Its been a long time coming, more than six years, through expensive court fights, and heated city commission and school board meetings. And now, with that contentious fight now in the past, Apalachicola is about to give birth to the first large-scale affordable housing project in many years. A little more than a month ago,…
LANARK VILLAGE A 71-year-old Lanark woman was shot and killed in her home last week by a former boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself. Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith said an inquiry into the whereabouts of Francine Weeks began shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, when deputies, asked to do a…
Dunn rallies GOP to take back House EASTPOINT – It would not be an apt description to say U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn served up red meat in a fiery speech to a hungry Republican audience last week. Rather, the three-term congressman in the sprawling 2nd District, that encompasses all or part of 19 North Florida…
The gymnasium was filled to the rafters Friday evening, but it wasn’t to cheer on an athletic contest. Rather, it was a pep rally for dedicated pupils, a spirit gathering for scholarship, as 62 members of the Class of 2021 strode across the stage to receive their diplomas from Franklin County High School. “The real…
The senior recognition night last week didn’t draw a huge crowd, and the number of scholarships were down over previous years. But the enthusiasm was strong. Guidance Counselor Melanie Copeland said the financial impact of COVID-19 on donors had cut into the number of scholarships. Still, based in large part on the financial total of…
Softball and baseball were the highlight of the spring sports at last months all-sports banquet at Franklin County High School. The baseball program, under the direction of Kevin Cox, advanced to the regional playoffs for the first time in the schools history, a journey that included defeating Port St. Joe in the regular season, and…
TALLAHASSEE Governor Ron DeSantis last week met the Capitol with sheriffs from 15 rural counties to discuss the methamphetamine epidemic which continues to plague the state’s rural populations. Franklin County Sheriff AJ Smith has spearheaded the creation of meth task force, and he led the meeting, which was joined by Gulf County Sheriff Mike…
St. George Island has once again made the list of the best beaches in America in a prestigious 30-year-old annual list created by a South Florida professor of coastal science. Specifically citing the beach at Dr. Julian Bruce St. George Island State Park, Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at…
With little fanfare and unanimous support, the Franklin County commissioners voted May 18 to increase the lodging tax on short-term rentals from 2 to 3 percent. And they did it for three main reasons. Infrastructure, infrastructure and infrastructure. With a power to increase the tax based on a super-majority vote, and with a public hearing…
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the in-person court system, jury trials are back on track. Clerk of Court Michele Maxwell said the first to be held, in fount of County Judge Gordon Shuler, was that of Otis Wheeler, on May 12, held in the main courtroom. She said 22 out…
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