The Bay Area Choral Society closed out their 2023-24 season with a giant crescendo that reverberated in the ears and smiles of school. Ed Hogan, a Carrollton, Georgia composer who wrote a commissioned piece for the society about the Forgotten Coast called The Maker’s Song, and Dr. Ian Heming, the society’s pianist, joined Dana Langford,…
A vacation home on St. George Island with a commanding view of the Gulf of Mexico was devastated by fire Wednesday night that saw firefighters battling the blaze during the torrential wind and rain. According to Jason Timbert, a firefighter with the St. George Island Volunteer Fire Department, the blaze erupted at just before 11…
After several weeks of discussion, Franklin County commissioners plan to make changes as to who and how members are selected on the Tourist Development Council board, including getting rid of the designation of two seats that had been earmarked for representatives of the Apalachicola and Carrabelle chambers of commerce. At their April 2 meeting, the…
Two straight wins last week have evened the Franklin County Seahawks’ record at 7-7, as they won at home against Freeport April 6 7-5, and then a day later 5-1 in an away game at Seminole County (Georgia). Seniors Logan Bentley and Cody Abercrombie, and freshman Chase Martina together struck out six, giving up just…
There is such a long list of what the Panhandle Players did not do last weekend in performing the final show of their 2023-24 season, that I feel compelled to share these pronounced omissions so obvious throughout the staging of the Tony Award-winning farce “Lend Me A Tenor” at the Chapman Theatre. For example, the…
Registration is about to open for the next Susan McClendon Art Workshop, to be held next week, which will focus on photography. Highly regarded local photographer Charlie Sawyer will teach the workshop “Taking Better Photos with Charlie Sawyer” on Wednesday, April 17 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Franklin County Extension Office, 261 Dr….
The long-simmering rivalry between the Wewahitchka and Franklin County softball teams moved off the back burner last week, as the two teams met for the second time this season, this time in Eastpoint. Franklin County had a better record, 10-4, going into the contest, and had won the teams’ first outing this season, a 5-0…
After announcing in a March 25 letter she would not seek re-election, Carrabelle Mayor Brenda La Paz stepped down from office on Sunday. In a letter to City Administrator Courtney Dempsey, La Paz said “the reasons for my resignation range from personal, health, family, and financial. “I will not get into specifics as these matters…
A group of physicians, headed by Port St. Joe resident Dr. Huy Nguyen, have recommended to Franklin County Commissioners a plan to convert the small critical access hospital in Apalachicola into the newly created Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation, and to enter into talks to have them purchase Weems from the county. Nguyen, an emergency…
What do a Greek scientist, spiders, candlemaking, and fun stuff to do in Michigan all have in common? They were all among the many topics for speeches given by Franklin County fourth, fifth and sixth graders at the annual 4-H Public Speaking Competition conducted March 22 at the UF IFAS Extension Building in Apalachicola. Twelve…
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