Standing beside a pair of freshly finished, bright orange ferries, soon to shuttle millions of New Yorkers each year between the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, the ninth smallest county in Florida celebrated its good fortune last week. Built in Panama City, and lately outfitted in Port St. Joe, the two 320-foot long, 70-foot…
County Commissioner Noah Lockley is not a fan of turtles. He reiterated this point several times last week, at a public hearing on a proposed revision of the countys Leave No Trace ordinance intended to strengthen protections of the vital sea turtle nursery, and extend the affected shoreline further east to Carrabelle, Alligator Point and…
Apalachicola Mayor Brenda Ash was among the many dignitaries to speak Saturday in remembrance of former Florida A&M University President Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, Sr., who was eulogized as a mentor, recruiter, leader, visionary, and innovator. Ash said Humphries, a native of her waterfront community, was taught by Roman Catholic nuns in elementary school at…
Franklin County is accustomed to seeing a steady increase in its tourism numbers but in March and April, the numbers skyrocketed like a Roman candle on the Fourth of July. In a report to county commissioners Tuesday morning, Tourist Development Council Administrator John Solomon reported that collections in March more than doubled over 2020, and…
Five young men and women graduated last month from high school in Franklin County, but it wasnt from Franklin County High School. Rather, at a ceremony June 4 at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve outdoor amphitheater, they graduated from ED Corps High School of the Forgotten and Emerald Coasts, the very first graduating class…
Franklin County is going to the World Series and they arent just happy to be going. The countys littlest softball girls, the Darlings, ages 7-8, took home a state championship last weekend in Belleview, and now theyre headed to Prince George, Virginia on July 23 to compete at Worlds. We brought it home and were…
The rain held off and a huge crowd filled up Apalachicola Saturday evening, as the annual Independence Eve celebration got back on track. The parade from Lafayette Park, hosted by Franklins Promise Coalition and the Conservation Corps of the Forgotten Coast, was back from 2019 in fine fashion, with lots of golf carts and cyclists,…
With three fox attacks this summer, the Florida Department of Health in Franklin County is cautioning people to be extra careful outdoors with themselves and their pets. Eastpoint veterinarian Dr. Hobson Fulmer said such a rash of rabies is not uncommon. Well see little flareups here and there, and then well go a couple years…
The weather was a bit uncooperative, so it was delayed a couple weeks, but with July came the start of the newest artificial reef off the Franklin County coastline. The Buddy Ward Memorial Artificial Reef, named after a longtime leader of the areas seafood industry, was deployed successfully on July 1 to its one-nautical-mile square…
Brenda Ash as mayor, Donna Duncan as commissioner, both unopposed Apalachicola City Commissioner Anita Grove will face Amy Hersey in the Sept. 7 Apalachicola municipal elections, while interim Mayor Brenda Ash and newcomer Donna Duncan will be unopposed. Supervisor of Elections Heather Riley said no opponents had filed by the noon deadline Friday to oppose…
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