Three students from the Forgotten Coast were named to the spring semester 2025 President’s List at The University of Alabama, an honor reserved for those with a 4.0 grade point average, which is all A’s. Local students, all fulltime undergraduates, include Chandler Jones of Mexico Beach; Ellie Dilworth, of Port St. Joe; and Bobbie Pedrick,…
The Franklin Education Foundation has made progress on funding Tango Flight, a groundbreaking aviation program set to take off at Franklin County School this August. “We’ve raised 41% of our $131,000 immediate goal, but we still need to raise an additional $27,500 by mid-July to ensure the program can launch on time with the start…
Avery Pharr, of Apalachicola, has been named to the Chancellor’s List at Troy University for the spring semester/Term 4 of the 2024-25 academic year. The Chancellor’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who earn a grade point average of 4.0.
Bethany Camille Cates graduated cum laude May 18 from the University of Missouri, with a bachelor of journalism degree, and criminal justice minor. The daughter of Corey and Penny Cates, of Powder Springs, Georgia, and youngest granddaughter of the late Vernell and Noah Lockley, Sr., of Apalachicola, Cates participated in many organizations and took on…
Dr. Madison Burt, DPT, of Pensacola, and formerly of Franklin County, received her doctor of physical therapy degree from the University of South Alabama in the spring commencement ceremony on May 9. She is the daughter of Gethia Burt, of Pensacola, and Crossley Ford, of Okolona, Mississippi. She attended Franklin County High School and graduated…
Lee University congratulates Genesis Jones, of Eastpoint, on earning Dean’s List honors during the Spring 2025 semester. Dean’s List recognition is earned by full-time, undergraduate students with a semester grade point average between 3.7 and 4.00. Lee University is a private, Christ-centered university located in Cleveland, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
With 74 members of the Class of 2025, one of the largest on record, and 29 of them having attended their entire school careers on the consolidated campus in Eastpoint, Franklin County High School celebrated a spirited graduation on May 29. With the gymnasium at standing room only capacity, the processional of faculty and staff,…
Bring Me A Book Forgotten Coast’s signature end-of-school-year giveaway, Book Bonanza, put free, self-selected books into the hands of more than 1,400 elementary school students in Franklin and Gulf counties. The 2025 late spring distributions totaled 5,650 books impacting 1,412 children at four books per student. In addition to the public elementary schools’ students in…
At Franklin County High School’s May 27 senior recognition night, individuals, organizations and colleges gave out more than $280,000 in scholarships to deserving seniors among the 74 members of the Class of 2025. The following is a list of the scholarships, the presenter and the recipients: Apalachicola Legion Post #106 (Chris Anderson and Myrtis Wynn):…
Gulf Coast State College has announced the students named to the President’s and Dean’s Honor Lists for the Spring 2025 semester. The President’s List includes all full-time students (enrolled for 12 or more college credit hours) who earned a grade point average of 3.90 to 4.00. The Dean’s List is awarded to students enrolled in…
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