Greenwood food giveaway~ Feb 15th

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Feb 15th they are having another food giveaway event at the Greenwood Park in Greenwood. Below is from the FB event page.

Jaco Angel’s and IKIC next Food Giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, February 15th at the same location Greenwood Community Park.
Second Harvest will be there that morning. 2 families per car with proof of ID of different addresses. Please remember this is first come first serve until everything is gone. You may not receive everything if you aren’t in line early. Everyone must complete a form from Second Harvest, they are working on bring a Semi Truck instead of just a boxed truck to feed more people.

The start time is 10:30am, sometimes they could be running late coming from Tallahassee or they have had them show up earlier which means if they have everything unloaded and bagged then they will start handing items out alittle earlier which doesn’t interfere with the line since it is first come first serve. Most of the items are perishable items so they need to get the Giveaways started as soon as they are ready.

The goal is to try to not have people wait to long. Since they have people lining up as early as 7am.

Please remember they are all volunteers and are doing this from their hearts so they expect everyone to be kind.

Thank You Jaco Angel’s Volunteers and IKIC Volunteers (Hardy Hill) for continuing to give back to your community. And thank you to the Town of Greenwood for allowing us to use the Park.

Port St. Joe Farmers Market~1st & 3rd Saturdays

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The Port St. Joe Salt Air Farmers Market will kick off its 13th year of providing an open air market to the community Saturday in City Commons Park adjacent to Port St. Joe City Hall, at the intersection of Reid Ave. and Cecil G. Costin, Sr. Blvd. The market is held 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. ET the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. At the market you may find fresh seasonal produce, jewelry, tie dye, carved woodwork and much more. February 15th is the next date.

~Safety Tip~

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Safety tip from the power company:

If your equipment makes contact with an energized or downed power line, contact your power company immediately by phone and remain inside the vehicle until the power line is de-energized. In case of smoke or fire, exit the cab by making a solid jump out of the cab, without touching it at the same time, and hop away to safety.

Be sure to put your power companies phone number into your phone so that you always have.

 

Register to Vote/update deadline is Feb 18th for Presidential Preference Primary

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Register to vote or update your registration by visiting RegistertoVoteFlorida.gov. If you find that you still have questions after reviewing the information on their website, you can contact them via telephone at (850)482-9652 or via email at email@jacksoncountysoe.org.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020–Books Close for March 17th Presidential Preference Primary. All new registrations and updates to party affiliations must be received in there office or postmarked by Feb. 18th. The deadline to register to vote is 29 days before any election. You may update your registration at any time, but for a Primary Election, party changes must be completed 29 days before that election. That is going to be February 18th for the next voting. For each election, Early Voting will be held at the following locations:
*Supervisor of Elections Office
2851 Jefferson Street, Marianna
*Graceville City Hall
5348 Cliff Street, Graceville
*Sneads City Hall
2028 Third Avenue, Sneads

Presidential Preference Primary will be–
March 17,2020
Books Close for New Registrations and Party Changes–February 18,2020
Early Voting Dates and Times:
Saturday, March 7– 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
Sunday, March 8– 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Mon-Sat, March 9-March 14– 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

As of 2/9/20 Active registered voters in Jackson County.

Democrats:13,569
Republicans:11,520
Others:3,298
Total:28,387

Full Moon Lighthouse Climb & Karaoke Night~Feb 9th

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What are you doing this weekend? You can plan to get a little physical exercise and vocal exercise by going to the Full Moon Climb in Carrabelle. Climb the tallest lighthouse on the Forgotten Coast and see gorgeous Carrabelle Beach and the bay under the glow of the rising moon. Share your vocal skills and win fun awards with Karaoke Night! Prizes for best single act, duo and group. There will be an extraordinary one night performance by a very unique group solely made up for this special evening and complete with outfits! Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council. It is this Sunday, February 9th from 6 PM – 8 PM at Crooked River Lighthouse located at 1975 Highway 98 W.

Saturday, Feb. 8th

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Several yard sales going on in the panhandle today, also a voter meet the candidates event, and fun at the library. Saturdays look like they are getting busy again! Look under each photo for more details as always. Enjoy the weekend. It is expected to be mostly sunny in the high 60’s/ low 70’s!

