Carrabelle weighs another dollar store
Carrabelle may soon get another dollar store, this one smack dab in the heart of the city, and it’s not generating a lot of enthusiasm throughout the community.
A steady chorus of neighbors …
TDC sets record, gets new app
Things are looking good for Franklin County tourism.
Just look around you, and look down on your phone.
In addition to setting records for tourism in August, the Franklin County Tourist …
A plaque for Chapman Gardens
Editor's Note: At a ceremony Friday, a new plaque was dedicated in honor of Dr. Alvan Chapman, the famed botanist for whom the gardens are named. The plaque is part of an historical plaque …
State inmates bear brunt of COVID cases
Franklin County is doing much better than the rest of the state when it comes to COVID-19 cases.
Except when it comes to state inmates.
A review of the pandemic situation for the county shows …
A much-needed blessing
It was a case, as they say, where the show must go on.
Or more importantly, prayers must be said.
And what year more calls for prayers than 2020?
The Florida Seafood …
Going back to court
After eight months of being limited to videoconferencing and telephone appearances, the courts are getting back in session this week, live and in person.
It’s going to be a little tricky, …
Yes, the fleet will be blessed Friday
They did not summon a queen and they did not call for a king, because the contagion had wafted across the land.
The Florida Seafood Festival, which would usually be flooding the county with …
The ghosts walked at Chestnut
Editor’s note: Saturday night at Chestnut Cemetery was one of the most successful Ghost Walks ever. Overseen by the walk’s founder, Delores Roux, the event raised more than $2,100 for …
Local alumni to light up Matchbox
The Matchbox is going to be rocking Saturday night,
It’s a chance to see all the greatest basketball alumni from the Apalachicola Sharks and the Franklin County Seahawks, all playing in a …
Lanier wins superintendent, Maxwell clerk
The long-road to the 2020 general election ended Tuesday night, with a few surprises and few predictable results and the rest in-between.
Republican Steve Lanier swept to victory in the …