FWC announces Gulf County scallop season dates Karl Etters, Tallahassee DemocratPublished 5:23 p.m. ET Feb. 21, 2019 Florida wildlife commissioners approved a month-long scallop season in Gulf County, which has been ravaged by red tide over the past few years. (Photo11: Ric Rolon, AP) Florida wildlife commissioners approved a month-long scallop season in Gulf County, which Read More
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St. Joseph Bay Scallop Season in Peril
Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Feb 14, 2019 at 1:01 AM Chalk up on more potential casualty to Hurricane Michael; the 2019 scallop harvest season in St. Joseph Bay. During a public workshop last week researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reviewed recent seasons and restoration Read More
County CBRA legislation clears Senate
By Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Feb 14, 2019 at 1:00 AM After a misfire in the U.S. House of Representatives late last year, language to begin to peel Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) designation from county lands was approved Tuesday by the U.S.Senate. A “Lands Package,” legislation combining Read More
A Community Pulls Together after the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Panhandle.
What can you do to help? I have received numerous phone calls and emails from people who love our area asking how they can help. While there have been many organizations from across the Country working tirelessly and selflessly since Hurricane Michael hit, two that I have witnessed first hand are the South Gulf County Read More
This is the Best Place to Invest in a Vacation Home.
By Leia Klingel Published August 07, 2018 LuxuryFOXBusiness Real estate investors looking at vacation destinations for rental investment properties could be best off focusing their search in Florida. Vacasa, which offers professional rental management for vacation homes, ranked the top 25 U.S. vacation rental markets, ranked according to capitalization rate, which is the rate of return on a real Read More
Property Values Continue Growth Spurt
By Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Jul 5, 2018 at 1:01 AM For the fifth consecutive year county property values continued to climb, jumping 8.4 percent year over year. Property Appraiser Mitch Burke submitted the 2018 preliminary tax roll to the Florida Department of Revenue last Thursday. In effect, Read More
Gulf County Scallop Season August 17 – September 30
NEWS HERALD KATIE LANDECK Scalloping in Franklin County starts July 1, while Gulf County waits until Aug. 17. Port St. Joe — A pilot FWC program to stagger the scallop season in response to public comments has kicked off scalloping in some parts of the state, while Northwest Florida waits for its scallops to get Read More
Explore Gulf County Florida…One of the State’s Best Beaches
Amy Aumick Correspondent Cape San Blas is a strip of Florida beauty near Port Saint Joe that is home to St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, once named the best beach in America by beach connoisseur Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, aka “Dr. Beach.” Separating St. Joseph Bay to the north from the Gulf Of Mexico to Read More
Volunteers assisting in FWC Scallop Repopulation
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A red tide in 2015 wiped out much of Port St. Joe’s scallop population. Years later, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is still trying to re-populate the bays with scallops. On Sunday, volunteers took the first step in a new effort to bring scallops back to our area. The every-day Floridians are soon-to-be scallop Read More
Cape San Blas among 11 Most Popular Small Town Destinations
By Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Apr 12, 2018 at 1:00 AMUpdated Apr 12, 2018 at 1:36 PM Others include Miramar Beach, Islamorada and Sanibel Island Within the general realm of understatement, most visitors and residents would surely agree with a list that puts Cape San Blas near the top among vacation destinations. FloridaRentals.com, a Read More