Vietnam hero’s tombstone stands corrected In Jan. 1968, Marine Cpl. James Henry Clays parents, Mack and Mary Anne Clay, buried their son in Snow Hill Cemetery just two months after he had turned 21 in Vietnam. In the early morning hours of Jan. 3,, shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade had killed Clay in an attack…
A possible red tide outbreak, as yet unconfirmed by health officials, has county officials concerned. St. George Island resident Bruce Graham told county commissioners Tuesday morning that he and his wife had experienced respiratory distress on the island, which prompted them to sees medical care at Weems Memorial Hospital. Stemming from the organism Karenia brevis, red…
A 50-year-old Apalachicola woman, active in the community as a behavior and sexual violence counselor, has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a minor. Kelley Mosley, 50, was arrested for lewd and lascivious battery upon a minor between the ages of 12 and 18, a second degree felony. After an extensive investigation by…
Get ready for Porch
Fest this Saturday, an all-day affair featuring the finest in local musicians,
appearing on porches throughout Apalachicola.
The event
stemmed from the COVID-19
The Seahawk cross country team ran at the Port St. Joe Home Meet and did pretty well for themselves. While the girls were no match for a dominant Port St. Joe squad, all set a personal record, which is what a team wants to do at this point, continue to post their best times. Everyone…
The fact that the 2021 Seahawk football season is a rebuilding year was in evidence Friday night, as Franklin County fell 35-7 at home to the Rocky Bayou Christian Knights. A promising opening drive by the Seahawks was stymied by penalties, and after Franklin County turned it over on down at midfield, and contained the…
As the real estate market continues to heat up, and the tourism economy persists in setting records, county officials are paying more attention to the Apalachicola Regional Airport. In a series of actions over the last six weeks, county commissioners agreed to avert a potential clash with pilots and other airport enthusiasts by voting to…
The Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce has hired a new director. Lori Dougherty began in the fulltime job August 24, after the 10-member chamber board selected her to succeed Lisa Munson, who left the job earlier this year. We wound with seven very, very good applicants, said Randy Lee, president of the chamber. We chose Lori…
The results are in, and when it comes to the International Coastal Cleanup earlier this month throughout Franklin County, the East beat the West. Of course, it wasnt exactly an All-Star game, the nearly 300 volunteers who took part in the Saturday, Sept. 18 event were doing it for the good of the county, and…
On Saturday morning, Franklin County Youth Football again took two out of three from their visitors, as they defeated Liberty County on the field in Carrabelle. In the opening Peewee game, coaches Darrian Turner, and assistants Scott Kelly and Levi Odom engineered their second straight shutout, this time a 30-0 blanking of the Bulldogs. In the …
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