’s state director.

I immediately wrote to Governor DeSantis, askinghim to request this of Agriculture Secretary SonnyPerdue. I asked him again at our meeting of the Flori-da Cabinet last week.

And I wrote to Senators Rubio and Scott, as well asRepresentatives Dunn, Gaetz, and Lawson, off�ering

Homes off Walkedge Drive in Fort Walton Beach are surrounded by storm surge waters as conditionsworsen in the Panhandle from the outer bands of Hurricane Sally. MICHAEL SNYDER/NORTHWEST FLORIDA DAILY NEWS

Panhandle region needshelp, not just one countyYour TurnNikki FriedGuest columnist

Erin Lang shines a light on the hole in her ceilingthat water leaked through during Hurricane Sally’sdownpour. She said that the roof of the house wasreplaced after Hurricane Michael but they are nowexperiencing leaks.PATTI BLAKE/THE NEWS HERALD VIA IMAGN

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‘Ice Age’ prediction debunked long ago

The letter from Don O’Neal on Oct. 3 about climatechange is fascinating because every single thing hementions is wrong.

The reference to an Ice Age refers to an articlewhich I remember reading, in Scientifi�c American, apopular science magazine. It was written in the 1970sby an Oceanographer who discussed how the move-ment of warm ocean currents northward keeps thenorthern latitudes relatively warm. He then notedthat global warming could disrupt these currents, re-sulting in cooling in the Arctic which could cause theglaciers in Greenland to grow. The writer did not actu-ally predict an Ice Age, but said eventually, one coulddevelop, in the distant future.

The comment about the accuracy of computermodels is completely wrong. In fact, when temper-ature data from the 19th century are used to start thecalculations, and the models are run to the present,their predictions of the temperatures today have beena bit lower than the actual values. So the models are

conservative. The hockey stick graph (showing temperatures for

the last several hundred years) has not been discred-ited by climate scientists or by statisticians. In fact,more complete studies made after the original paperwas published came to the same conclusion, namelythat the recent abrupt rise in temperature is unprece-dented.

And the snide remark about scientists manipulat-ing data refers to some emails between two scientistswho were discussing the relative accuracy of resultsobtained using diff�erent statistical techniques. Thatis the sort of conversation all scientists engage in.

People who denigrate the studies of climate sci-ence, even though they clearly know nothing aboutthe subject, are contributing to the tendency of poli-ticians to put off� the substantial policy changes need-ed to reduce the harmful eff�ects of global warming.Our grandchildren will suff�er the consequences ofthose delays.

Pascal de Caprariis, Lynn Haven

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our department’s support of additionaldisaster relief.

Until the Governor properly requeststhe disaster aid from the USDA, it will beslow in coming, if at all. After waiting

two years for Hurricane Michael timberand irrigation grants to be negotiatedand bureaucratized, the last thing Pan-handle residents and farmers need isanother agonizing wait for federal assis-tance. The scars from those delays re-main as real as the 72 million tons oftimber felled by that storm.

From fl�oods to hurricanes, North Flo-ridians have been resilient. It’s a testa-

ment to their grit and determination.But as leaders, it’s our job to help ourpeople when they need it most. Andwith agriculture as the Panhandle’sleading industry, the economy won’t re-cover without timely assistance.

We expect people to be self-reliant, topick themselves up by their bootstraps.But we pay taxes for a reason. We needthe President, the Governor, and the

federal government to get to work, getaid to individuals, and get busy helpingthe Panhandle recover, replant, and re-build.

We may “never forget” the storm. Butneither should we forget what happensnext.

Nikki Fried, a Democrat, is Florida’sCommissioner of Agriculture and Con-sumer Services.

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Hagerman was a small village locat-ed in northwestern Washington Coun-ty on Holmes Creek. It was about fourmiles west of Chipley on what is nowHighway 90. Highway 90 runs parallelto the railroad tracks. The village of Ha-german was strategically located withthe creek to the West and the L&N Rail-road to the North, and it was surround-ed by Virgin Pine timber. Hagerman ison an 1899 map but is not on a 1910 map.

C.W. Hagerman, for who the townwas names, came to this area from Pen-sacola in 1881 or 1882. Hagerman was alumberman. The Hagerman LumberCompany bought the land in 1894 andstarted one of the largest sawmillsknown to exist at the time. Theyshipped large quantities of lumber toPensacola by rail. In 1896, The Bannermentions the Hagerman Lumber Co."loading a steamer named the Tampi-can - the largest steam ship ever loadedat Pensacola." the size of the village isnot known but the village of Hagermanwas frequently mentioned in the Chi-pley Banner and was said to have beenlarger than Chipley. Mr. Robert PotterSt. was interviewed by the WashingtonCounty News in 1973. He rememberedthe town of HAgerman. He recalled thatit was a sawmill community with anumber of small houses built aroundthe mill. Some believe as many as 100 ofthese "shotgun" houses may have ex-isted. The town is said to have had achurch and a post offi�ce. These houses

served as living quarters for the millworkers. Mrs. Chester Hodge recallsthat the town has a commissary wherefood and supplies were sold. She re-called riding the train from Chipley toHagerman to visit the Tharp family,also known to have lived in the area.She visited the town as late as 1918. An-other senior citizen of Chipley, PleasHampton, remembered working at themill for 50 cents a day. He said that awood-track railroad was located southof the town and went to Vernon. An oldgasoline engine would pull two cars oflogs at one time at about 10 miles perhour. "It was slow," he recalled. Mr.Hampton said that the mill was oper-ated by steam and included a dry-kilnfor drying the lumber."

In 1899 another resident of Hager-man was mentioned in the Banner. "Wehad a pleasant call last Saturday fromMr. W.N. Strickland. Mr. Strickland ex-plained to us the model of an inventionhe had just completed, and which willsoon be patented." The description thatfollowed resembled what we know to-day as a lawnmower

The supply of Virgin Pine was ex-hausted around 1914 and the village ofHAgerman became ghost town around1924. A few signs of the once fl�ourishingvillage of HAgerman could still befound in 1972. Piles of bricks, old chim-neys here and there, old hand-dugwells and a few signs of the Old MillDam and the ditch system that wasused to fl�oat logs to the mill and oldsage were all that remained.

Hagerman existed in 1800sbut is not on a 1910 mapSpecial to Washington County NewsUSA TODAY NETWORK

mdm83@ufl�.eduMatthew Orwat – Horticulture

Agent – mjorwat@ufl�.edu

Judy Corbus – Family & ConsumerSciences – jlcorbus@ufl�.edu

For general questions, contact ad-ministrative assistant, Nikki West, at850-703-5273. We also have a tempor-ary offi�ce located at the WashingtonCounty Government Annex at 1331South Boulevard in Chipley.

The right side of Washington County extension received heavy flooding as aresult of the storm K. WILLIAM BOYER

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outsiders meddling in its business. Butthe actual public balloting, open to allregistered voters, would advance justthe fi�eld’s top two vote-getters to thegeneral election. If there are only twocandidates for an offi�ce, both wouldskip the primary process and appear onthe fi�nal ballot.

Among those who consider Amend-ment 3 a terrible idea are the leaders ofFlorida’s two major political parties.

This is unsurprising, as they now bene-fi�t from an all-expenses-paid nominat-ing exercise that shuts out those nearly4 million swing voters who largely oc-cupy a political middle ground.

We believe this unintended conse-quence of our present system morethan outweighs the the fears ofAmendment 3’s opponents who worryyou could have two general electioncontenders from the same party in thegeneral election.

A longer version of this editorial fi�rstappeared in The Sarasota Herald-Tri-bune

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Without force and effect on the Bidding Documents and the proposed Contract Documents, the work required is briefly described as: Partial modernization of ten (10) DwellingUnits and one (1) Non-dwelling Building at one (1) site known as FL15-2 Cottondale, Florida. The work consists of, but is not limited to, providing roof framing & deck sheathingrepair, thirty pound (30lb) felt where repairs are made, one inch by four inch (1”x4”) yellow pine lathing over entire roof area, two foot (2’) on center over existing asphalt shinglessecured to rooftops with three inch (3”) screws secured into the existing trusses, new metal roofing, new drip edge, rake trim, new plumbing flashings, range hood caps andflashings and heater & water heater flues and any other flashings necessary to complete the work at all existing roof penetrations and associated work.

The work required is fully described in the Bidding Documents consisting of the Project Manual and the Drawings.

Proposed Contract forms, Drawings and Project Manual are on file in the office of the Consultant, Mr. Randall O’Barr, Post Office Box 357, Baldwin, Georgia 30511, telephone(706) 244-2911. Bidding Documents may be obtained by providing a NONREFUNDABLE payment of $35.00 per set of Documents to the Consultant, do not contact the PHA. Nopartial sets will be issued. Checks should be made payable to Mr. Randall O’Barr and mailed to the above address. Information regarding this Project, including a list of thePlan Holders will be provided upon request.

Each bid shall include Bid Guarantee in an amount equal to five percent of the Bid. Provide as a certified check or bank draft payable to the PHA; U.S. Government Bonds, or asa properly executed Bid Bond with surety acceptable to the PHA. A Surety Company executing the Bid Bond must be authorized to transact business in the Project State, andmust appear on the most current U.S. Treasury Department’s Circular No. 570. The successful bidder is required to provide satisfactory Performance and Payment Bonds priorto execution of the Agreement.

Refer to provisions for equal employment opportunities and payment of not less than minimum salaries and wages indicated in the Project Manual.Each bid shall include THE SIGNED ORIGINAL AND TWO CONFORMED COPIES of the following:1. A properly executed Bid Form.2. A properly executed Bid Guarantee.3. A properly executed Non-Collusive Affidavit.4. A fully completed Form HUD-5369-A, “Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Bidders”.

