Lanarkians dazzle at dog parade
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Lanarkians dazzle at dog parade

Hi Y’all,Lanark rocked with some of our residents shining at the Apalachicola Mardi Gras Barkus Parade. This is a really fun activity that all of the Franklin County area and visitors enjoy participating in.Lanark’s own Harley Young, along with dog mom Cat and dog dad George Young, won the 1st Place Blue Ribbon. Harley’s costume…

Weems Foundation presents community with defibrillator
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Weems Foundation presents community with defibrillator

Hi Y’all,  OK, maybe this will be the last snap of cold weather. Global warming indeed! Cold and flu season has run rampant in our area. Stay well if you can. Lanark always seems to be celebrating something. I hear all our activities over the weekend were a success, but I don’t know because I…

Chillas to open for Christmas Day covered dish
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Chillas to open for Christmas Day covered dish

Hi Y’all,  I forgot to ask Santa for warm weather and look what I got. What I did get instead was warm hearts and warm hugs being with my family. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. Being in Lanark means to me being able to reach out to all types of people with helping…

Legion Post to host Christmas party Saturday
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Legion Post to host Christmas party Saturday

Hi Y’all,  Christmas is coming with lots of cheer, partying, and praising. No matter how you choose to celebrate this Christmas season, my wish for you is that it is a safe, happy time.  Some of our Lanark residents took a trip to the Tallahassee National Cemetery for the laying of wreaths in honor of…

Lanark Village Association elects new board
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Lanark Village Association elects new board

Hi Y’all,  It is beginning to feel like Christmas… up north. Yes, we have had some cooler days, but after all, it is Florida. It will give us some nice days. The Lanark Village Association had its monthly members meeting Monday, Dec. 2, and the 2025 board was elected. Kathy Brown was voted in as…

Yard sale Saturday at golf club
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Yard sale Saturday at golf club

Hi Y’all, I hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. On the night before Thanksgiving, Camp Gordon Johnston American Legion Post 82 served their members and the members’ immediate families. It was a wonderful night with good food, and great music by John Jeremiah. The community of Lanark is so lucky to have…

Quilters host Holiday Bazaar Saturday
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Quilters host Holiday Bazaar Saturday

Hi Y’all,  Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for my family, my home, my friends, and the life God has given me.  On Saturday, Nov. 30, the Lanark Village Wandering Star Quilters will have its Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET at the Lanark Village Boat Club, 2364 Hwy 98. The quilting…

Organizations need working caring board members
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Organizations need working caring board members

Hi Y’all, Happy Veterans Day week. The elections are over, it is time to settle down and be kind to your neighbors. Even in a small area like Lanark we have disputes. Being ugly to your neighbors is not the way that you solve who is going to be president of the United States. You…

Village kicks off Halloween in style
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Village kicks off Halloween in style

Hi Y’all, Lanark has bustled into October, and we don’t even have many of our snowbirds yet. Happy Halloween started with the Lanark Village Golf Club sponsoring a “Trunk or Treat” for the little ones. Many spooky costumed volunteers were on hand with lots of treats and games.  Just down the road, the St. James…