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Festival royalty brings seafood pedigree
You don’t get more of a deep lineage in Franklin County’s seafood industry than the royal family that will reign over the 61st annual Florida Seafood Festival this weekend in…
Local News
Moreno and Viator redeem themselves with Redfish Cup win
The letters R-E-D begin both the target species and the term of motivation that drove Gary Moreno and Tony Viator to victory at the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented…
Village kicks off Halloween in style
Hi Y’all, Lanark has bustled into October, and we don’t even have many of our snowbirds yet. Happy Halloween started with the Lanark Village Golf Club sponsoring a “Trunk or…
Blackwell carries on Still Waters suspense series
On the upcoming busy Florida Seafood Festival weekend, be sure to carve out time for a special author event at Apalachicola’s Downtown Books. Axel Blackwell will be there at 11…
Sports
Seahawks edge Wewa, eye Port St. Joe
For the first time in eight years, and for only the fifth time in 18 games, the Franklin County Seahawks downed rival Wewahitchka Friday night 21-14. “I think it’s monumental…
Cottondale hands Seahawks first loss
It was a hard-fought game from start to finish, Franklin County didn’t show an ounce of quit, but an incredible rushing game by the Cottondale Hornets was too much to…
Lineup set for $100K Redfish Cup Championship
Ten teams will compete for their share of a $100,000 purse when the 2024 Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter travels to Apalachicola Bay Friday through Sunday, Oct…
State News
One million more
Florida GOP tops milestone over Democratic voters The number of registered Republican voters in Florida officially surpassed Democrats by more than 1 million on Sunday,…
Two-car crash slows island bridge traffic
A two-car collision on the bridge between Eastpoint and St. George Island has slowed down traffic. A report by the Florida Highway Patrol said the…
Celebration Saturday at Negro Fort at Prospect Bluff
The North Florida African American Corridor Project in collaboration with The 20th of May Group Culture Bearers proudly present a day of celebration and commemoration…
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Opinion
Not all lies are created equal
It never ends. The press still does not know how to handle the avalanche of lies that is MAGA’s chief contribution to our national life…
Elon and Trump, birds of a feather
Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania where he was almost killed weeks ago. And you thought Tom Cruise was cool because he does his own…
America’s last truly free market
All anybody needs to know about a free economy is alive and well thanks to social media flea markets, such as Facebook Marketplace. While procrastinating…
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Community & Faith
When this life is over
When we invest our time and skills in our jobs, we expect fair wages at the end of the pay period. What about the hours and…
Republicans join in community prayer service
At a community-wide prayer service Oct. 17 at Redemption Point – Eastpoint Church of God, the Franklin County Republican Party joined in praying for fair…
Pray, pray, pray, and vote
As we wrap up another election season, I encourage you to pray for the candidates running in local and national races, and for each registered…