Category: Local News

By Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Jul 18, 2019 at 1:00 AM     Hurricane Michael apparently did little damage to the area’s reputation as a vacation destination. Last week, a nationwide charter fishing booking website, FishingBooker, named Port St. Joe among the top nine unspoiled vacation locations. This week, it Read More

By Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Jul 11, 2019 at 1:00 AMUpdated Jul 11, 2019 at 8:32 AM     St. Vincent Island National Wildlife Refuge is showing its age and that is a positive for the island one researcher once called a “jewel.” Turning 51 in National Wildlife Refuge years this month, the island has Read More

By Patti Blake | The News Herald Posted Jun 28, 2019 at 5:00 AM     There’s something special about the night sky over Cape San Blas, and photographers are flocking to the area to capture it. Photos of the Donna Kay shrimp boat under a starry night sky are becoming increasingly popular on social media feeds like Milky Way Chasers Read More

By Special to The Star Posted Apr 25, 2019 at 1:01 AM     If you see artists setting up easels on Reid Ave. you’ll know that it’s plein air season in Port St Joe. Plein air is a French term meaning painting in open air. And that’s why you’ll see artists everywhere, capturing our coast, salt marshes, marina, streets and Read More

By Star Staff Report Posted at 1:01 AM     Legion Fish/Fry BBQ Chicken Dinner. The Willis V. Rowan American Legion Post 116 will host its annual Fish Fry/Chicken BBQ on Good Friday, April 19 at the Centennial Building Park area (rain or shine) beginning at 11 ET until the food runs out. Cost of a plate is Read More

By Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted at 1:01 AM     Maybe the summer will turn out to be more solemn, maybe the first five months of the Tourist Development Council’s fiscal year has just been a happy mirage. And then again the modest drop in bed tax Read More

I thought this was a great article, so I’m sharing.  I hope you enjoy it! By Kesley Colbert / Contributing Writer Posted at 1:01 AM    They come from Michigan. And Colorado. Canada. Maine. Georgia. Ohio. Kentucky. And all points north. I especially look for the ones that come from Tennessee. They come alone. They come as Read More

Mar 14 at 8:46 AM Next GREAT News! By Tim Croft / The Port St. Joe Star | 850-227-7827 / @PSJ_Star | tcroft@starfl.com Posted Mar 14, 2019 at 1:01 AM    President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon signed legislation that included an amendment removing some 40 acres in Gulf County from a Coastal Barriers Resource Act (CBRA) zone. The bill, a lands package combining Read More

Posted: 2:57 PM, February 25, 2019Updated: 2:57 PM, February 25, 2019 Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s tourism-marketing arm Monday awarded $858,000 to communities that sustained heavy damage in Hurricane Michael. Visit Florida announced tourism-promotion money will be divided among the Panama City Community Development Council, the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau Read More

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