Small businesses and minority firms are urged to submit proposals. Certification as a Minority-business Enterprise (or number of partners, shareholders, employees who aremembers of minority classification or are women) should be included in the Bid proposal. Refer to Articles 38, 39 and 40 of The General Conditions.

The PHA reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive irregularities and formalities in the bidding. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty days subsequentto the opening of bids without PHA consent.

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FAITH

Last week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonagecame up with a brilliant idea. At least, at the time, itseemed brilliant.

“Why don’t we,” she began, “take Monday off� andjust chill?”

Since it's been a long time since I did any chillin, Ihad to ask her, "What do we chill about?"

She looked at me with one of those looks and said,“Oh, silly boy. Don’t you know what it means to justchill for a day?”

It's been so long since I did any of that I'm not sureif I remember what the rules are for chilling for a day. Ican't remember the last time we did that. I'm sure be-ing sick in bed does not qualify.

“Don’t you worry about a thing,” she said with ahuge smile on her face, “I’ll take care of everything.”

That's what got me to worry. When the GraciousMistress of the Parsonage is in charge of planning,nothing is off� the table.

I queried her throughout the week about what shehad in mind for Monday, and she would smile andsay, "Don't you worry about a thing." That's all shewould tell me, which led me to worry about every-thing.

Whenever anybody, especially my wife, tells menot to worry, it is a red fl�ag to begin worrying as best Ican. If anybody can worry with dignity, it is YoursTruly.

I began worrying when I was very young. My par-ents would tell me, don't worry about anything,"We'll take care of everything, and you don't have toworry about anything."

Every time that happened, nothing really goodcame out of it, especially for me. My parents alwaysplanned around what they liked without any regardto what I liked. According to them, I was to like whatthey liked and appreciate what they were doing.

To an extent, I appreciated that, but to another ex-tent, it made me worry quite a bit. After years of prac-ticing my worrying, I think I have it down to a science.

So, when my wife says I’m not to worry and she’lltake care of things, I then begin to worry like I haven’tworried for a long time. I feared for the dawn of thecoming Monday.

As we went to bed Sunday night, my wife said,"Are you as excited about our chillin day tomorrow asI am?"

Not knowing exactly what she had planned, Iwasn't as excited as she was.

We had a light breakfast and chattered a littlewhile watching the news on TV.

"There's a new restaurant in our area. Let's gothere for lunch."

That was okay with me, then she said, "We shouldleave a little before lunch, I need to stop to pick upsomething."

I really wasn't listening to what she said because Iwas trying to fi�gure out what this chillin would be liketoday.

“And then,” she continued, “I need to go over toLowe’s and pick up some material for the room we’reremodeling.

Of course, that room we are remodeling is myhome offi�ce. How could I say no to that?

Finally, we did get to the new restaurant and had awonderful lunch. After lunch, we headed over toLowe's and picked up the material she had ordered.

I still was trying to fi�gure out what we were goingto be doing to chill out today. While I was thinkingabout it, she suddenly said, "Look, there's a thriftstore I haven't been to in a month. Let's stop and seewhat they got."

Coming out of the thrift store with a shopping cartfull of stuff�, “I sure am grateful that we stopped heretoday. Look at all the wonderful stuff� I got and look athow much money I saved.”

Driving out of the parking lot and onto the mainhighway, we went for just a few minutes, and then mywife said, "Oh, look over there. They have some ma-terial I need to get to fi�nish the project I'm working on.Let's stop there for a minute."

We brought out another shopping cart full of"stuff�" she needed for her project. I glanced at her aswe got into the van, and she was smiling.

I made the mistake of asking her, “Why are yousmiling?”

"Oh," she said, chuckling, "this is the best chillinday I've had, in, I can't remember how long. Aren'tyou glad we took this day off� to chill?"

It was about suppertime, so I suggested we stop ata local restaurant for supper. While we were enjoyingour supper together, she entertained me with all ofthe wonderful stuff� she got and all the money shesaved by shopping at these thrift stores.

Chillin ain’t whatI thought it wasDr. James L. Snyder

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See SNYDER, Page 7A

As a member of Yes Lord, I have heard you say weare barrier breakers and line crossers, what does thatmean? “It is places, where people of color and peoplein the Kingdom have not been allowed to get into. Oneof the examples of this is when Lee dell Kennedy be-came Mayor of Chipley, Florida, and then ultimatelySister Tracy Andrews became the Mayor. That was abarrier breaker. How did Lee dell Kennedy becomemayor? He did because he fi�nished somebody’s term,but then Mayor Andrews, was voted in, that is what ismeant by barrier breaker. How do you become theMayor, being black, over one of the most racist citiesin Northwest Florida? That’s a barrier breaker.

The Kingdom of Satan could not prevail against theKingdom of God. Prayers of the righteous availethmuch. Line crosser are areas where they told us wedon’t belong. In education they said, you can’t have, ifit was wealth you can’t experience, or peace and joyyou cannot have. Every time we cross that line, we gointo places where people have set boundaries, promo-tions they told us we can’t have, but God gave it to useven if He had to kill somebody to do so. Barrier break-ers, and line crossers that is who we are. That is King-dom impact. Here is a word that solidifi�es barrierbreakers and line crossers, and that word is infi�ltrate.That is like yeast in dough, which ultimately takesover.

There are instances where it is not blatant racism,but there is a term called micro aggression; an under-tow of disparity as seen through nepotism, the goodol’ buddy boy, socioeconomically, or even societalclass systems, which often time occur when we don'thave a voice in an organization or in the community.How does this system of racism need to be handled,and how do we become the change we want to see? “Ibelieve it needs to be handled fi�rst by establishing ad-vocacy for the people, and one of the ways we are do-ing that is by developing a ministerial alliance. Usu-ally these things, are dealt with by alliances. Ministe-rial alliances show unity in the black community be-cause of the unity in pastoral leadership.

That alone is going to strike a diff�erent look, whenthey look at the pastoral leadership, or things theymay be able to accomplish in Washington County, be-cause the spiritual leadership is together, that auto-matically changes the big elephant in the room insome cases, and it automatically changes the impres-sion. The other way is, if you notice in the communi-

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cation among fi�eld workers, they al-ways develop an organization thatlooks out for the worker, which is calleda union, and that union oversees howthings should be aff�ected and howthings should be handled. When thereis a union, and if the owner of the or-ganization does not handle their em-ployees correctly, they have somebodythey need to answer too. Unfortunately,you don’t hear much about unions any-more because they are trying to dis-credit them, and because of a unionpresence in an organization, micro ag-gression is automatically stifl�ed.

The person already knows that theyhave a defender. It’s almost like going tocourt without a lawyer and the personyou are going against has a lawyer, andif you go to court without a lawyer youare at the mercy of everyone in theroom, whether it is those that have avoice, or those they look in disdain, orthey look a certain way that sways the

mind of the Judge, that makes himthink have I missed something, but ifyou have a lawyer speaking for you, itdoesn’t matter what anyone says. Somany people in that arena do not haveanyone speaking for them. We needthat unity and that ministerial alliance,which will satisfy that on many diff�er-ent levels because now there will be onevoice. How do we become the changewe want to see, well the only way is, be-come the change we want to see, anddemand that change in our sphere of in-fl�uence.

I don’t want to change just to blessmy house, my family, I want God to useme to bless everybody that He hascharged me to bless, or to change what-ever He has charged me to change. I be-come the change that I want to see,when I become the change, I want tosee. The human conscious is the realityof what’s in this room, the subcon-scious of the human person is the heart,it neither sees good nor evil, it acceptswhatever you choose. If you choose youare well, your subconscious will say allis well, if you choose there is a problem,your subconscious will say there is a

problem, however, your consciousdoesn’t really attract things to you, yoursubconscious does, your heart does,your heart is going to attract what youdecide you want, and who you are.

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We got home and sat down in theliving room after we had unloaded hervan, and she said, "This has been awonderful time together. We should dothis more often." And she looked at meand smiled, and I returned her smilethinking, I don't think so.

As she talked, I couldn't help butthink of one of my favorite Old Testa-ment passages. "Can two walk togeth-er, except they be agreed?” (Amos 3:3).

I still haven't fi�gured out what achillin day is, but I have learned, if Iwant what she wants, that makes it allthe more wonderful.

Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of theFamily of God Fellowship, Ocala, FL34472. He lives with the Gracious Mis-tress of the Parsonage in Silver SpringsShores. Call him at 352-216-3025 or e-mail [email protected]. Thechurch web site is www.whatafellow-ship.com.

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FIRST PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe City of Vernon is considering applying to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity(DEO) for a FFY 2019 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The City iseligible to apply for up to Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00) in the neighborhoodrevitalization, commercial revitalization, and housing rehabilitation categories and up to one millionfive hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) in the economic development category. Constructionactivities funded through the CDBG program must meet one of the following National Objectives:

1. To benefit low and moderate income persons;2. To aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or3. To meet other community development needs of recent origin having a particular

urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the healthor welfare of the community and where other financial resources are not available tomeet such needs.

The categories of activities for which these funds may be used are in the areas of housing, neighborhoodrevitalization, commercial revitalization or economic development and include such improvementactivities as acquisition of real property, loans to private-for-profit businesses, purchase of machineryand equipment, construction of infrastructure, rehabilitation of houses and commercial buildings andenergy conservation. Additional information regarding the range of activities that may be undertakenwill be provided at the public hearing. For each activity that is proposed, at least 70% of the fundsmust benefit low and moderate income persons.

In developing an application for submission to DEO, the City of Vernon must plan to minimizedisplacement of persons as a result of planned CDBG activities. In addition, the City of Vernon isrequired to develop a plan to assist displaced persons.

