The Vernon Heritage Festival
The Vernon Heritage Festival took place this past weekend, kicking off on Friday, April 5th, at Shady Grove Park. The festivities began with free snacks, live music, bounce houses, a display of the historic Shady Grove Elementary School, and a firework show. Read More …


On Friday April 4, 2025, the Chipley Lady Tigers hosted the Vernon Lady Yellowjackets softball.
On Wednesday, April 2nd, Chipley Garden Club members were treated to a lesson on microgreens by Tim Long of Sunny Hills Microgreens. 
Chipley’s Blue Star Marker has stood mostly unnoticed at Florida Department of Transportation. The marker was installed on April 26, 1961 in front of FDOT, but construction caused it to be relocated in the parking lot on April 14, 1977.
“Chipley hardware now carries a large assortment of flowers, ferns, palms, oak trees, grass seeds, fertilizers and miscellaneous potted plants.
Thirty-five courageous men from Troy University journeyed from Troy, Alabama, to Panama City Beach, Florida, over their spring break from March 14th through March 19th.
Nathan “Murray” Shipes, age 78, passed from this life Friday, March 21, 2025 at Washington Rehab and Nursing Center. He was born in Bonifay, Florida on April 25, 1946 to Thomas Nathan Shipes and Verba Thelma (Johnson) Shipes.