Voter registration block party from 1 to 4pm at the Madison Street Park in Marianna. The public is invited to come out, meet the candidates, and enjoy free food, door prizes, and games. All Jackson County candidates are invited to attend and have a turn at the microphone. This will be broadcasting live onsite.
Sat the 8th plan to go drum, dance, and sing at the Graceville Library at 11am and then also at the Marianna Library at 2pm. Contact the library for more information.
2 addresses for the yard sales that are going on: 1~ 8am to 5pm at 861 Grimsley Bridge Road in Colquitt, Alabama. The house must be emptied out and everything is for sale. They listed a contact phone for Amy at 229-220-4621. 2~ Starts at 8am in Chipley at 565 7th Street. 3~

Severe Weather

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What is up with this weather? FPU and WFEC have both reported thousands in the area with no power. Reminders from WFEC to stay safe and NEVER approach a downed power line. There are currently downed lines throughout the service area. Use caution when traveling.

As of 2 hours ago WFEC had over 5000 customers without power. For more information contact Candace Croft, croft@westflorida.coop or Terry Mullen, tmullen@westflorida.coop – As of 1:00 p.m. approximately 5,800 West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) members across our four-county service area are without power. The majority of those are in Jackson & Calhoun Counties. Line crews are battling the elements and working to make repairs as quickly but safely as possible in these conditions. Approximately 2,800 members served by the Altha substation could experience lengthy outage times today. PowerSouth’s mobile substation is en route to assist in that area. We encourage those members to take the necessary steps to ensure their health and well-being until power can be restored. West Florida Electric members can monitor restoration efforts on the co-op’s Facebook page (Facebook.com/wfeca), website (westflorida.coop), mobile app and online outage map located on the website. To report outages, please call 844-688-2431 (844-OUTAGE1). *This information came from the WFEC FB page.*

To report power outages with FPU you can contact them at 800-427-7712.

 

Stay safe out there!

2-7~Love your library event

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Valentine’s Day will be here next week! The Charles Whitehead Wewahitchka Public Library is inviting you to show your love and support for your local library. They are planning a fun filled afternoon of books, crafts, and games! The recommended ages for this is 6 to 12. This Friday, Feb 7th starting at 4:30pm. Located at 314 North Second Street. For any questions you can call the library at 850-639-2419.

Salinas Park

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The new and improved Salinas Park Bayside on 30E Cape San Blas, FL is officially open. The ribbon cutting occurred on Jan 30th. They have a new/updated elevated bayside boardwalk which is about 1,600 feet long here. Huge thank you Florida Department of Environmental Protection and The Trust for Public Land for all the wonderful upgrades. This picturesque bayside park features water access, a volleyball area, a playground, fire pit, screened in tables, grills, bathrooms and a shower. Some of the new upgrades include a pump for easy air refill while you are out biking. Also a mister to cool down on hot summer days. They have a water bottle refilling station, several drinking fountains at different heights, and much more.

A long-time local park and beach access point, Salinas Park provides a picnic grove with small wooden pavilions in a pine forest. It’s the primary access point for equestrians headed to the beach. Although the sands here aren’t as lovely as at nearby St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, the beach is busy since access is free and leased pets are welcome. This park is open 24 hours a day.

 

AARP is offering tax help in Bay & Jackson Counties

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Tax season is here and AARP’s Tax-Aide is ready to help. Trained volunteers visited the Panama City Beach Public Library Saturday for the first day of the program and are there again today. There are no income or age limitations to qualify for the free help and you do not need to be an AARP member. Since the state of Florida has no state income tax, they are only doing federal tax returns. Since 1968 this volunteer-based program has helped nearly 50 million low- to moderate-income taxpayers.

Below is the dates and times for this free, no charge whatsoever tax help.

~The PCB library site is opening 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mondays and Saturdays until April 15. It is located at 12500 Hutchison Boulevard.

~Trinity Lutheran Church in Panama City is also a Tax-Aide site on Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. beginning February 6. It is located at 1001 W 11th Street. If you have questions, call (850) 532-0399.

~In Jackson County, assistance is available at the Jackson County Agricultural Complex, located at 2741 Penn Ave Suite 3. The location is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. beginning February 5 and is by appointment only; call (850) 482-9620 to schedule an appointment.

For more information on the program and to learn what documents you need to bring, click the link below to go to the sight and then click on documents to bring with you located on the right side of the screen.

https://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/aarp_taxaide/