Donations benefit care at animal shelter
Generosity is bringing joy to the animals being cared for at the Franklin County Humane Society.
Generosity in the form of enthusiastic volunteers and a large cash donation.
Last month, …
Banks steps down as city attorney
A year and a half after she was chosen as Apalachicola’s city attorney, Kristy Branch Banks has stepped down, citing a growing case load in her Eastpoint private practice.
In announcing at …
Seahawk hoopsters embark on playoff run
The Franklin County varsity boys basketball team opened post-season play with a resounding defeat at home Tuesday night against Wewahitchka.
But it’s going to get harder from here.
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Chili cookoff scales back shindig
Consider the St. George Island chili cookoff to be “unplugged.”
There’s not going to be raucousness and electronic music, in fact there won’t be any live music, and …
Coach charged with sexting, sharing booze, with students
On Friday afternoon, at 3:30 p.m., Franklin County Superintendent Steve Lanier made two telephone calls after he reviewed a report suggesting suspicious behavior by a young assistant coach and …
Concern over crowd sizes as COVID flexes
A spike in deaths related to COVID-19 throughout the county, coupled with a rise in the number of cases and a steady administration of vaccinations, can draw some attention.
This pandemic …
Central City reigns as BBQ champ
James Cruse, pitmaster, chef, partner of Central City BBQ, in New Orleans, a restaurant doing as well or better than anyone downtown, and when compared to any barbecue place on the Gulf Coast, is the …
‘Ghost Trap Rodeo’ lassos marine debris
The eyes of Carrabelle’s Fishy Fashion Show, an annual event showcasing outfits made from reclaimed marine debris, would have opened wide as claws had they seen the haul brought in earlier this …
Vaccine rollout smooth, as cases rise
Franklin and Gulf county health officials are seeing tight cooperation when it comes to the vaccine roll-out, but warn residents that an increase in COVID-19 cases requires continued vigilance.
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Islanders unveil proposal for incorporation
Carrabelle in 1881 became the second town in Franklin County, Apalachicola had incorporated itself 50 years before that.
By the end of 2022, St. George island could become the third, by a vote of …