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By Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Apr 12, 2018 at 1:01 AM    New data in hand, analysis to come Sometimes persnickety pays. That is the hope for county officials as new data arrives to assess the accuracy of preliminary FEMA flood maps which were first released in 2016. Those Read More

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Announces Bay Scallop Seasons by WJHG Posted: Friday, February 9, 2018 at 3:58PM EST Tallahassee, Fla. – At its February meeting in Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved bay scallop open season dates for 2018. The following regionally-specific bay scallop open seasons will be created by Read More

By KATIE LANDECK News Herald Reporter Posted Jan 20, 2018 at 6:57 PMUpdated Jan 20, 2018 at 7:20 PM    The hundreds of formerly cold-stunned turtles came faster than the spellbound kids gathered for their release could name them. PORT ST. JOE — At first, a small group of children tried to come up with a name for each of the 300-plus sea turtles workers and Read More

By Joe Vitale January 5, 2018 | 10:44am | Updated Hundreds of sea turtles rescued due to ‘Cold stunning’ Share   Florida’s unusually cold weather is keeping more than just tourists out the water. Hundreds of sea turtles are washing up on Gulf County shores due to “cold stunning,” an ecological phenomenon caused by cold water temperatures, according to reports. Read More

  By Tim Croft | 850-227-7827 | @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted at 1:01 AM    “There are four houses I know of, and probably more, that aren’t going to make it through the winter,” one resident said. GULF COUNTY — The Board of Gulf County Commissioners hopes to make a decision in January on how to restore Read More

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By TIM CROFT / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Nov 3, 2017 at 12:01 AMUpdated Nov 3, 2017 at 11:36 AM    There is a reason that so much work, so much passion, so much energy is expended by volunteers each turtle nesting season. There is a reason that so much work, so much passion, so much energy Read More

  By TIM CROFT / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted at 1:00 AMUpdated at 8:43 AM    The 21st annual Florida Scallop and Music Festival arrives at Port St. Joe’s George Core Park this weekend, with plenty of music, food and fun for kids of all ages. The 21st annual Florida Scallop Read More

GULF COUNTY, FL — (WTVY) The Gulf County bay scallop season will soon open. It will run from September 23rd until October 9th.  Thanks to a naturally occurring algae bloom, it seemed like this day would never arrive. After the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received two clean tests of the bay they were prepared Read More

PORT ST. JOE, Fla. – It’s been nearly one month since this year’s scallop season was postponed in St. Joseph Bay in Gulf County. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has also issued a closure for the harvest of all clams, mussels and oysters in St. Joseph Bay. Locals in gulf county are Read More