Youre never too old to be young. Three Franklin County residents came home with the gold in their respective sports and age brackets, at The Huntsman World Senior Games held in St. George, Utah. The Huntsman Games, which include more than 30 sports, is the largest annual multi-sport event in the world for athletes age…
River Banks and his dad Ricky both say if the enormous bull gator they caught in the Apalachicola River a month ago had had all 21 of its scutes, instead of half that many on its bitten-off tail, it would have been a state record. The Thomasville, Georgia man who carried the permit for that…
The Franklin County Seahawks continue to search for their first win, after traveling to Cottondale Friday night and sustaining a 52-6 loss to the Hornets. After trailing 30-0 at the half, the Seahawks got on the board in the third quarter, as sophomore Brayden McCall caught a seven-yard pass from junior Evan Stanley. It was…
If the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and the Arts wanted to boost the numbers of who comes to view its latest exhibit, they probably couldnt have better ramped up interest if they tried. Following the reception a week earlier at the HCA for the new exhibit Journey to Freedom: The Odyssey of Abolitionist Moses…
After a year absence, soccer is alive and well in Franklin County. On Saturday morning, at the Day of Soccer, the Franklin County Youth Soccer League opened its season at the D.W. Wilson Sports Complex in Apalachicola. They could boast of 14 teams, seven from Apalachicola and seven from the Eastpoint-Carrabelle area. Betty Sasnett, the…
For those who want to delve into Carrabelles economic development strategy, theres now a thorough report that they can sink their teeth into. Caroline Smith, economic development manager for the Apalachee Regional Planning Council on Oct. 7 delivered to city commissioners, and the general public, the result of a 2020 Competitive Florida Partnership grant from…
A red tide bloom, dating back to Oct. 1, continues to beset Apalachicola Bay, contributing to fish deaths as well as short-lived respiratory distress to some individuals. On Tuesday, the Gulf County Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution declaring a local state of emergency after receiving reports from commercial fishers of strange behavior in…
The Apalachicola Bay System Initiative, a multi-million dollar effort funded by Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. and spearheaded by researchers from Florida State University, is preparing to unveil its priorities as it embarks on solidifying a management and restoration plan for the oyster reefs and the health of the bay. Helped by an audiovisual presentation, Sandra…
In an enormous parade Friday afternoon in Eastpoint, the community celebrated Franklin County High School’s 2021 Homecoming, which this year had the theme of “The Wizard of Oz.” Led by parade grand marshal Sheryl Clouse, of St. George Island, an energetic volunteer in causes throughout the community, and brought up at the end by Principal…
A Franklin County grand jury has ruled that an Apalachicola
police officer, who discharged his weapon three times at a speeding motorist in
a June 2020 incident on the Gorrie Bridge, was
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