The Gulf Coast Guarantee program assists high school students graduating from the GCSC service district with their tuition and fees, the release said.
“Gulf Coast State College Foundation is truly honored by the St. Joe Community Foundation s generous pledge. This gift announcement demonstrates St. Joe s commitment to the college and the community and further illustrates the need for a scholarship campaign such as this,” said Dr. Sean Preston, executive director of the GCSC Foundation. “Gulf Coast State College endeavors to provide a scholarship for every graduating senior in Bay, Gulf and Franklin counties. Community engagement is critical to the success of the campaign, and we thank the St. Joe Community Foundation for their early and outstanding support.”
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SOUTHPORT A 13-year-old bicyclist is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle at 10:31 p.m. Sunday.
According to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol, the boy was traveling east near County 2302 in Southport and tried to cross State 77 in the dark with no lights system and dark clothing.
A car driven by a 27-year-old Panama City woman was traveling south in the inside lane approaching the cyclist.
The woman saw one of two cyclists enter the inside lane and attempted to avoid a collision with the cyclist she could see. She steered her car to the left and entered the inside left turn lane of State 77, the release said.