Apalachicola city commissioners worked to come to terms Tuesday evening with Gov. Ron DeSantis order Monday to suspend all local-government coronavirus emergency orders. The governor signed a bill that makes permanent his ban on COVID-19 vaccine passports and limits the authority of cities and counties in future health-care crises. My message is that the vaccines…
Nine ghosts rose from the dead at Chestnut Cemetery Saturday night. Portrayed by local actors and elected officials, the twice yearly Ghost Walk, sponsored by the Apalachicola Area Historical Society, drew about 250 visitors, and raised more than $1,650 to help in the restoration of the historic cemetery. Included in that total were about $250…
Both the Franklin County baseball and softball teams advanced in post-season play Tuesday night, and for the boys on the diamond, it was especially sweet. Kevin Coxs Seahawks tallied a dramatic 5-4 win in the district semifinals against rival Port St. Joe, on the Tiger Sharks’ home field. This marked the first time Franklin County…
What drove a 4-year-old male red wolf to leave St. Vincent Island and swim to the mainland can only be surmised. Perhaps it was the excitement of the weekend, or a nagging curiosity, a feral drive towards a mysterious something out there he had to find. Perhaps it was his knowing that a 7-year-old female…
The best high school weightlifters in the state are rolling into Gulf County this week, as they prepare to see which team, and which lifters, are the very best in the state. In a joint arrangement between Wewahitchka and Port St. Joe high schools, and a first for the Gulf County Schools, the district will…
The overwhelming majority of residents over the age of 65 in Franklin and Gulf counties have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 coronavirus, with numbers picking up in those as young as age 50. According to a release issued Friday by the Florida Department of Health covering both counties, Franklin County had completed vaccinations for 2,160…
Yes, they are going to dredge the Eastpoint Channel, and Two-Mile. But it hasnt been easy, and it’s still not clear when. Alan Pierce, the longtime county administrator who has been working with the Army Corps of Engineers in recent years to advance the countys pursuit of the dredging, vented his frustration with the process…
It wasn’t the same big shindig that the Eastpoint Volunteer Fire Department is used to, but the 20th annual charity rib cookoff, which the department sponsors every year the third week of March, still brought in much-needed funds to the department. Chief George Pruett said the pre-sale of Boston butts, corporate sponsorships and entry fees should…
Franklin County varsity baseball closed out the last two weeks of March by bouncing back from consecutive losses to record three straight wins. On March 11 at home, the Seahawks fell 2-1 to Cottondale. In this game, we just could not get the big hit needed to get runs in, said Coach Kevin Cox, who…
In my reporting of county news, the impact of which blesses the long, the short and the tall, irrespective of faith, the last thing I hope to accomplish is to squander any reputation I have for …
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