Three straight home wins have lifted the Franklin County Seahawks varsity baseball team to a 6-2 record, as they head to the crucial March month of their 2025 season. Under the direction of Coach Brock Johnson and assistant Lloyd Alford, the Seahawks closed out February by defeating Crossroads Academy 22-1 in four innings Friday night,…
In a show of solidarity, Franklin County commissioners joined with representatives of the oyster industry last week in Tallahassee as they urged members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to reopen Apalachicola Bay to wild-caught harvesting next year following a five-year closure. The Feb. 26 meeting marked the first step of discussions set…
Featured last weekend in downtown Apalachicola was a two-day “Game of Bones” as the canines ruled the continent of Westeros and its Seven Kingdoms, the lands featured in the hit series “Game of Thrones.” The 14th annual Apalachicola Mardi Gras Barkus Parade and Street Festival, for the first time stretched over two days, was just…
Under the direction of a new coach, the Franklin County Lady Seahawks softball team opened with a shutout over Lincoln, followed by a loss to Wakulla. Senior pitcher Sarah Ham allowed just one hit on the night, a single by the Lady Trojans’ Kayleigh Eikeland, and struck out five over four innings in the away…
After the state released graduation rates for 2024 in early January, officials with the Franklin County Schools suspected that the 73 percent graduation rate announced for the district was inaccurate. Superintendent Steve Lanier said that after conversations with school administration and testing personnel, the Florida Department of Education was contacted to request a correction. School…
There will be a prescribed fire today, Friday, Feb. 21 in Franklin County on the Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area conducted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “The burn does have the potential of sending smoke into Apalachicola and will be visible from the surrounding area due to the large scale of…
A pair of dump trucks collided Wednesday morning on U.S. 98 near Carrabelle Beach, with neither of the drivers suffering serious injury. According to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol, at about 10 :50 a.m., a fully loaded dump truck, driven by a 52-year-old woman from Quincy, was traveling westbound on US-98 near…
It may have been Valentine’s Day, but except from the Franklin County fans who filled the stands, there wasn’t a lot of love on the court for the Lady Seahawks. Squaring up against the third seeded Malone Tigers, a team that brought a losing 7-11 record into the Nest, the second seeded Lady Seahawks managed…
For the past 22 years, on President’s Day weekend, Apalachicola has been the site of an annual African-American History Festival, at Sixth Street Park adjacent to the Holy Family Senior Center. Last weekend was no exception, in fact it was an exceptional festival, with a large crowd taking in the events that ran all day…
There was a time, not too long ago, when the vibe on St. George Island was much different than it is today. The island was populated for the most part by people who were there year round, who could afford to live in their homes without renting them out for weeks or even months at…
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