A public hearing to receive citizen views concerning the community’s economic and communitydevelopment needs will be held at the City of Vernon City Hall on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 5:30p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. For information concerning the public hearing contact Ms.Tracy Walker, City Clerk, City of Vernon, 2808 Yellow Jacket Drive, Vernon, Florida 32462, (850)535-2444.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring specialaccommodations to participate in this workshop is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours-beforethe workshop by contacting: Ms. Tracy Walker, City Clerk at (850)535-2444 or by e-mail at [email protected]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the FloridaRelay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

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The City of Vernon’s Citizen’s Advisory Task Force will hold a public meeting onMonday,October 12, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the Cityapplying for a grant under the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s SmallCities Community Development Block Grant Program for the FFY 2019 funding cycle.

The Citizen’s Advisory Task Force will hold themeeting at the CityHall Council Chambers,City of Vernon, located at 2808 Yellow Jacket Drive, Vernon, Florida. The public is invitedto attend.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiringspecial accommodations to participate in this workshop is asked to advise the agency atleast 48 hours-before the workshop by contacting: Ms. Tracy Walker, City Clerk at (850)535-2444 or by e-mail at [email protected]. If you are hearing or speech impaired,please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice).

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FAIR HOUSINGWORKSHOPThe City of Vernon is a fair housing advocate. The City is holding a workshop to explainthe Fair Housing Ordinance for all the protected classes (race, color, familial status,handicap, national origin, religion and sex). The public is invited to attend.

The workshop is scheduled forMonday, October 12, 2020 at 5:30 p.m., or as soon thereafteras possible, at the City of Vernon City Hall located at 2808 Yellow Jacket Drive, Vernon,Florida. For information concerning the workshop contact Ms. Tracy Walker, City Clerk,City of Vernon, 2808 Yellow Jacket Drive, Vernon, Florida 32462, (850) 535-2444.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiringspecial accommodations to participate in this workshop is asked to advise the agencyat least 48 hours-before the workshop by contacting: Ms. Tracy Walker, City Clerk at(850)535-2444 or by e-mail at [email protected]. If you are hearing or speech impaired,please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice).

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PUBLIC MEETINGThe City of Vernon will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October8, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter. The sole purpose of thismeeting will be to discuss the City applying for a grant under theFlorida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP)during the2021-2022 fundingcycle. TheapplicationsaredueOctober15, 2020. The grant application includes Phase II improvements to“Shady Grove Park”.

The City of Vernon will hold the meeting at the City of VernonCity Hall, City Commission meeting room. The public is invitedto attend. Handicapped persons wishing to attend, who will needspecial accommodations, should contact Ms. Tracy Walker, CityClerk, City of Vernon, at (850) 535-2444.

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PUBLIC MEETINGThe City of Vernon will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October8, 2020 at 6:15 p.m. or shortly thereafter. The sole purpose of thismeeting will be to discuss the City applying for a grant under theFlorida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP)during the2021-2022 fundingcycle. TheapplicationsaredueOctober15, 2020. The grant application includes Phase III improvements tothe “Sportsplex”.

The City of Vernon will hold the meeting at the City of VernonCity Hall, City commission meeting room. The public is invitedto attend. Handicapped persons wishing to attend, who will needspecial accommodations, should contact Ms. Tracy Walker, CityClerk, City of Vernon, at (850) 535-2444.

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Holmes County Sheriff�'s Offi�ce Dep-uty Jeremy Abbot was recently told bythe mother of 8 year old Shawn of Mid-dleton, Massachusetts that he wantedto be a K-9 Offi�cer when he grew up.

Deputy Abbott sent Shawn a HCSOK-9 patch and a coin for his birthday, aswell as a card signed by Deputy Abbottand his K-9 partner Highway. Shawn'smother sent in these photos showinghow excited he was to receive the cardfrom Deputy Abbott and Highway.

The card, patch and coin sent to Shawn by HCSO Deputy Jeremy Abbott andK-9 Highway. HOLMES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

HCSO deputysends boy K-9patch, coin

Shawn with his card and patch sent tohim by HCSO Deputy Jeremy Abbottand K-9 Highway HOLMES COUNTY SHERIFFS

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Cathrine Lamb Washington County News

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Dr. Thomas A. Kinchen, President ofThe Baptist College of Florida, has an-nounced that the Student HousingScholarship Program that was initiatedin the Fall Semester of 2020 has beenextended into the Spring Semester2021. The scholarship program pro-vides cost free housing for qualifyingstudents who live on the campus inGraceville. According to the BCF Presi-dent, “Housing is one of the signifi�cant

cost areas for our students. Throughthis program, students and their fam-ilies are relieved of a large portion oftheir overall college expenses. We aregrateful for those individuals andgroups who have contributed to thisprogram as an investment in Changingthe World through the UnchangingWord.

For more information on the StudentHousing Scholarship Program, pleasecall 800.328.2660 or visit the websiteat www.baptistcollege.edu.

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Prices at the pump could follow thesame trend as last month. Septemberbegan with the state average suddenlyrising to $2.20 per gallon. By the end ofthe month, the state average slid backdown to $2.09.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Scott Dixonlooked invincible in the fi�rst half of thisIndyCar season.

He won the fi�rst three races beforeceding the fourth to Chip Ganassi Rac-ing teammate Felix Rosenqvist. Run-ner-up fi�nishes at Iowa and in the Indi-anapolis 500 gave Dixon fi�ve top-twosin seven races, and a win at St. Louisextended the streak to six of eight.

Then everything turned on one ofthe greatest drivers of his generationand, suddenly, a 96-point lead dwin-dled steadily down to 32. Now, the Ice-man needs everything he can muster toclinch his sixth IndyCar title.

“It’s still good to be on the leadingside of it and we still have a pretty goodwindow,” Dixon said Saturday after afi�nishing eighth at Indianapolis. “Butwe’ve defi�nitely got our work cut out.”

There’s no doubt about it after thestruggles of the last two race week-ends.

In the fi�rst race at Mid-Ohio, Dixonqualifi�ed 17th and fi�nished 10th, his sec-ond-worst showing all season. Thenext day he qualifi�ed third, but an earlyspin in the fi�rst turn dropped him to10th again, allowing defending champi-on Josef Newgarden to cut the defi�cit to72 points.

The trouble continued at Indy.While Newgarden picked up a bonus

point Thursday by qualifying on thefront row for the fi�rst of two races, Dix-on caught a bad break when TakumaSato’s spin into the gravel pit ended his

group’s session prematurely. He start-ed 12th in the 25-car fi�eld.

Things got worse Friday when New-garden’s win, coupled with Dixon’sninth-place showing, cut the defi�cit to40 points.

On Saturday, there were more prob-lems when Newgarden weaved his waythrough the fi�eld from the No. 9 startingspot to a fourth-place fi�nish. Mean-while, Dixon, who started 15th, spentthe day hanging onto a loose car thatwas damaged early in the race. Dixonmanaged to fi�nish eight, but the gap isnow just 32 points with the Oct. 25 sea-son fi�nale at St. Petersburg looming.

“We’re going to St. Pete to try and

win a championship,” Newgarden saidafter the third and fi�nal race weekend ofthe season at Indy. “I just wish we werea little closer.”

The most surprising part of what’shappened is that Dixon has been one ofthe steadiest drivers in the series fortwo decades.

Since team owner Chip Ganassi leftCART and returned full-time to the In-dyCar Series in 2003, Dixon has made294 starts and reached the podium 118times (40.1%). His 50 career wins arethird all-time behind A.J. Foyt (67) andMario Andretti (52).

And Dixon hasn’t just completed ev-ery lap of every race this season, he’s

led in points every day of this strange,abbreviated season.

“It’s defi�nitely been a trying last fewrace weekends between Mid-Ohio andIndy,” Dixon said Saturday. “I’m stillmad at myself for making that mistakeat Mid-Ohio and letting those pointsget away. As always, the (IndyCar)points title comes down to the lastrace.”

It’s the 15th consecutive year that’shappened.

The truth is Dixon is still in the driv-er’s seat.

By fi�nishing eighth or higher, he stillearns the title, moving within one ofmatching Foyt’s career record. If Dixondoes claim the title, he and Foyt bothwould have won their sixth crowns atage 40.

History suggests Dixon will be fi�ne,too. He’s had a top-seven fi�nish in sev-en of the last eight races on St. Peters-burg’s street course.

So maybe the three-week break willhelp Dixon clear his mind before con-templating tactics. Or perhaps it willjust help him get back to being himself.

“What I see, from working closelywith him, is that his (driving) level is sohigh all the time that even on a bad day,he’s up front,” teammate Marcus Erics-son said.

All he really needs, though, is onemore good day in the No. 9 car to re-claim the title of champion for the sec-ond time in three years.

“The fi�ght will still be on until some-one locks up the championship,” Dixonsaid. “So you have to keep digging deepand moving forward the best you can.”

Dixon opens door for NewgardenMichael Marot ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scott Dixon looks at the results from a practice session Thursday at IndianapolisMotor Speedway. An early spin in the fi�rst turn Saturday led to a secondconsecutive 10th-place fi�nish for Dixon. DARRON CUMMINGS/AP

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Denny Hamlinwas one of the last drivers standing atthe end of the messiest and longestrace in Talladega Superspeedway his-tory.

The Daytona 500 winner surged tothe win with a sweeping three-widepass – the 58th lead change of the race– coming out of the fi�nal turn of thethird overtime Sunday. The race wentnearly 32 miles, or 12 laps, longer thanscheduled because of a record 13 cau-tions that collected nearly every playoff�contender.

Fitting for this particular wreck-festwas that Hamlin’s win needed offi�cialreview. He had gone below the yellowout-of-bounds line during the thirdovertime, but NASCAR ruled the movewas legal.

“They were crashing in front of us,”Hamlin shrugged. “Obviously, I gotforced down there.”

