🌱 How Cottondale’s Tramond Collins earned a coveted Florida Gators commitment

Good day Cottondale! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Cottondale’s Tramond Collins earned a coveted Florida Gators commitment

Also on today's calendar: Big Dog Rodeo - Circle D Ranch and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Increasing clouds and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
• Sunday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Florida football recruiting, UF adds TE commitment to 2027 class (palmbeachpost.com) — Cottondale fans can cheer that local standout Tramond Collins, a dual-threat star from Cottondale High School, is already committed to the Florida Gators’ 2027 recruiting class. The article highlights Collins’ big 2024 season stats and places him among several highly rated prospects UF has landed under new head coach Jon Sumrall.
   

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📸 Around Cottondale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cottondale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Blues & Brews 2026
  Chipley Historic Train Station, Chipley
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Big Dog Rodeo - Circle D Ranch
  Circle D Ranch Arena & Rodeo , 3121 Dryden Dr , Marianna
  6:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• CRA Meeting
  Washington County Chamber-Commerce , 672 5th St , Chipley
  3:30 pm
• Chipley Tigers vs Blountstown Tigers
  Chipley High School , 1545 Brickyard Rd , Chipley
  5:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Friends of the Library Meeting
  Washington County Library , 1444 W Jackson Ave , Chipley
  12:00 pm

Monday May 11

• Washington County School Board Meeting
  Washington County School Board , 652 3rd St , Chipley
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Marianna, FL – PCA/IPRA – April 17-18, 2026
  Circle D Ranch Arena & Rodeo , 3121 Dryden Dr , Marianna
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Piper and The Hard Times
  Chipley Station , 684 7th St , Chipley
  5:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Baptist University of Florida vs. USSU
  Graceville School , 5539 Brown St , Graceville
  12:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• TDC Meeting
  672 5th St , Chipley
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Acosta, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Marianna. Apply here.
• Pilot Flying J posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Marianna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cottondale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Marianna

• Step Into The Mysterious Underground World That Lies Beneath One Of Florida's Most Beloved State Parks (familydestinationsguide.com)
• 10 Shockingly Affordable Florida Cities Where Social Security Covers It All (familydestinationsguide.com)
• 7 Spine-Tingling Spots In Florida That Will Haunt Your Dreams (familydestinationsguide.com)

Chipley

• Chipley's Florida Panhandle Technical College Awarded Northwest Florida's 'Best Regional Photography Program' (fosterfollynews.net)
• Tommy Ray Sullivan, 68 of Chipley, Florida Passes on April 11, 2026 at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Hospital in Panama City (fosterfollynews.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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