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Apalachicola city manager to step down
After less than four months on the job, Michael Brillhart. Apalachicola’s newly hired city manager, has announced he plans to step down, effective July 3. “I have recently accepted a…
Local News
Apalachicola treated to drone light show
Saturday night at Apalachicola’s 10-Foot Hole, across from Battery Park, was an unusual one, as a large crowd gathered to witness a drone light show. Created by Orion Skys, a…
Seahawks urged ‘to live fully in the now’
With 74 members of the Class of 2025, one of the largest on record, and 29 of them having attended their entire school careers on the consolidated campus in Eastpoint,…
Book Bonanza boosts reading on the Forgotten Coast
Bring Me A Book Forgotten Coast’s signature end-of-school-year giveaway, Book Bonanza, put free, self-selected books into the hands of more than 1,400 elementary school students in Franklin and Gulf counties…
Sports
Forgotten Coast girl tracksters wrap up season
After solid performances at the April 22 district meet in Wewahitchka, all three girls track and field teams from the Forgotten Coast – Wewahitchka, Port St. Joe and Franklin County,…
Franklin County hoop coach charged with battery
Franklin County boys basketball coach Ray Bailey, who amassed an 80-57 record over the last five seasons, including a trip to the Class 1A Final Four, has been suspended from…
Lady Seahawks fall in regional finals
The Lady Seahawks ended their season last week at 18-8, falling on May 13 in Bristol to the Liberty County Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs held Franklin County to just…
State News
State moves to allow December bear hunt
At the May Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation meeting in Ocala, commissioners voted to approve proposed amendments to bear hunting rules for advertising in the…
Jobless picture steady as labor force grows
The jobless rate along the Forgotten Coast was little changed in April, as the labor force expanded and now exceeds one year ago According to…
FWC to weigh resuming bear hunt
At a meeting set for May 21 in Ocala, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was set to hear from what would likely be…
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Opinion
Don’t OK PUDs until Team Franklin does its work
County officials are not being transparent with us on PUDs (Planned Unit Development) and workforce housing issues. For over a year, Franklin County residents have…
We should be treated better by county workers
I’ve lived in Franklin County for 13 years, I am a Florida native born in Tampa. I lost my drivers license, which had not expired…
CNN’s Jake Tapper does fake mea culpa
“Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!” – Leonardo da Vinci CNN and the legacy leftist media’s theme is to repeat…
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Community & Faith
Legion post marks Memorial Day with solemnity
Hi Y’all, I hope all was safe during the Memorial Day Holiday. It was an early start for some, not me, but some hardy souls…
Are your thoughts keeping you awake?
Your mind is racing. It won’t be long before your boss realizes that you’re not as experienced as your resume suggested. Or perhaps you’re wondering…
Are your ‘friends’ negatively influencing you?
Are you spending time with people who offer unreliable advice, suggest questionable activities or mock ideas that are important to you? Do you wish you…