The crowd of 15,000 – the most al-lowed to attend the Alabama super-speedway – booed Hamlin as he wasdeclared the winner. The race wentmore than four hours, so long that itwas moved from NBC to NBC SportsNetwork because local news and thenNFL football needed the big network.

The brutality of the day was punctu-ated by Kyle Busch, who was at last giv-en a merciful exit when he was collect-ed in an accident during the secondovertime.

The reigning Cup champion is stillwinless this season and on the verge ofplayoff� elimination. He was involved ina dizzying number of incidents at Talla-dega, including a 13-car accident inwhich older brother, Kurt, went air-borne over Cole Custer. That accidentbrought out the fi�rst of two red-fl�agstoppages.

Hamlin earned the automatic berthinto the next round of the playoff�s, join-ing Kurt Busch, winner last week athome track Las Vegas but one of sixplayoff� drivers that failed to reach thefi�nish.

“You’re on top one week with a winand everything’s fantastic,” Busch said.“And then this week we’re here at Talla-dega … and next thing you know, I’mgoing for one of the wildest rides I’veever been in.”

After Hamlin, Austin Dillon was thenext highest-fi�nishing playoff� driver at12th. Four of 12 drivers will be eliminat-ed next week at The Roval at Charlotte

Motor Speedway. The bottom four inthe standings are Kyle Busch, ClintBowyer, Aric Almirola and Dillon.

Almirola was wrecked while leadingnear the end of the fi�rst stage, and Bow-yer triggered the 13-car crash in whichKurt Busch went airborne. The wall wasdamaged in that crash which broughtout the fi�rst red fl�ag for repairs.

The second red fl�ag stopped the sec-ond overtime, right before Chase Elliotttook the lead. At almost any othertrack, Elliott would have taken thecheckered fl�ag before that accident. ButTalladega’s fi�nish line is unusuallyclose to Turn 1 and Elliott had not madeit there before a crash behind him.

He then had to pit from the lead forfuel because he didn’t have enough gasfor the additional, unplanned miles.

Meanwhile, blue-collar fan favoriteMatt DiBenedetto stood devastated onpit road after a second-place fi�nish.

That was then yanked away as hewas dropped to 21st after NASCAR pe-nalized him for forcing William Byronbelow the line. DiBenedetto was initia-lly denied his fi�rst career victory a yearago by Hamlin the same week DiBene-detto learned he was out of a job.

This defeat came as DiBenedettowaits and wonders if his contract willbe extended by Wood Brothers Racingor if he’ll be one-and-done and movedaside for Austin Cindric.

“I feel like this is the same story a lotof times, just heartbreak,” he said. “Mywife and I have had a stressful weekagain just with the uncertainty. I mean,that was pure desperation, but that’show I drive every race.”

Hamlin wins in thirdovertime at TalladegaJenna Fryer ASSOCIATED PRESS

Denny Hamlin poses with the trophySunday after winning the NASCARCup Series race at TalladegaSuperspeedway. Hamlin got the win inthe third overtime in the longest racein track history. JOHN BAZEMORE/AP

JACKSON, Miss. – Sergio Garcia de-livered two key shots on the back nine,the last one an 8-iron to 30 inches onthe fi�nal hole for birdie and a one-shotvictory in the Sanderson Farms Cham-pionship.

Garcia closed with a 5-under 67 andwon for the 10th consecutive yearworldwide, and the fi�rst time on thePGA Tour since the 2017 Masters.

Peter Malnati, whose lose PGA Tourvictory came at this tournament fi�veyears ago, closed with a career-best 63and waited nearly two hours to see if itwould hold up.

It almost did.Garcia was two shots behind when

he hit 5-wood on the par-5 14th thatnarrowly cleared a bunker, hitting inthe top collar, onto the fringe and roll-ing out to just inside 4 feet for eagle totie for the lead.

He had to save par from a bunkerwith a 5-foot putt on the 15th after a

poor tee shot, and then he delivered thewinner with a big tee shot on the 18thand an 8-iron from 171 yards. Garcia im-mediately began walking after the shot,and it dropped down next to the holeand settled right behind it.

Closing his eyes right before thestroke, a habit he returned to this week,he made it and clenched his fi�st with agrin not seen on the 40-year-old Span-iard lately.

One week after falling out of the top50 in the world for the fi�rst time since2011, Garcia won for the 11th time on thePGA Tour and the 31st time worldwide.He fi�nished at 19-under 269.

J.T. Poston, who started the fi�nalround in at three-way tie with Garciaand Cameron Davis of Australia, wasone shot behind when he missed the16th fairway to the right, went into abunker and failed to save par. He fi�n-ished with two pars for a 70 to fi�nishalone in third.

Davis had three bogeys on the frontnine , closing with a 72.

Sergio Garcia watches his drive from the second tee during the fi�nal round ofthe Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday in Jackson, Miss. Garcia closedwith a 67 to win the event by one stroke. ROGELIO V. SOLIS/AP

Garcia birdies fi�nalhole for win tourneyASSOCIATED PRESS


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A PROGRAM OF

REFLECTIONS

Holmes County was

created by the Flori-

da Legislature early

in 1848 and the legis-

lature directed the circuit court

and county commission to meet at

Hewett’s Bluff� until an election

could be held to choose a perma-

nent county site. ♦ In March 1848

the election was held and Hewett’s

Bluff� was selected as the fi�rst

county sear as it was nearer the

enter of the county. ♦ It had no

buildings for the accommodation

of the county business or for court

offi�cials and other attendants

upon court. ♦ A second choice

voiced it to Bear Pen. ♦ Perhaps

the small building there was insuf-

fi�cient, but for some reason it

moved again. ♦ The fi�nancial con-

dition of the county and the peo-

ple, also, did not justify an attempt

to build at this time. ♦ Pittman

Ferry was selected next. ♦ County

Judge James S. Caulk lived here.

During good weather court was

held out under the trees and when

inclement weather prevailed,

court convened in his house.The citizenry was sparse and were

not well-rooted, so to speak, in this newland and they hardly knew how to de-pend on themselves or anyone else intheir movement. Therefore it was sometime before the edge wore off� of their in-decision and they could settle on a loca-tion that could be made permanent.

Still a location adapted to the conve-nience of the entire county had not beenfound. The county site at Pittman Ferrywas not to be permanent, so leadingmen came to the decision that the centof the. county would be the appropriateplace. They found this point to be aboutsix miles east of Pittman Ferry and astake was driven down out there in thewoods at the head of Sikes Creek to rep-resent the county site.

No arrangements could be made forbuilding so Holme County’s travelingcapital was bound for another journey,this time across the river to Cerro Gordo,on the west bank of the Choctawhatch-ee, where it remained until 1895.

The court house at Cerro Gordo wasconstructed of wide planks, dressed by

hand and put on in what was know as“cottage style”. This was a very neatlooking building. The lumber was se-cured from one of the few saw mills inthis section at that time, located on Pitt-man Creek and operated by Tom andDan Barker. This fi�rst courthouse waserected by by Tom Pittman and JackMathis for $650. The building was neverpainted. A whitewashed picket fencesurrounded the court house.

The jail was very substantially buildof logs and provided with a stout door.This was checked both ways with linesone inch apart, giving it system andbeauty. Nails often penny size weredriven in every cross. The fasteningwhat a prisoner was incarcerated, as inother things, corresponded to the econ-omy at the times and instead of the lux-ury of a lock the door was secured with agood lightwood rail propped against it

and the prisoner was safe. No gettingout.

In 1888 an election was held to moverthe county seat with Bonifay receiving117 votes, Westville, 104; Ponce de Leon60; Turner Springs 23; Bear Pen 17; CerroGordo 11 and Pittman’s Ferry 6. As nomajority was received by anyone com-munity the county seat remained atCerro Gordo.

Another election was held in 1889with Bonifay receiving 114 votes; CerroGordo 110 and Westville 28. In August1894 yet another election on the countyseat was held with Bonifay getting 343votes; Westville 294; Cerro Gordo 92;and Pittman’s Ferry 29. Still no majoritybut the matter was fi�nally decided in yetanother election in September of thesame year with Westville receiving 301votes; Bonifay 179, Pittman’s Ferry 88and Cerro Gordo 10. After four elections

in seven years Westville became thecounty seat where it was to remain forthe next eleven years.

Still the location of the county seatissue was not settled and in 1905 a bittedand hard fought election was held, thistime with Bonifay receiving 580 votesand Westville 491. Once again HolmesCounty’s traveling capital was to moveagain, this time to Bonifay.

After the election several wagonswith heavily armed men traveled fromBonifay to Westville to transfer thecounty records to Bonifay. It was statedthat a fi�re cracker going off� could haveled to gun fi�re but nothing happenedand the transfer was made without in-cident.

Fifty-seven years after HolmesCounty was established Bonifay be-came the permanent county seat ofHolmes County.

Holmes County’s Traveling CapitalSpecial to Washington County NewsUSA TODAY NETWORK

Holmes County Dedication Sign FILE PHOTO

No arrangements could be made for building so Holme County’s traveling capital was

bound for another journey, this time across the river to Cerro Gordo, on the west bank of

the Choctawhatchee, where it remained until 1895.

Potolo Post Offi�ce existed from May14, 1890 until it closed June 30, 1906 andwas located in the NW 1/2 of Section 23,Township 6, Range 15 W which is about 11/2 miles east of present day BethlehemHigh School on the south side of CountyRoad 160.

The application for the post offi�ce

was made by Elizabeth C. Perkins whobecame the fi�rst postmaster. She wassucceeded by her husband, John J. Per-kins, on October 26, 1894.

He served as postmaster until Jul 10,1899, when Elizabeth C. Perkins againheld the offi�ce until it closed June 30,1906.

