Carrabelle mayor to step down Sunday
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Carrabelle mayor to step down Sunday

In a letter Monday afternoon to City Administrator Courtney Dempsey, Carrabelle Mayor Brenda La Paz said she plans to not see re-election, and will step down this Sunday, March 31. “The reasons for my resignation range from personal, health, family, and financial,” she wrote. “I will not get into specifics as these matters are personal….

Developer proposes dome homes for Eastpoint
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Developer proposes dome homes for Eastpoint

They look a bit like concrete igloos, and one developer thinks they might be just the thing to address the need for workforce housing in Eastpoint. At a workshop Tuesday evening, March 19, Joshua Parker outlined details of what he termed a “planned eco-home development” on 75 acres off 100 Gilbert Street in Eastpoint which…

Vivian Kane celebrates 94th birthday
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Vivian Kane celebrates 94th birthday

Carrabelle resident Vivian Kane celebrated her 94th birthday last week, on Wednesday, March 20. She was born Vivian Thompson in Harveston City on March 20, 1930, sister to the late Vernon Thompson, for whom the Carrabelle Airport is named. Harveston City, which had a mill at the time, no longer exists, having been transformed into…

Carrabelle dedicates new veterans memorial
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Carrabelle dedicates new veterans memorial

In a patriotic ceremony Friday morning March 8, the city of Carrabelle dedicated its newly-expanded Veterans Memorial Park. The park, along U.S. 98 in the center of town, now features six 30-foot flagpoles for the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force flags, and one 40-foot flagpole for the U.S. Flag. City…

Franklin Correctional tops in regional K-9 tracking
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Franklin Correctional tops in regional K-9 tracking

K-9 tracking teams from 14 Florida Department of Corrections institutions gathered from across the Panhandle to exhibit their superior tracking abilities in Bristol earlier this month. Taking first was the team from Carrabelle’s Franklin Correctional Institution, with second place going to the team from Chipley’s Northwest Florida Reception Center, and third place to Blountstown’s Calhoun…

Barkus Parade yields $23K to benefit animals
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Barkus Parade yields $23K to benefit animals

Tails were wagging high! The annual Apalachicola Mardi Gras Barkus Parade on Feb. 24 was a phenomenal success, as two- and four-legged friends from all over the country flooded the streets again to walk, wag and woof their way through downtown. Apalachicola Police Chief Bobby Varnes, Sheriff A.J. Smith, this year’s grand marshal, and Apalachicola…

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Franklin County voters to weigh millage shift

Money would be earmarked for pay increases Franklin County voters in November’s general election will be asked to decide whether they favor shifting a half-mill in property taxes, now devoted to capital outlay, to operating revenues, where they can be spent on hiking teacher pay. After the school board voted unanimously last month to support…