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Seiden trial postponed until June
Testing to be conducted on shower curtain rod In a hearing Monday afternoon, Circuit Judge Jonathan Sjostrom postponed until the middle of June the murder trial of two defendants accused of bludgeoning to death a South Florida woman nearly five years ago at an Eastpoint motel. In granting a motion for a continuance filed by…
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Gulf Franklin Campus shows off its best
Patients at Gulf Coast State College’s Gulf Franklin Campus cry, bleed, breathe, speak and give birth — so long as they’re plugged in. The college’s new nursing simulation labs were among the cutting edge technology on display at the school’s open house last week. On Jan. 24, dozens of people gathered in GCSC’s new nursing…
Foster parents sought in Franklin County
Those interested in becoming foster parents are invited to get started now, as the spring foster-adoption class is set to begin. A seven week course that meets one night per week, the spring foster/adoption training class is the first step for foster and adoptive families in the state of Florida. The class is partially on…
Capital Chordsmen deliver singing Valentines
Four Oysters in Search of a Pearl, a barbershop quartet with roots in Apalachicola, returns to the Forgotten Coast area to deliver personal Valentine serenades to waiting sweethearts. The serenades are often delivered as a complete surprise, whether at home, a place of work, while dining at a restaurant, at a private party, or wherever…
Opinion
From painting to emergencies, volunteers get it done
Hi Y’all, We had some really pretty days this past week, before the colder winds came in. I’m not complaining, especially when I talk to the folks who are coming down from the north. I don’t know if you noticed how beautiful the walls in the post office look. After tackling the enormous job of…
Jehovah’s Witnesses remember victims of the Holocaust on Holocaust Remembrance Day
On January 27, the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a symbolic date to commemorate the victims of Nazism. Murderous Nazi terror targeted millions for reasons of biology, nationality, or political ideology. But few people know that the Nazis’ victims included thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses, who suffered for their Christian faith. Jehovah’s Witnesses, also…
Florida families find solutions to bullying from surprising source
When their 5-year-old son came home from school with a bloody lip and scraped face, Daniel and Jessica discovered it was not just an innocent playground accident. Their child was being bullied. As millions of children head back to school this year, more than one in five of them will have a similar experience, according…
State News
Court urged to hear Apalachicola water fight
In the latest round of battles about the Apalachicola River, environmental groups are asking a federal appeals court to hear…
Convicted murderer given life sentence
Asher Martin was sentenced to life in prison Friday for second-degree murder and principal to arson in the 2020 stabbing…
Sanders Gets Respectful Welcome at Conservative College
The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is just be nice to everyone and always smile….
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Sports
FCHS gets first female athletic director
Franklin County High School has its first female athletic director Principal Danielle Rossen said elementary school teacher Anna Bull has…
Hot times, cold weather mark Half Shell Hustle
It was sunny and cold, just the way runners like it, and Saturday morning’s 5K Half Shell Hustle went off…
Hoop showdown tonight against Blountstown
Seahawks coach Ray Bailey is confident that Tuesday night’s hosting of the Blountstown Tigers will not be a repeat of…
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Community & Faith
Grateful for the words of a Southern gentleman
i let Louis Van Vleet down but he didnt let me down.
Let me explain.
For those who knew him, every year at the First Baptist Churchs Veterans Day ceremony, Mr. Louis would take
Respect others as you want to be respected
Have you ever been disrespected?
Have you ever in your thoughts, words, attitudes or actions disrespected someone else?
If so, why do we act so offended when someone treats us