As legislative delegation hearings go, it was longer and more detailed than usual, as Franklin County’s two representatives in the Florida legislature on Jan. 31 focused on the county’s asks of state government. Newly elected State Sen. Corey Simon (R-Tallhassee) was part of the proceedings for the first time, with State Rep. Jason Shoaf (R-Port…
After unsuccessfully trying to guide similar legislation through last year’s legislative session, State Rep. Jason Shoaf (R — Port St. Joe) has filed a bill with the Florida House that would allow limited bed tax revenue to be used for public safety, including law enforcement. House Bill 309, which has yet to be entitled, calls…
The appearance of a crew of workers climbing atop the Apalachicola water tower high above the city is a vivid symbol that water quality is improving. City Manager Travis Wade said the 60-day project, at a cost of about $225,000, involves recoating the inside to protect water quality and sandblasting, priming and painting the outside,…
In a cross-county trip Friday, American Legion National Vice Commander Pamela Harris was treated to an insight into Franklin County’s rich military history. Flanked by an entourage of other national, state and regional leaders, Harris began her morning with a visit to American Legion Post 82 in Lanark Village, Harris was accompanied by National Executive…
A 51-year-old Panama City man, stricken by a medical issue while driving on St. George Island Thursday morning, got caught up in a collision with trees along the roadway. According to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol, at about 9:05 a.m. the man was driving a pickup truck west on Leisure Lane. near…
Carrabelle postpones ‘Culture Crawl’ Saturday Due to the threat of inclement weather, the Carrabelle History Museum is rescheduling the 2023 Carrabelle Culture Crawl to Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many of the event partners are already re-confirmed including musicians Frank Lindamood, Cody Barber, Kevin Andrew & the Rockulla Performers (at a new…
Housed quietly at the Crooked River Lighthouse Keeper’s House Museum for two years, it sat stationery on display as it awaited the royal treatment that befits the nearly 130-year-old Fresnel lens whose beam once guided ships traveling along the Carrabelle shoreline. Now housed in a newly-created steel lighthouse tower-inspired case, the lens is glowing and…
Testing to be conducted on shower curtain rod In a hearing Monday afternoon, Circuit Judge Jonathan Sjostrom postponed until the middle of June the murder trial of two defendants accused of bludgeoning to death a South Florida woman nearly five years ago at an Eastpoint motel. In granting a motion for a continuance filed by…
Patients at Gulf Coast State College’s Gulf Franklin Campus cry, bleed, breathe, speak and give birth — so long as they’re plugged in. The college’s new nursing simulation labs were among the cutting edge technology on display at the school’s open house last week. On Jan. 24, dozens of people gathered in GCSC’s new nursing…
Those interested in becoming foster parents are invited to get started now, as the spring foster-adoption class is set to begin. A seven week course that meets one night per week, the spring foster/adoption training class is the first step for foster and adoptive families in the state of Florida. The class is partially on…
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