Before Potolo Post Offi�ce was ap-proved in 1890 the closest post offi�cewas at Warwick which was located 7

miles to the north in Alabama near pre-sent day Esto and near where Lee's Cha-pel Church now stands.

Next was the Bonifay Post Offi�ce 11miles to the south and Caryville 15 milesto the southwest. Potolo Post Offi�ce wasto serve a population of 100 and was lo-cated in the home of John J. and ELzia-beth Perkins.

These families picked up mail at thePerkins home about once a week. There

was no mail delivery. The establishmentof a post offi�ce at Esto on November 16,1901 eventually led to the closing of thePotolo Post Offi�ce on June 30, 1906.

The name Potolo was picked by thePerkins family for reasons unknown.The name is mentioned as a remote vil-lage in Bolivia noted for weaving andPotolo is also a companion star to theSyria Star in the Orion group and mostlyseen in the southern hemisphere.

Potolo Post Offi�ce was open from 1890 until 1906Special to Washington County NewsUSA TODAY NETWORK


Mom got her chicken soup recipefrom her mom. It’s a simple, brothy af-fair with lots of dill, the kind of soupthat’s popular throughout the Yiddishdiaspora, often referred to half-jokinglyas Jewish Penicillin, because it alwaysmakes you feel better, no matter whatails you.

Yiddish is the native tongue of theAshkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe, isbased mostly on German but also con-tains Russian and Slavic words and aHebrew alphabet. It’s a culture as muchas a language, with its own traditions,recipes, and history of struggle of acommunity that has always been more astate of mind than a nation with bor-ders. Throughout our tumultuous histo-ry, chicken soup with dill remained aconstant.

Mom, her mom and their foremoth-ers have all helped carry the torch for-ward to this point, all but assuring it willcontinue into the next generation as mykids are fans of chicken dill soup. Butthere is one aspect of this tradition thatwon’t continue: the step where you put araw chicken into a pot of water. The ideaof boiling a raw chicken bothers me theway boiled hot dogs do. I have to brownit fi�rst. And if you try it once, you’ll nevergo back.

It began when I started bringinghome rotisserie chicken from the super-market, as a quick way to make soup.You put a greasy brown bird in a pot ofwater with some veggies, and by thetime it’s hot the soup is done. I quicklyrealized that convenience wasn’t theonly perk of “cheaters chicken soup,” asI called it.

I was pleased to taste the rich fl�avorthose soft and juicy chickens gave to mysoup, and decided to learn how to recre-ate that magic in my own oven. Turnsout, roasting your own chicken requireslittle more than a chicken, and a sliver offoresight.

Alas, on a typical afternoon, by thetime my thoughts turn to dinner it’s toolate to roast a chicken. But If you give mea raw bird and 4-hours notice, I canbrown it with the best of them. Anyonecan, because it’s about as easy as turn-ing the oven on and putting in the chick-en.

In my house, by the time a brownedchicken makes it into the soup pot itlooks like it’s been accosted by pira-nhas, and that’s OK. The carrion crowsposing as my children are part of theplan, because I roast a six-pound bird,which leaves plenty of meat left over forsoup, even after feeding us dinner. Mykids are trained to save their bones,which I collect after dinner, smashingthem with a frying pan to release theirmarrow. I use the broken, brownedbones to make a lusty bone stock.

My soup isn’t clear like Mom’s. Therich, murky broth hides the chunks, in-cluding the tomatoes and potatoes Isneak in, breaking further from tradi-tion. But even in my relatively busy andrebellious bowl of soup, the dominantdill fl�avor remains.

This soup is the cure for what ails youAri LeVauxMORE CONTENT NOW

Once you’ve browned a chicken, you’ll never go back to boiling it. ARI LEVAUX

Oven-Browned ChickenI roast my chicken with an herb or mixof herbs like Italian seasonings,harissa, herbes de Provence, parsley,sage, rosemary, thyme. Whenbrowning a bird for Jewish Penicillin,the herb might as well be dill.

1 6-lb chicken

1⁄�4 cup olive oil

3 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1⁄�2-cup dried dill (or 3 ounces choppedfresh dill)

2 medium-sized Potatoes, cut intoquarters

4 cloves of smashed garlic

1 onion, quartered

2 sticks of celery, chopped in 1⁄�2-inchpieces

2 medium sized carrots, cut into 1⁄�2-inchcoins

Rinse the chicken and let it dry, or dryit with a towel. Place the seasoned birdin a deep pan large enough that thechicken doesn’t quite touch the sides ofthe pan. Rub it with the olive oil, salt,pepper, garlic powder and dill. In amedium-sized mixing bowl, rub theremaining oil and spices on thepotatoes, garlic, onions, celery and anyorgan or neck meat that came with thebird, and stuff it all into the cavity. Placeany veggies that don’t fi�t around thebird.

Bake uncovered, breast-side down, at325 degrees for 3 hours (or one hourper two pounds of bird), turning over atonce for the last 45 minutes.

That night for dinner, enjoy someoven-browned chicken and juicyvegetables from the cavity. Afterdinner, strip all the remaining meat offof the bones and cut it into bite-sizedchunks for use in the soup.

As for the bones, break or cut them ifpossible, to let out the marrow. Boil thebones for as long as you can, covered. Iuse a pasta boiler with the brokenbones in the insert so I can easilyremove them when it’s time – which itisn’t quite. Turn off the before gettingready for bed, so that the pot is coolenough to put in the fridge, bones andall, before you turn in for the night.

The next morning, strain the bones outand skim as much fat as you care to,and return the broth to the fridge untilit’s time to make zup, as we say inYiddish.

Mom’s Medicine1 3-lb raw chicken or the leftovers of a6-lb roasted chicken and itsaccompanying broth

1 cup dry dill, a bunch of fresh dill,chopped

2 onions, chopped

2 cups chopped celery

1 tablespoon salt, more to taste

My additions: 1 pound of potatoes(Mom would use matzo balls), and 1⁄�2 lbchopped tomatoes for acid (othercooks might add a touch of lemon juiceor vinegar)

If starting with a raw chicken: cut itinto pieces and simmer in 8 quarts ofwater with a tablespoon of salt for twohours. Skim some fat, or not.

If starting with yesterday’s chicken, addthe leftover chicken meat to the brothyou made from your broken, brownedbones. Also add any remaining cavityvegetables.

Add the vegetables to the cookedchicken and broth, and simmer for anhour. Adjust salt and dill to taste.

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A PROGRAM OF

Vernon’s 2020 home-

coming parade was a

shining moment in a

year that many others

would rather not remember as

community members and school

offi�cials gathered in celebration of

the Friday night homecoming ex-

travaganza. Here is some pictures

from the festive parade held Fri-

day afternoon. ♦ Check out our

photo gallery of the homecoming

at chipleypaper.com for additional

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Vernon’s Homecoming Paradebrings joy to community

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A vital component of combating thepresence of drugs in our community isunderstanding that behind every drugarrest is a story - a story of someonewho has lost their way and a familythat has been torn apart by addiction.

Sheriff� John Tate’s focus on assistingthose struggling with addiction to fi�ndlasting recovery is just one step in heal-ing families and giving those stories achance to have a happy ending. Arrestitself is not an ending. Instead, it can bea new beginning.

Each month, we share a story fromindividuals who have successfullycompleted a drug rehabilitative pro-gram through the Holmes County Sher-iff�’s Offi�ce and are now enjoying a new,fulfi�lled life of recovery.

Their journey. Their words. A mes-sage of hope for us all.

The September 2020 Spotlight on Re-covery story comes from DominiqueWilson:

"My name is Robert Dominique Wil-son. I am 39 years old, and this is mystory.

I grew up in a single parent house-hold with my mom and sister. Over all, Ihad a good childhood. My father wasbarely in the picture, so it was just usthree.

I started smoking marijuana at theage of 12. My mom was always workingto support us, so I would sneak aroundwith my friends and get stoned. Thatlasted through school until I graduated.When I was 19, I tried cocaine for thefi�rst time. I could escape reality, so Iloved it.

I did coke until I was 22. That lastedfor about a year, and then I was at afriend's house and got introduced tometh for the fi�rst time. So, as you couldimagine, I was doing coke and meth onthe weekends now, and of course, it gotprogressively worse until I was usingone or the other every day.

Shortly after I started, I was hooked.I got into trouble and had to go to prisonat the age of 25 for two years. Thatslowed me down for a while, and I gotclean in October 2007. I got out of pris-on and immediately met my wife. Wedated for a couple years, and I re-mained sober until 2009. I began usingmeth again until we got pregnant withour wonderful son, Carter. I got soberfor about a year, and then I began myrun again.

I just couldn’t sustain any real lengthof sobriety.

We stayed married for fi�ve years,and I dabbled in meth here and there

the whole time while hiding it from mywife. In 2014, I began using very heavi-ly, still trying to hide it from my wife,and eventually, I told her I wanted a di-vorce. I dove into meth really bad at thistime because I no longer had to hide itfrom anyone. That’s when I beganshooting meth. This lasted for aboutfi�ve years with me isolating myselffrom everyone who loved me, includingmy son.

Within those fi�ve years, drugs weregetting to be very expensive, so I start-ed selling drugs to support my habit. Asa result of that, the Holmes CountySheriff�’s Offi�ce quickly found out aboutme selling, and not very long afterward,I got arrested for selling meth. (Assis-tant State Attorney) Brandon Youngcould have very well sent me to prison,but God intervened.

John Searcy, Peer Counselor withthe Holmes County Sheriff�’s Offi�ce,helped saved my life and get me thehelp I have needed for many years.

I was court ordered to spend the nextyear of my life learning about myselfand how to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.This completely changed my life forev-er. I like to tell people I had a hearttransplant because Jesus changed myheart. I have been home for a year now,and God has restored my marriage tomy beautiful wife and my relationshipwith my wonderful son. So, to thosewho are still in active addiction andthink there is no hope, let me tell you,there is hope in Jesus Christ.

