Seahawks honor four soccer seniors
On Friday, Jan. 17, the Franklin County High School varsity soccer program honored four seniors, three girls and one boy for their dedication, leadership, and hard work throughout their years on the field.
Bring Me A Book has holiday success
Over the holidays, Bring Me A Book Forgotten Coast gave out 1,186 books to the children of Franklin and Gulf counties. Events included Apalachicola’s arrival of Santa on a shrimp boat, Port St. Joe Small Business Saturday, the St. George Island Lighting of the Palms, plus Eastpoint and Carrabelle celebrations. Bring Me A Book partnered…
‘Young eagles’ take flight with EAA
Six pilots in the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association earlier this month lifted off in their respective plane from the Apalachicola Regional Airport with precious cargo. Inside their respective planes were 30 young people, including several from Franklin and Gulf counties, who as part of the Young Eagles program on Dec. 14 were…
FCHS Beta Club forms ‘trash mob’
The Franklin County School Senior Beta Club met last Friday with Lynn Wilder, from Keep Franklin County Beautiful, for a “Trash Mob,” which is a group clean-up effort. The club chose Millender Park in Eastpoint for clean-up. “Now, they would like to challenge other groups or organizations in the community to pick a location for…
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Nest gives thanks for program success
Earlier this year, things didn’t look so good for the scores of students taking part in Apalachicola’s Project Impact after-school program. The program, which was run under the auspices of a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant that had been awarded to the city of Apalachicola, had come up short in points awarded when it…
School levies triumph in both counties
Voters in both Gulf and Franklin counties gave an overwhelming endorsement of the school tax measures that were on last week’s ballot. In Gulf County, more than 80 percent of voters, or 6,865, gave a thumbs-up to renewing for another four years the one-mill levy for operational costs, just as they have consistently since 2008….
Applications open for DAR’s Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship
Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can now apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the scholarship provides a one-time $5,000 award to one student annually who is pursuing undergraduate or graduate study in music. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was a groundbreaking African American contralto…
ABC students get their glow on
Students at the Apalachicola Bay Charter School are glowing eerily in the dark, but it’s not from the drinking water or from getting too close to radioactive plutonium. It’s actually being infused by their teachers, as part of a schoolwide effort that stems from ideas that about two dozen members of the faculty gleaned from…
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Teacher salaries at crux of school tax measures
Amidst the heightened attention on the presidential choice on the Nov. 5 ballot, voters in both Franklin and Gulf counties will also have an important decision to make regarding school taxes. In both cases, superintendents are stressing that if voters approve the proposed levies, property taxes will remain unchanged since the school districts are clamping…
Back to school
Ribbons, books, bows, new shoes and books Last week began an adventure for parents and students alike, as the schools in Franklin and Gulf counties swung open their doors to new and returning students alike. The Star and the Times asked parents to submit photos from the first week of school, and our Facebook pages…