County News
Northwest Florida Ladies Overpower St. Petersburg, 87-32
PENSACOLA, Fla. — No. 5 Northwest Florida State women's basketball dominated from start to finish on Saturday, cruising past St. Petersburg 87–32 to improve to 9–1 on the season. The Raiders' offense was firing on all cylinders, with four players scoring in double...
Florida Football Dominates Florida State 40-21
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sophomore tailback Jadan Baugh rushed for a career-high 266 yards and two touchdowns, surpassing the 1,000-yard season milestone along the way, allowing the Florida Gators to exit their tumultuous season with a rousing 40-21 victory Saturday night...
Canes Dominate Pitt 38-7 in Regular Season Finale
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — From start to finish this season the Miami Hurricanes have proven to be a team that’s built for speed, built for toughness, built for creativity, built for resiliency, built for all kinds of weather. Built for a playoff. All of those traits were on...
Georgia Holds Off Yellow Jackets 16-9 in Clean Old-Fashioned Hate
ATLANTA — The fourth-ranked Georgia football team never got much going offensively Friday against No. 23 Georgia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but the Bulldogs in all phases of the game did enough to earn the team its record eighth straight win over the Yellow...
Alabama Earns Hard-Fought 27-20 Iron Bowl Win Over Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. - The No. 10/10/10 Alabama football team (10-2, 7-1 SEC) outlasted Auburn (5-7, 1-7 SEC) in the 90th edition of the Iron Bowl, holding on for a 27-20 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The victory, marking the Crimson Tide's sixth consecutive win over the...
LSU Football Falls to Oklahoma in Regular Season Finale, 17-13
NORMAN – LSU’s defense forced three turnovers and held No. 8 Oklahoma to just 17 points on Saturday afternoon, but the Tigers could not make enough plays offensively to secure the upset, falling to the Sooners 17-13 inside Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium....
Northwest Florida State Ladies Defeat Eastern Florida 64-40
PENSACOLA, Fla. — No. 5 Northwest Florida State women's basketball picked up its eighth win of the season on Friday, defeating Eastern Florida 64–40 thanks to a strong defensive showing and efficient work inside the paint. Ka'Zahria Johnson led the way with a...
#7 Trinity Valley Hands #2 Northwest Florida Its First Loss, 77-62
PENSACOLA, Fla. — No. 2 Northwest Florida State men's basketball suffered its first defeat of the season Wednesday, falling 77–62 to No. 7 Trinity Valley in the finale of the Pensacola Thanksgiving Classic. The loss moves the Raiders to 9–1 on the year. Northwest...
Obituaries
Betty Lynn Ward
Ms. Betty Lynn Ward, 71, passed away Monday, November 24, 2025. She was born on May 13, 1954 in New Martinsville, West Virginia to Wilbur Dutch Seybert and Gladys Bertie Yoho Seybert. Ms. Ward was a resident of DeFuniak Springs, Florida. She was Presbyterian by faith...
Margaret “Peggy” Ann (Schell) Zembower
Margaret Ann (Schell) Zembower, also known as Peggy, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2025 at 4:06 a.m. at her home with her daughter at her side. She was 83 years old and resided in Santa Rosa Beach with her daughter, Nancy; son-in-law, Kevin; and adopted...
Robert Frederick Gurske
Robert F. Gurske passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 17, 2025 at the age of 98 years old. Bob was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin. He served in both World War II and the Korean War before beginning an extensive career...
Jonathan Lamar Smith
Mr. Jonathan Lamar Smith, age 54, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2025. He was born on October 5,1971 in Ozark, Alabama to Jimmy Earl Smith and Wanda Ruth Saunders Smith. Mr. Smith was a resident of Euchee Valley Community. He graduated from Walton High School in...
Sports
Florida Football Dominates Florida State 40-21
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sophomore tailback Jadan Baugh rushed for a career-high 266 yards and two touchdowns, surpassing the 1,000-yard season milestone along the way, allowing the Florida Gators to exit their tumultuous season with a rousing 40-21 victory Saturday night...
Canes Dominate Pitt 38-7 in Regular Season Finale
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — From start to finish this season the Miami Hurricanes have proven to be a team that’s built for speed, built for toughness, built for creativity, built for resiliency, built for all kinds of weather. Built for a playoff. All of those traits were on...
Georgia Holds Off Yellow Jackets 16-9 in Clean Old-Fashioned Hate
ATLANTA — The fourth-ranked Georgia football team never got much going offensively Friday against No. 23 Georgia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but the Bulldogs in all phases of the game did enough to earn the team its record eighth straight win over the Yellow...
Alabama Earns Hard-Fought 27-20 Iron Bowl Win Over Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. - The No. 10/10/10 Alabama football team (10-2, 7-1 SEC) outlasted Auburn (5-7, 1-7 SEC) in the 90th edition of the Iron Bowl, holding on for a 27-20 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The victory, marking the Crimson Tide's sixth consecutive win over the...