Wausau Possum Festival

06/16/2026

New hours for The Red Heifer Steak House in Chipley, Florida, along with our new menu, start Wednesday, June 24, 2026 @ 7AM. We will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 7AM-1PM for Brunch/Breakfast and 4PM-9PM for Dinner. Please come by and check out our new offerings.

06/10/2026

Off The Railz Diner is located at 686 5th Street in downtown Chipley, Florida. Open Sunday through Friday, 10:30AM-3PM.

06/09/2026

06/01/2026

The event has occurred on the first Saturday in August since 1970, as seen in these images from the 2023 event by Goulding.

06/01/2026

The Wausau Possum Festival happens this year on Saturday, August 1, 2026, and celebrates the ubiquitous opossum, while providing a platform for political candidates to ‘see and be seen’.

06/01/2026

The event has occurred on the first Saturday in August since 1970, as seen in these images from the 2024 parade event by Goulding. See the entire gallery on Facebook at Real Florida Magazine.

The Wausau Possum Festival happens this year on Saturday, August 1, 2026, and celebrates the ubiquitous opossum, while providing a platform for political candidates to ‘see and be seen’. The event has...

06/01/2026

Evidence from the apartment complex was collected and reviewed by investigators, allowing them to determine that an altercation had occurred between the victim and another male subject identified as Travauntay Latwon Patterson. The confrontation escalated into a physical altercation, followed by the discharge of a firearm, which struck the victim. Patterson then fled the scene on foot.

During the early morning hours of May 31, 2026, officers responded to 2933 Milton Avenue (Gibbs Apartments) regarding a report of a male subject who had been shot. Upon arrival, officers learned...

05/05/2026

The students, staff and administration of Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida took a break on Cinco de Mayo, with an ice cream social on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, as seen in these images by FPTC photography student Quinton Findley.