I would like to thank God fi�rst andforemost, and Sheriff� John Tate, Bran-don Young, and John Searcy for obey-ing the Lord and helping people like meget our family and our lives back."

Spotlight on Recovery:Dominique Wilson

HOLMES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

“I like to tell people I had a heart transplant because Jesus

changed my heart. I have been home for a year now, and

God has restored my marriage to my beautiful wife and my

relationship with my wonderful son.”Robert Dominique Wilson

Several recreational and commercialstone crab regulation changes go intoeff�ect in the next few weeks, just in timefor the Oct. 15 season start date.

Florida’s stone crab fi�shery has expe-rienced a long-term decline in harvestand is likely undergoing overfi�shing.FWC staff� worked with stakeholders onthese changes that are intended to in-crease the stone crab population andbuild resiliency in the fi�shery.

New regulations in eff�ect this season:The minimum claw size limit will be 2

7/8 inches (an 1/8 inch increase).Possession of whole stone crabs on

the water will be limited to two checkerboxes, each up to 3 feet by 2 feet by 2 feetOR a total volume of 24 cubic feet.Checker boxes are used to hold crabsonboard a vessel before they are mea-sured and legal-sized claws are re-moved.

The season will now end on May 2.All plastic and wood stone crab traps

will need to be outfi�tted with a 2 3/16-inch escape ring before the 2023/2024season.

Recreational Trap RegistrationAs a reminder, recreational harves-

ters who are age 16 and older and fi�shwith traps are required to complete anonline, no-cost recreational stone crabtrap registration and place their regis-tration number on their traps before us-

ing them. To register, visit GoOutdoors-Florida.com, sign in, click the blue “Pur-chase a License” button, scroll down tothe “Saltwater Permits” section, and se-lect “Recreational Stone Crab Trap Reg-istration.”

Upon completion, each person willreceive unique trap registration num-

bers that must be included on each trapalong with the owner’s full name andaddress. This information must be leg-ible and must be permanently attachedto each trap.

Other tips and regulations Care should be taken when removing

the claws so as to not permanently in-

jure the crab. Claws may not be taken from egg-

bearing stone crabs. Stone crabs maynot be harvested with any device thatcan puncture, crush or injure a crab’sbody. Examples of devices that cancause this kind of damage includespears and hooks.

Recreational harvesters may take adaily bag limit of 1 gallon of claws perperson or 2 gallons per vessel, whichev-er is less, and may use up to fi�ve stonecrab traps per person.

Recreational and commercial trapsmay be baited and placed in the waterOct. 5, but claws cannot be harvested orpossessed until Oct. 15. Traps that arenot being fi�shed should be removedfrom the water to avoid ghost fi�shing, aprocess in which marine species getcaught in the trap for extended periodsof time and are not harvested.

Stone crab regulations are the samein state and federal waters.

For more information on harvestingstone crabs for recreation, trap specifi�-cations, commercial stone crab regula-tions and licensing information, go on-line to MyFWC.com/Marine.

Keep up to date with saltwater andfreshwater fi�shing regulations on yourphone by downloading the Fish Rulesapp in the App Store or Google Play.Learn more at FishRulesApp.com.

Stone crab season starts Oct. 15with regulation changes in place

Florida’s stone crab fi�shery has experienced a long-term decline in harvest and islikely undergoing overfi�shing. GOOGLE IMAGES

Blane and Emily Jones of Chipley are excited to an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Waverly RynnJones.

Waverly was born September 30,2020 at South-east Medical Center In Dothan, Alabama. Sheweighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Waverly’s proud grandparents are Joeboy and Se-rena Carter of Wausau and Martin and Laura Jones ofChipley. She was lovingly welcomed home by big sis-ter Presley and multiple family members.

Jones' welcome baby girl

Waverly Rynn JonesKIMBERLY CARTER

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MARIANNA - When the pandemicforced Chipola to go virtual in March,college offi�cials adopted the slogan,“Stay Home, Stay Well and Excel at Chi-pola College.” As students returned tocampus for Fall classes, this sloganchanged to “Stay Well and Excel at Chi-pola.”

Chipola President Dr. Clemmons saidthe Fall schedule of classes was de-signed with options to cover every stu-dent’s needs with classes off�ered in per-son, through Zoom, online, or through acombination of these. To help reduceexposure related to travel and gather-ings, following the Thanksgiving Breakon Nov. 30, all classes will move to a vir-tual format. Since the last class day forFall Session A academic classes is Dec.8, going virtual will the reduce the num-ber of face-to-face class meetings bythree. Final exams will be given online,and students will be asked not to returnto campus after Nov. 30 except by ap-pointment.

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of campus life, Dr.Clemmons devel-oped “Keys to aHealthy Campus.”http://www.chi-pola.edu/media/chipola/covid-19/Chipolas-Keys-to-a-Healthy-Cam-pus.pdf This docu-ment will guide

students and employees as they worktogether to provide a safe learning andworking environment. The plan followsbest practices which include: the wear-ing of masks on campus, increased san-itation, social distancing, contact trac-ing, isolation and quarantine guidelinesand a response plan for outbreaks.

Dr. Clemmons is encouraged aboutplans for the new school year, saying,“Chipola College has been ‘ChangingLives and Creating Futures’ since it fi�rstopened its doors in 1947. I look forwardto working with the entire college com-munity this school year as we write an-other chapter in the rich history of Chi-pola College.”

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SUNNY HILLS - TheGap Pond Cemeteryworkday will be held from8 a.m. to noon Saturday,October 24.

The cemetery is locat-ed at 1980 Gap Boulevardeast of Sunny Hills prop-er. All descendants ofpeople buried there, ge-nealogists and all inter-ested in preservingWashington County his-tory are invited to partici-pate.

Work will involvemowing, weeding, pres-sure washing, cutting treelimbs and brush, clearingand maintaining gravesites. Those workingshould bring their owntools and refreshments.

For more details, con-tact Peewee Johns at850-258-0406 or onemail at [email protected].

Gap pond Cemetery will be holding a public work day this month. FILE PHOTO

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MARIANNA– Chipola College is ex-cited to join forces with the Florida De-partment of Education (FDOE) for a newworkforce education initiative aimed atraising awareness of short-term careerand technical education programs. GetThere Florida highlights the key benefi�tsof the programs available locally and toall Floridians.

Career and technical education, of-ten referred to as “CTE,” serves as a criti-cal component in preparing individualsfor occupations important to Florida’seconomic development. Program off�er-ings are organized into 17 career pathsand are geared toward middle school,high school, district technical school,and Florida College System students.

“Get There accelerates student suc-cess, preparing them for their futureand ensuring a talented workforce,” saidKathy Hebda, Chancellor of the FloridaCollege System. “With 28 state collegesand 48 technical colleges and centersspanning the state, there is a programfor everyone. Whether you’ve recentlyexperienced job loss, graduated highschool or are simply looking for a careerchange or opportunity to stack your cre-dentials into a degree – we want to helpyou Get There.”

At Chipola students can enroll in anin demand, high-quality workforce pro-gram, move quickly, and gain criticalskills needed in Jackson County essen-tial and emerging industries. Programsinclude: Automotive Technology, Cos-metology, Building Construction Tech-nology, Advanced Manufacturing andProduction Technology, Welding Tech-nology, Civil Engineering Technology,Engineering Technology, Law Enforce-ment, Correctional Offi�cer and Fire-fi�ghting.

Darwin Gilmore, Chipola Dean ofWorkforce Education, says, “We off�erexcellent programs that help put peopleto work in as little as a few weeks. Allprograms have excellent placementrates in good-paying jobs.”

“Career and technical education mat-ters more than ever,” said Henry Mack,

Chancellor for Career, Technical andAdult Education. “Get There raisesawareness about CTE and helps every-one envision the power of a workforcetraining opportunity for professionaland personal wellbeing. By connectingstudents to a high value credentials atour state colleges, we will be sure toreach our goal of becoming #1 in work-force education by 2030.”

At GetThereFL.com, Floridians canlearn more about CTE and workforcetraining programs. For informationabout programs at Chipola, visitwww.chipolaworkforce.com, email: [email protected] or call 850-718-2270.

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BONIFAY - Elza Becket Garney, age 79, of Bonifay, FL passed from this life on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. He was born on October 19, 1940 in Camden, AL to the late William Ray and Arde-lia (Coleman) Garney.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ger-aldine (Ward) Garney of Bonifay, FL, son, Mark Garney and wife Audrey of Chipley, FL, daughter, Teresa Dock-ery and husband Jeff of Bonifay, FL, three grandchildren, Jona-than Garney and wife Olivia, Lilly Meadows and husband Wayd, Kristen Edenfield and husband Jake and eight great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday, September 28, 2020 at Brown Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M. with Funeral to follow at 10:00 A.M. Interment will be held at Bonifay City Cem-etery. Brown Funeral Home of Chipley, FL is in charge of arrange-ments.

Flowers will be ac-cepted but the fami-ly has requested that donations be made to the Masonic Lodge No. 267, 1465 County Road 177, Bonifay, FL 32425.

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WESTVILLE - Mrs. Ella Lee Baine, age 85 of Westville, Florida passed away on Sunday, Sep-tember 20, 2020, at her home in Westville, Florida.

Born Monday, May 20, 1935 in Westville, Flor-ida, she was the daughter of the late Make Gillis and the late Mattie Benton Gillis.

Surviving are sons, Earl Stafford and wife Wanda of Bonifay, FL, Pete Stafford and wife Jeanine of Westville, FL, Wayne Stafford and wife Rhonda of Westville, FL, Wilmer Stafford and wife Tami of Westville, FL and Jeffery Stafford of Westville, FL, daughters, Murl Bruce and husband Steve of Live Oak, FL, Brenda Jackson and husband Tony of Westville, FL and Amy Bowers and husband Chey of Westville, FL, brother, Jimmy Gillis of Westville, FL; 24 grand children; 38 great grand children; 4 great great grand children.

A Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Mt. Pleasant Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Eric Gillis officiating. Interment will be in Campground Cemetery, Westville, FL with Sims Funeral Home directing.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at Sims Funeral Home Chapel.

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BONIFAY - Lisa Delia Ellis, age 70 of Bonifay, Florida passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at Doctors Memorial Hospital in Bonifay, Florida.

Born Thursday, March 2, 1950 in Boni-fay, Florida, she was the daughter of the late RV Ellis and the late Thel-ma Carnley Ellis.

Surviving is her hus-band, Edward Mixon of Bonifay, FL, sons, Anthony Carmichael and Marty of Bonifay, FL and Lowell Carmi-chael of Bonifay, FL, daughter, Samie Best of Chipley, FL, brother, RJ Ellis of Bonifay, FL, sisters, Barbara Ellis of Bonifay, FL and Pauline Hogan of Bonifay, FL; 5 grand children, Cody Best, Chloe Best, Josh-ua McLendon, Kessler Carmichael, Robert Carmichael ; 2 great grand children, Jose-phine Best, Shailene McLendon.

A Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Sims Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Burroughs officiating. Interment will be in Bonifay Cem-etery, Bonifay, FL with Sims Funeral Home directing.

The family will re-ceive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, Septem-ber 24, 2020, at Sims Funeral Home Chapel.

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David Dewitt Carter, age 62 passed from this life on September 28, 2020.

He was born in Warner Robins, GA on July 20, 1958 to Jimmy and Nan-cy Carter. David proudly served his country as a United Stated Marine and was known in the community for his work as truck driver and mechanic. It was often said that he could take a wrench and make the im-possible, probable. Children gravitated towards David’s (Poppa Carter) personality always making them smile with his “Popeye” face. It brought him great joy to hear the laughter of children. He enjoyed motorcycles, rescuing animals, and restoring things.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda Carter of Bonifay; and three children; son Joshua Carter of Bells, Tn., daughter Jessica Harrison and hus-band Grady of Gritney, Fl., and daughter Teresa Sellers-Donaldson and husband Bobby of Kensey, Al. Grandchildren Marah and Brittin Harrison, Kinslee Carter, Monika and Mikayla Henderson, Sierra, Leea, and Krystina Donaldson, and five great grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at the Caryville Community Center at 5:30 pm on October 2, 2020.

Sims Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

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10 a.m.: The Highway 79Corridor Authority Boardof Directors will holdmeetings on October 19,November 9 and Decem-ber 14 at the WashingtonCounty Annex.10 a.m.: WashingtonCounty Council on Aging(Chipley) exercise. Formore information, callKim at 850-638-623111:30 a.m.: WashingtonCouncil on Aging (Chi-pley) senior dining. Forreservations, call Kim at850-638-6231. Donationsaccepted.

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9:30 a.m.: Letter Learn-ers; Washington CountyPublic Library, ChipleyBranch. For more in-formation, call 850-638-131411:30 a.m.: WashingtonCouncil on Aging (Chi-pley) senior dining; Forreservations, call Kim at850-638-6231. Donationsaccepted.Noon: Chipley KiwanisClub meeting. For moreinformation call 850-260-597112:30 p.m.: WashingtonCounty Council on Aging(Chipley) Games andActivities. For more in-formation call Kim at850-638-62316 p.m.: The Chipley CityCouncil will hold meet-ings October 13, Novem-ber 10 and December 8.For more information call850-638 -6350

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9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: FirstThursday Benefits pro-

gram staff will be atWashington CountyCouncil on Aging. Formore information, call850-638-6216.9:30 a.m.: WashingtonCounty Board of CountyCommissioners will holdmeetings at 9 a.m. Octo-ber 22, November 19 andDecember 17. For moreinformation call 850-638-620011:30 a.m.: WashingtonCouncil on Aging (Chi-pley) senior dining; Forreservations, call Kim at850-638-6231. Donationsaccepted.Noon: Washington Coun-ty Chamber of Commerceluncheon (every thirdThursday) at NorthwestFlorida Community Hos-pital Specialty Center. Formore information call850- 638-4157.12:30 p.m. WashingtonCouncil on Aging (Chi-pley) BINGO. For moreinformation, call Kim at850-638-62311:30 p.m.: Care GiversSupport group, secondThursday of each monthat the Thomas MemorialBaptist Church in Quincy.For more information, callRecie Culpepper at 850-566-2553.5 p.m.: Chipley CityCouncil will hold work-shops October 8, andNovember 5. For moreinformation call 850-638-6350.5:30 p.m.: Chemical Ad-diction Recovery Effortgroup; Caryville BaptistChurch Fellowship Hall,For more information, call850-326-0886.6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Wash-ington Council on Agingin Chipley Advanced Linedancing. For more in-formation, call Kim at850-638-6231

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9:30 a.m.: Make Way forPlayday at the WCPLChipley Brach. For moreinformation call 850-638-1314.10 a.m.: WashingtonCounty Council on Aging(Chipley) exercise. Formore information call Kimat 850-638-623110 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Wash-ington County HistoricalSociety open. For moreinformation call DorothyOdom at 850-638-0358.11:30 a.m.: WashingtonCouncil on Aging (Chi-pley) senior dining; Forreservations, call Kim at850-638-6231. Donationsaccepted.12:30 p.m.: WashingtonCounty Council on Aging(Chipley) craft class. For

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USDA (third Saturday ofNovember) at Shepherd’sGate Church. For moreinformation, call JamesGuy at 850-258-5854 orJohn Williamson at 850-703-96817 a.m.: Farm Share (sec-ond Saturday of eachmonth) at Shepherd’sGate Church. For moreinformation, call JamesGuy at 850-258-5854 orJohn Williamson at 850-703-96819 a.m. to noon: MobileFood Pantry (fourth Sat-urday of each month) atCypress Creek Church inChipley. For more in-formation, call James Guyat 850-258-5854 or JohnWilliamson at 850-703-9681.9 a.m.: Food Pantry (sec-ond Saturday of eachmonth) at 808 E. Highway90. For more informationcall Dr. Yunus’ office at850-547-4284.9 a.m.: Emergency FoodPantry is open MondayWednesday and Friday atShepherd’s Gate Churchin Chipley. For more in-formation, call James Guyat 850-258-5854 or JohnWilliamson at 850-703-9681

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You can't talk about Ebro without re-membering the long time Mayor ObieMorrell. Obie had a gas station South ofthe H'way #20 intersection on H'way#79. And then there was the Morrell gro-cery/fi�lling station at the intersectionthat was once owned by another Morrellrelative. The Ebro Dog Track is nearbyand has been in operation for over 40 -50 years and has attracted many cus-tomers and each night of operation hasoverwhelmed the local population. TheEbro Motel stand near where a restau-rant once stood.

Another restaurant has been builtacross from the Ebro Motel. PansyStrickland's house is no longer there...she was a sweet little ole lady that livedoff� H'way #79 just North of the DogTack. Marlow's service station was onH'way #20 near the ChoctawhatcheeRiver and close to the Hide-A-WhileFish Camp. John's Little Acre Fish Camp(owned by John Savage) was a shortdistance South of H'way #20 on theChoctawhatchee River also. Dr. JohnSavage (Dentist)has his dental offi�ce athis father's John's Little Acre location.

The current businesses are: The Ebro

Motel, The Ebro Restaurant, The BP sta-tion at the intersection, The Do Track,Dr. John Savage's Dental Offi�ce. TheChurches are: the Ebro Assembly of GodChurch, the Ebro Baptist Church, andthe Spring Valley Pentecostal Church.

One little known fact about Ebro, ac-cording to the writer John L. McKinnonin his book on Walton County, (1911)< isthat the Euchee Indians from WaltonCounty passed near Ebro in the middleto late 1800's heading South into obscu-rity as the lost tribe. Their Chief SamStory had just died and had passed thetribal responsibilities on to his son whowas leading. the tribe toward SouthFlorida.

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Mini Fact:The 27thAmendmentwas ratifiedin 1992.

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Last month, we talked about the firstfive amendments to the Constitution. Anamendment is a change or addition.

The first 10 amendments to theConstitution are called the Bill of Rights. Theywere added in 1791 to limit the power of thenational government over the people.

How amendments are made• Congress can propose changes:

Amendments can be proposed by a two-thirdsvote of each house of Congress. All of ouramendments have been proposed this way.

• States can propose changes: Two-thirdsof the state legislatures, or lawmaking bodies,can ask Congress to call a national conventionto propose an amendment.

Repealing an amendmentCongress can also use an amendment

to repeal, or do away with, an earlieramendment.

In 1919, the 18th Amendment bannedthe manufacture, sale and transportationof alcoholic beverages. In 1933, the 21stAmendment repealed the 18th, making it legalagain to make and sell liquor.

Let’s explore amendments six through 10.The Sixth Amendment

• Lists the rights you have if you arecharged with a crime. It guarantees:

a speedy trial as soon as possible afteryour arrest.

a fair jury of citizens who live in the

same area where the crime was supposedlycommitted.

a report of exactly what crime you areaccused of.

an opportunity to defend yourselfagainst any witness who testifies against you.

a lawyer to represent you, paid for by thegovernment if you are unable to pay yourself.

The Seventh Amendment• Extends your right to a trial by jury in

civil cases (dealing with disagreements betweentwo people or people and their governments).Most of these disagreements are about money.The Eighth Amendment

• The government cannot demand that aperson pay bail or fines that are too high andunreasonable. Also, punishment for a crimecannot be cruel or unusual.The Ninth Amendment

• Entitles citizens to rights not listed in theConstitution.The Tenth Amendment

• Powers not given to the U.S. governmentare reserved to the states or to the people.

