Jobless rate dips a bit
Franklin County’s unemployment numbers closed 2020 slightly improved, dropping two-tenths of 1 percentage point as the labor force continued to shrink.
According to preliminary numbers …
Three to vie for Carrabelle commissioner
Three candidates will be vying for a seat on the Carrabelle city commission in the special election slated for Tuesday, March 2.
It will be winner-take-all, with no run-off, when Carrabelle …
Panhandle Players returns with delightful ‘Departed’
With the exception of Ben Turpin, who died suddenly at the breakfast table, first on Friday and Saturday night, and then again on Sunday afternoon, the Panhandle Players are alive.
They have …
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 …