Jackson Hospital Honors Employees of the Quarter
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uly 29, 2024- Marianna, FL – Pilya Chaney and Rameya Pinkard, valued members of the Chipola Quick Care-Alford team, have been recognized as Jackson Hospital’s Employees of the Quarter. Chaney has dedicated eight years to Jackson Hospital, while Pinkard has contributed nearly four. Read More …

Founded in 1896, the First Presbyterian Church of Chipley saw its congregation gather in a new building on 4th Street and Watts Avenue by 1904. This church housed a significant bell, the fourth-largest bell produced by the C.S. Bell Company of Ohio, around 1898, costing approximately $165 (equivalent to nearly $5,000 today).
At Thursday Night Lights on July 18th, Chipley Garden Club’s Yard of the Month Chair Dorothy Odom presented the July 2024 Yard of the Month certificate to Bessie & Marcus Russ at 745 Orange Street. The Russes stay busy gardening in their yard and helping to bring beauty to our community. Bessie remarked, “I do the gardening, Marcus does the mowing!”
Recently Cindy Simonson, President of the Wausau Garden Club, delivered a new supply of The Possum Cookbook: American’s Amazing Marsupials and Dozens of Ways to Cook Them by E. W. Carswell to the Washington County Historical Society. The books arrived just in time for Wausau’s 55th Annual Fun Day & Possum Festival which will be held in Wausau on August 2nd and 3rd.
Northwest Florida Community Hospital was proud to host a Back-to-School Donation Drive to support the students of Washington County.
July 16, 2024– Jackson Hospital announces a new service by Chelsey Durgin, MD. Dr. Durgin is a fellowship trained knee and hip replacement specialist.
Charity Wrestling to Benefit the Vernon Food Bank
On Wednesday, July 10th, members of Chipley Garden Club and their guests enjoyed a presentation by Sam Baker, CEO of WriggleBrew. Baker’s company has developed a ground-breaking natural fertilizer using worm castings – aka worm “poo” – which is non-toxic to humans, pets, pollinators, and wildlife.
Orange Hill Baptist Church VBS
Ms. Susan Saunders, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, recognized the students in both categories and provided details regarding the Scholarship requirements.