A local author now has more copies available of a new book about the Bratt and neighboring communities in the early part of the 20th century. “Bratt: Ramblings and Recollections on the Growth of a Florida Panhandle Farm Community” by Russell Brown contains about 150 pages of text and more than 100 photos.

Brown quickly sold [...]

The Northview High School band held their annual Christmas Concert Thursday night at the school. The program included numerous performances of the sounds of the Christmas season.
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The Century Chamber of Commerce held its annual Christmas Open House Thursday afternoon. Chamber members, prospective members and area residents had the opportunity to network and learn more about what the Century Chamber offers and meet newly hired Economic Development Coordinator Cindy Anderson.
Pictured top: Tri-City Ledger Publisher Joe Thomas [...]

Ernest Ward Middle School recently held their annual Science Fair. Winners were as follows:
Overall  Winners (pictured top)
1st Madison Kemp “Going Green as You Clean”
2nd Micah Calhoun “Potato Chip Grease Investigation”
3rd Cloe Smith “Wild about Dyeing”
Environmental Science
1st Going Green as You Clean—Madison Kemp 7th grade
2nd Water Differences—Addison Albritton and Raleigh Woodfin 6th grade
3rd Water Purification—Logan Hall [...]

Gulf Power Company is joining other utilities by sending a storm team of 74 employees to assist Oncor with restoration as a winter storm is expected to bring ice and wind to the region.
Oncor, the host utility, serves 10 million customers in the northeast and west-central Texas areas and covers all expenses [...]