The Franklin County High School varsity track team will be sending its largest number of district standouts ever to regionals, as a dozen runners head to the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium Saturday. Leading the regional qualifiers will be eighth grader Addyson Paul, who ran a 14:28.34 in the 3,200 meters to take first…
A gutsy performance Thursday night by the Franklin County varsity baseball Seahawks was spoiled by one swing of the bat in the bottom of the seventh and final inning, as the Bozeman Bucks walked off the field with a 4-3 win. and a district title. With the game tied 3-all and two outs – thanks…
Three traffic accidents in the last week in the county took the lives of two people, seriously injured two others, and killed a bear. On Monday, at about 6:05 p.m., a sedan was traveling east on US 98 approximately two miles west of Jule Road, which is just west of the Apalachicola wastewater department site,…
Two people are dead following a collision early Saturday afternoon between two charter boats in Scipio Creek. According to a report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the accident took place Saturday just minutes before noon, between a 23-foot Parker vessel piloted by Austin Finch, 23, of Apalachicola, and a 21-foot K2 Marine,…
Both the Franklin County High School varsity baseball and softball teams opened the post-season Tuesday night with big wins. After sustaining two regular season losses to the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks, the Seahawks triumphed at home 9-1, in a must-win game for keeping their tournament hopes alive. In Blountstown, the :Lady Seahawks downed the…
A Gulf Coast cottage built around 1893 highlights the Historic Apalachicola Home and Garden Tour to be held Saturday, May 6. Sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church, the annual event spotlights some of Apalachicola’s most distinguished homes, both old and new.“The tour offers a visual reflection of our community’s heritage creating a distinct sense of place…
A second person has been placed on life support following a catastrophic collision early Saturday afternoon between two charter boats in Scipio Creek. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Saturday afternoon confirmed that one man died within hours of the collision, which took place just about noon on a flat between Scipio Creek…
The Apalachicola Regional Airport has about as strong, and unified, support as it has had in years, with the county commission solidly behind a newly created advisory board empowered to weigh in on the airport’s future. The commissioners each chose a representative, not necessarily from their district, to sit on the Airport Operation and Economic…
After sustaining a tough extra-inning game loss to Liberty County two weeks ago, and a defeat by Holmes County, the Seahawk varsity boys baseball team bounced back with back-to-back wins over Wakulla Christian and Rutherford.On April 10 at Liberty County, neither team scored during the seven innings and then in the extra innings, the Seahawks…
Following a midweek loss on the road to Wakulla, the Lady Seahawk varsity softball team bounced back with a hard-fought 2-0 win at home Friday night against a Class 5A Lincoln Lady Trojans ballclub. “We played one of our best overall games of the season against Lincoln and overcame several obstacles to get the win,”…
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