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🌱 Could your Freeport senior earn this $1,000 communications scholarship?

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  • Could your Freeport senior earn this $1,000 communications scholarship?

Also on today's calendar: Martin-Lane: Props Brewery.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Nice with periods of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Emerald Coast Public Relations Foundation offering scholarships to area graduating seniors (getthecoast.com) — Freeport High School seniors aiming for careers in communications can apply now for $1,000 Emerald Coast Public Relations Foundation scholarships open to students in Walton, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa counties. Applicants need a 3.75 GPA, strong leadership or service, and an ethics-focused essay, with applications due March 16, 2026.
   

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