Seahawks, Tiger Sharks to open new regional series format
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Seahawks, Tiger Sharks to open new regional series format

Take a breath and take a week off, because on Monday evening, April 28 on the Port St. Joe High School baseball diamond will begin the opening round of a newly-introduced best two-out-of-three series to decide who will advance to the regional title game, and a shot at the state title, in the Rural state…

Apalachicola’s Chapman Home highlights May 3 tour
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Apalachicola’s Chapman Home highlights May 3 tour

The home of famed botanist Dr. Alvan W. Chapman highlights the Historic Apalachicola Home and Garden Tour on Saturday, May 3.  Now in its 31st year, the annual event hosted by Trinity Episcopal Church showcases some of the town’s most distinguished homes, both old and new, as well as the City Square Community Garden. “This…

Seahawks finish regular season at 16-7
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Seahawks finish regular season at 16-7

As the Franklin County Seahawks varsity baseball team enters the district tournament this week as the second seed, they complete the regular season at 16-7, winning six of their last eight games, married only by losses to rival Port St. Joe. The Seahawks were slated to face third-seeded Blountstown on Tuesday. On March 24 at…

Release celebrates rescue of rare turtle
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Release celebrates rescue of rare turtle

People who live along the Forgotten Coast, as well as those who visit, are accustomed to the sea turtle releases that regularly occur on the beach each year. During the winter, the releases often will be of cold-stunned sea turtles (a collection of turtles is referred to as a “bale” or a “flotilla”) that have…

How tariffs might affect domestic shrimp
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How tariffs might affect domestic shrimp

The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs are likely to have an effect on domestic shrimp production and prices, but to what extent, and in what way, still remains unclear. Reese Antley, vice-president of operations for Wood’s Fisheries in Port St. Joe, said he believes it’s likely there will be an increase in prices for…

Carrabelle Beach to hold Easter Sunrise service
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Carrabelle Beach to hold Easter Sunrise service

Hi Y’all, wishing you a Happy Easter. Lanark started their Easter celebrations with an annual Easter egg hunt on the Lanark Village Golf Course, sponsored by the LVGC and the Facebook group the Village Idiots. Once again, the course was filled with happy children searching for eggs the volunteers had hidden, and there were plenty…

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Unemployment ticks higher on Forgotten Coast

The jobless rate along the Forgotten Coast rose slightly in February, to where both Gulf and Franklin counties are now above the state average. According to preliminary data released last month by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Franklin County’s jobless rate went up from 4.5 to 4.6 percent, and in Gulf, from 3.7 to…

Sacred Heart blesses Women’s Diagnostic Center
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Sacred Heart blesses Women’s Diagnostic Center

The new Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Women’s Diagnostic Center facility received a chaplain’s formal blessing last month, following the completion of a renovated 1,096 square foot space inside the Medical Office Building adjacent to the hospital. On March 7, wellwishers gathered to celebrate the center’s opening, a half million-dollar project aided considerably by a $350,000…

Drilling ban bills advance in legislature
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Drilling ban bills advance in legislature

A bipartisan bill championed by State Rep. Jason Shoaf, to ban drilling in environmentally sensitive areas, got unanimous support in the first of its committee stops in the Florida House of Representatives. After getting a 16-0 blessing in the Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, it was now set to be heard Tuesday, April 8 in the…