Making amendmentsAny member of Congress can introduce

a resolution for a new amendment to theConstitution. A resolution is a formalstatement expressing an idea for anamendment to be considered for approval.

The resolution must go through othersteps, just like bills before Congress. Itmust be sent to committees and debatedin the House and the Senate. It must beapproved by two-thirds of each lawmakinggroup: 290 members of the House and 67members of the Senate.

It is then sent to the states and becomesthe law of the land after three-fourths ofthe state legislatures approve it (38 states).

Since the Bill of Rights was approved in1789, more than 10,000 amendments havebeen put before Congress. Most of theseproposals have not been sent to the states.

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Bids will be received by the Washington County School District, Chipley, Florida, until 2:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in the Board Meeting Room, at which time and place all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud for furnish-ing all labor and mate-rials for the construc-tion of:

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All work shall be done according to plans and specifications prepared by Donofro Architects, 2910 Caledonia Street, Marianna, Florida 32446. Plans are on file and open to inspection in the office of the Ar-chitect, 2910 Caledo-nia Street, Marianna, Florida.

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Each bid must be ac-companied by a bid bond or a cashier’s check, made payable

to the Washington County School District, Chipley, Florida in the sum of 5% of the base bid as a guarantee and with an agreement that the bidder will not re-voke or cancel his bid or withdraw from the competition for a pe-riod of thirty (30) days after the opening of bids, and that in the event the contract is awarded to the bidder, he will within ten (10) consecutive days after it is submitted, enter into written contract with the Washington County School District in accordance with the accepted bid. The cost of the bond will be in-cluded as part of the bidder’s base-bid pro-posal.

The Owner reserves the right to waive infor-malities in any bid, and to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid and any combination of alternates or sepa-rate bid prices that, in their judgement, will be to the best interest of Washington County School District.

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BY: /s/ Joseph Taylor, SuperintendentWashington County School BoardChipley, FloridaPub: October. 7, 14, 21, 2020

9-3700IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDI-CIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WASHING-TON COUNTY, FLOR-IDA PROBATE DIVI-SIONCase No.: 20-77-CPIN RE: THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL WAYNE REDFIELD, Deceased.NOTICE TO CREDI-TORSThe administration of the Estate of Michael Wayne Redfield, de-

ceased, whose date of death was July 11, 2020, File Number 20-77-CP, is pending in the Circuit Court for Washington County, Florida, Probate Divi-sion, the address of which is the Washing-ton County Clerk, 1293 W. Jackson Ave., Chip-ley FL 32428. The names and addresses of the Petitioner and the Petitioner’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the dece-dent and other persons who have claims or de-mands against decedent’s Estate, in-cluding unmatured, contingent, or unliqui-dated claims and who may have been served a copy of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other credi-tors of the decedent and other persons who have claims or de-mands against the decedent’s Estate, in-cluding unmatured, contingent, or unliqui-dated claims must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOR-EVER BARRED. NOT WITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIMS FILED TWO YEARS OR MOREAFTER THEDECEDENT’S DATEOF DEATH ISBARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is: Septem-ber 30, 2020.JACKIE ANN RED-FIELDPetitioner/executor465 Bahoma RoadChipley, Florida 32428KRISTI MILLERNOVONGLOSKYFlorida Bar No.0182044Post Office Box 1129Chipley, Florida 32428Telephone: (850)6387587Attorney for Petitioner

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9-3685AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALEPURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45, FLOR-IDA STATUTESNOTICE IS GIVEN that pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 30, 2020, in Case Number19000156CAAXMX, of the Circuit Court in and for WASHINGTON County, Florida, in which Community South Credit Union is the Plaintiff, and Daryl John Foor and Shan-non Wray Foor are the Defendants, the Clerk of Court will sell to the highest and best bid-der for cash at the Washington County Courthouse, 1293 Jackson Avenue, Chip-ley, Florida 32428, at 11:00 A.M. CST on Oc-tober 21, 2020, the f o l l o w i n g - d e s c r i b e d property set forth in the Final Judgment of Foreclosure: See at-tached “Exhibit A” No-tice is also given pur-suant to § 45.031(2)(f), Florida Statutes, that any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. DATED: September 14, 2020. WASHINGTON COUNTY CLERK OF COURT Clerk of the Court By: J. Stephens As Deputy ClerkI HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Sale was fur-nished by U.S. Mail on September 14, 2020, to:Chad D. Heckman Heckman Law Group, P.L. P.O. Box 12492 Tallahassee, FL 32317 E - m a i l :[email protected] HLG File No.: 17-566 Attorney for PlaintiffDaryl John Foor 1290 Wells Ave. Chipley, FL 32428 DefendantShannon Wray Foor 1290 Wells Ave. Chip-ley, FL 32428 Defend-antExhibit “A” Property De-

scription The South-west Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 5 North, Range 13 West, Washington County, Florida. TOGETHER WITH a perpetual ease-ment described as fol-lows: A strip of land 30 feet in width lying 15 feet on each side of the centerline of the road running East and West or approximately East and West through the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Town-ship 5 North, Range 13 West, and a parcel of land in the Northeast Quarter of the South-west Quarter, Section 19, Township 5 North, Range 13 West bounded by beginning at the Southwest cor-ner of the Northeast Quarter of the South-west Quarter and runn-ing East along the South line 225 feet; thence North 466 feet; thence Northwest to a point on the West line of said forty 650 feet North of the Point of Beginning; thence run South along said West line to the Point of Be-ginning. Parcel Identifi-cation Number:00000000-00-2554-0001 Less and except: The West 1/2 South-west Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 5 North, Range13 West, Washington County, Florida. Parcel Identifi-cation Number:00000000-00-2554-0002 EXHIBIT ASEPTEMBER 30, 2020OCTOBER 7, 2020

9-3701IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDI-CIAL COURT IN AND FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY, FLORIDACase No. 20-54 CPIN RE: The Estate of JAMES EDWARD HODO, Deceased.NOTICE TO CREDI-TORSThe administration of the Estate of James Edward Hodo, de-ceased, whose date of death was July 15, 2020, File Number 20-54 CP, is pending in the Circuit Court for Washington County, Florida, Probate Divi-

sion, the address of which is 1293 W. Jack-son Ave, Chipley, FL 32428. The names and addresses of the per-sonal representative and the personal representative’s attor-ney are set forth below. All creditors of the de-cedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice has been served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE TIME OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NO-TICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOR-EVER BARRED. NOT-WITHSTANDING THE time period set forth above, any claim filed two (2) years or more after the decedent’s date of death is barred. The date of first publi-cation of this notice is September 30, 2020.JUDY HODOPersonal Representa-tiveELIZABETH M. SIMP-SONAttorney For Personal RepresentativePost Office Box 761Marianna, Florida32447 (850)482-6600Florida Bar No. [email protected] 30, 2020OCTOBER 7, 2020

9-3707Request for ProposalNo. 20-100 CRA CON-SULTING SERVICESChipley Redevelop-ment Agency Chipley, Fl. The City of Chipley, Florida Community Re-development Agency, hereinafter referred to as the “Agency” or “the City”, is soliciting pro-posals to retain a Consultant(s) to assist the Agency in services regarding grants and

best operation prac-tices of Community Re-development Agencies.The Agency reserves the right to enter into non-exclusive agree-ments with multiple Proposers, waive any irregularities submitted, reject any and/or all P r o p o s a l s ,re-advertise, and ac-cept any Proposals deemed to be in the best interest of the Agency. All interested parties must register by email to the RFP con-tact their name, email address, address and telephone number to receive any future changes, additions, ad-dendums or notices concerning this RFP.Due Date: Contact: No-vember 2, 2020 at 3 p.m. Ted Everett Post Office Box 457 - 6725th St. Chipley, FL32428ted@washcomall .com (850) 638-4157Proposals: Proposers shall submit their pro-posal to the Washing-ton County Chamber of Commerce and Eco-nomic Development of-fice, located at 672 5th St., Chipley, FL 32428 or by mail to Post Of-fice Box 457, Chipley, FL 32428, in a SEALED envelope or container and clearly marked: “SEALED PROPOSAL FOR RFP No. 20-100 -CRA Consulting Ser-vices”, no later than November 2, 2020 at 3 p.m. CST. Late propos-als will be returned un-opened. Proposals will be opened immediately following the submis-sion deadline. Evalua-tion and selection will occur in accordance with the appropriate re-quirements. At the dis-cretion of the selection review members, pro-posers may be asked to give a short presentation/interview as part of the selection process. Oral presenta-tions are not required and will not be scored separately. List of Pro-posers and awards (if any) shall be an-nounced at a meeting of the City of Chipley City Council. The City reserves all right to re-ject any proposal. Award shall be made to the highest ranked responsible Proposer.

OCTOBER 7, 2020

9-3708IN THE CIRCUIT COURT WASHING-TON COUTY, FLOR-IDAPROBATE DIVISIONS Case No. 20-83 CPIN RE: Estate of BETTY J. LEE, Deceased.NOTICE TO CREDI-TORSThe administration of the estate of BETTY J. LEE, deceased, whose date of death was May 21, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for WASHINGTON County, Florida, Probate Divi-sion, the address of which is 1293 W. Jack-son Ae., #100, Chip-ley, FL 32428. The names and addresses of the personal repre-sentative and the per-sonal representative’s attorney are set forth below.All creditors of the de-cedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME FO THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NOTICE OF 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOR-EVER BARRED.N O T W I T H S TA N D I N G THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH ISBARRED.The date of first publi-cation of this notice is October 7, 2020.HAND ARENDALLHARRISON SALE LLC

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