In 2006, Tara Klink was the valedictorian of the Apalachicola High School graduating class, and Heather Lee was the salutatorian.Seventeen years later, the two young women have been named Teachers of the Year, Klink for the entire district after being selected the top teacher at Franklin County Schools, and Lee, now married to husband Eric…
With a young team, bolstered by a wealth of middle school athletes, the Franklin County High School track team is off and running. “I believe it’s the biggest track team we’ve ever had,” said Coach Anna Bull. We’re off to a pretty good start.” With three meets so far, the team’s schedule changed a bit…
An alleged dealer in methamphetamine was run off the road in Franklin County Wednesday afternoon, following a brief chase by deputies that featured a collision with law enforcement vehicles. After broadcasting live on Facebook at the scene of the accident, Sheriff A.J. Smith offered an account Thursday morning of what had happened with the arrest…
It was cold, a little rainy, not the best day for an outdoor event. But that didn’t stop the backers of the Eastpoint Volunteer Fire Department from coming out Saturday for the 23rd annual charity rib cookoff. And it didn’t stop the nine competing teams from taking their tastiest shot at the $1,000 top prize,…
The Franklin County boys weightlifting team on March 2 traveled for a meet against Wakulla High School, and took with them 17 athletes, the most ever to take part in a weightlifting event for the school. Five athletes won their weight class and medaled: The team had one regular season weightlifting meet left, at home…
The end of an era for movie rentals in Franklin County will come to an end next month when the county’s nearly four-decade-old video store will shut its doors. So, if you want to beef up your collection of DVDs and Blu-ray discs, now is the time to do it. Terry Towe, who has owned…
The Seahawk varsity baseball team learned earlier this month that there’s only a slight difference between winning and losing, and it can all come down to a single pitch. On March 7 in Tallahassee, it came down a 0-1 pitch in the bottom of the seventh, with the score tied at 5, served up to…
The Lady Seahawk softball team traveled to Sneads Friday night and won 9-6, upping their record to 6-4. After falling behind 1-0 in the first, Franklin County scored four in the fifth, and four in the sixth to secure the win, outhitting the Pirates 13-5. Sophomore Sarah Ham slammed her sixth homer of the season…
On Sunday, Buddy Braxton brought flowers for his wife Betty on the occasion of their 66th wedding anniversary. When she saw him come inside to the St. James Health and Rehabilitation Center, their daughter Amy Cook said her mom “got this big smile and her eyes lit up and she put her arm around daddy.”…
Armed with the services of a prestigious lobbying firm, and the support of both of its legislators in Tallahassee, Apalachicola has buoyant hopes it may this year be able to capitalize monetarily on its status as an Area of Critical State Concern. Mayor Brenda Ash and City Manager Travis Wade have been to Tallahassee to…
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