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‘Our resilience will shine through’ – FCHS Class of 2023 graduates
In an exuberant ceremony Friday night, May 26 at Franklin County High School, 60 graduates of the Class of 2023 received their diplomas and stepped out to take on the world. The gymnasium was filled to capacity, and all went smoothly throughout the ceremony, with some humor as well, as Principal Danielle Rosson was treated…
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County honors the sacrifice of Memorial Day
The meaning of Memorial Day is most often absorbed through the head, but sometimes it trickles into the heart. In moving remarks Monday morning before a large gathering in Apalachicola’s Veterans Memorial Plaza, standing before the Three Servicemen Statue Detail, County Commissioner Ottice Amison shared insight into what flows from the heart. After thanking Al…
Island state park’s beach best in US
You don’t have to leave Franklin County if you want to find the best beach in the United States. In fact, it’s just a short drive over the Bryant Patton Bridge, and then a left to the northeastern tip of St. George Island, in Dr. Julian Bruce St. George Island State Park. That’s because coastal…
Commissioners grill Weems on state of its finances
Weems Memorial Hospital officials came before the county commission Tuesday morning with a financial report that showed some modest improvement over the past year. They left with the commissioners voicing emphatically that they had serious concerns about where things stood. The report came from Michael Kozar, the chief executive officer of Northwest Florida Community Hospital…
Sports
Cooper shooting for ‘slobberknocker’ football
Seahawks coach John Cooper is demanding a physical style of football from his players, and so far, during spring football, he’s getting it. “Ever since the first week of February, we’ve been working on a weight room culture that’s been nonexistent,” he said. “We’re working on creating a physical ballclub, a physical brand that’s been…
Poloronis to play for Luther College Norse
It will take Leanne and Timmy Poloronis about 18 hours to drive from Apalachicola to Decorah, Iowa, a small college town near the Minnesota border, to watch their son play college basketball. It’s taken Owen Poloronis about 18 years to get there. The leading scorer on this past season’s Class 1A Final Four basketball team,…
Mallon signs with John Melvin
The ace of the Seahawks’ pitching staff has decided to be a Miller.At a signing ceremony May 17 at the high school, Dane Mallon inked a deal to play for the John Melvin University Millers, a two-year-old university in Crowley, Louisiana that plays in the NAIA Christian program.“Thank you to everyone that’s been part of…
State News
Campground owners could get legal shield
By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the proposal pointing to “inherent risk,” a Florida House panel…
Ash, Wade join in push for ACSC monies
Armed with the services of a prestigious lobbying firm, and the support of both of its legislators in Tallahassee, Apalachicola…
Frustrated oystermen confront FWC researchers
A little more than two years since the state ordered a five-year closure of Apalachicola Bay to wild-caught oyster harvesting,…
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Opinion
How I missed the execution
The jury is still out on whether divine intervention somehow draped an invisible bandanna across my face so that I…
As crime rages in NYC, Manhattan DA pursues paperwork case against Trump
By Ron Hart | Guest Columnist In a sad day for our country, Donald Trump was forced to come to…
How much does it mean to you?
R.A. Tea Mathews | Guest Columnist All the Black men I know call one another “brothers.” In the early church,…
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Community & Faith
Trinity selects Pecot as spiritual leader
Trinity Episcopal Church in Apalachicola will be getting a longtime forestry expert as its new rector. In an announcement last…
Kids flock to egg hunt
It featured more than 3,500 plastic eggs, with goodies inside, and 500 real eggs, and the children made sure they…
Hope Park prepares for summer camp
At a fun-filled Palm Sunday spring festival, Hope Park in Eastpoint treated kids and parents alike to a taste of…