The leadership of the Apalachicola Bay Charter School, which has consistently received either an A or a B score over the past 15 years, is weighing an appeal of their C grade to the state in hopes of overcoming the narrow one-point miss. But regardless of whether that appeal is successful, said Principal Elizabeth Kirvin,…
Newly hired Franklin County High School softball coach Dirk Strunk has his work cut out for him. He’s stepped into the coaching vacancy left by Scott Collins, who over the course of 11 seasons overseeing the Lady Seahawks programs, amassed a combined 176-103 record, a slew of district titles and regional appearances, high state rankings,…
Seahawks football coach John Cooper is working to send parents into the game. Blessed with about 65 boys who have come out to play for the middle school, junior varsity and varsity program, the coach has held programs for players’ parents that bring a sharper focus to what he is trying to do on the…
Due to the predicted rainfall from potential tropical cyclone four, which is expected no earlier than Sunday evening, Franklin County Emergency Management will be opening sandbag locations from 1 to 5 p.m. today. They are no longer providing filled sandbags; they will have empty bags and sand available at each location. They will have a…
The Nest serves up a makeshift museum The school day may end with the bus ride home, but the learning day continues through the evening. The 120 Franklin County kids who take part in the after-school program at the Nest sites, in Eastpoint and Carrabelle, get to take advantage of this extended day, not only…
At last week’s meeting of the Franklin County commission, they didn’t discuss the details of a revised proposal by the developers of the most high-profile project on St. George Island in many years. Instead, they debated what rules should apply. The Landing at SGI, LLC, a multi-faceted project first introduced last year, has revised the…
While continuing to post jobless numbers that place it among the best in the state, unemployment along the Forgotten Coast rose slightly last month. According to preliminary data released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Gulf County unemployment rose by just one-tenth of 1 percentage point to 2.9 percent, as seven people joined…
Exuberant dancing, and rousing drumming highlighted the finale Friday evening of the Community Moving Education’s five-week summer camp. Held at the Armory, the choreography and its costuming punctuated a camp season for about 15 young people, now in its third year. Founded by French Haynes, who worked as a dancer, English and special needs teacher,…
Extension agents from five counties combined their knowhow to deliver a course last month at the St. Joseph Bay Buffer Preserve on “St. Joseph Bay: By Land and Sea.” The University of Florida/IFAS Extension faculty was reintroducing their acclaimed “Panhandle Outdoors LIVE!” series by focusing on an ecosystem home to some of the richest concentrations…
If it wasn’t for a Republican state committeeman race, 80 percent of Franklin County’s GOP voters would have no local race to vote on at the upcoming Aug. 20 primary. The ones who live on St. George Island, and along the streets of Eastpoint, would still have to decide whether incumbent county commissioner, Ricky Jones,…
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