Eastpoint artist expands egg decorating tradition
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Eastpoint artist expands egg decorating tradition

Pysanka, the Ukrainian tradition of egg decorating, will enliven the Easter holiday in the Panhandle with a special exhibit in Panama City throughout April of the works of an Eastpoint artist. Gary Carroll, a master of the art of using the wax-resistant method to inscribe folk designs on eggshells, has modernized and expanded his repertoire…

Students demonstrate art of public speaking
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Students demonstrate art of public speaking

The two judges, Apalachicola librarian Lucy Carter, and Carrie Jones, environmental supervisor with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, were seated promptly before the 9 a.m. start of the district-wide 4-H Public Speaking Competition Friday. A large number of parents were in their seats as well in the meeting room at the UF…

Dialysis services return to the region
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Dialysis services return to the region

It’s been two years since the DaVita Kidney Care shuttered its Port St. Joe facility, leaving local patients without nearby options. Many drove to Tallahassee or Panama City to receive their kidney dialysis treatment three times a week. Others went more frequently than that. But on Thursday, March 23, at the ribbon cutting for the…

County OKs revised Serenity traffic plan
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County OKs revised Serenity traffic plan

After a back-and-forth with the developer, and continued opposition from some nearby residents, Franklin County commissioners last week unanimously agreed to a plan that would prevent traffic coming out of the proposed Serenity Seaside Resort onto South Bayshore Drive in Eastpoint. That South Bayshore Drive access would be for ingress only, and a second access…

Former firefighter to enforce Apalachicola’s codes
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Former firefighter to enforce Apalachicola’s codes

Ken Turner wants to put a kinder, gentler face to code enforcement. The 51-year-old retired professional firefighter from Albany, Georgia, newly hired to succeed Glenn Jenkins as Apalachicola’s code enforcement officer, is looking to work closely with residents and businesses in making sure the rules are administered fairly. “I heard from a few people that…

Carrabelle man gets seven years for child pornography
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Carrabelle man gets seven years for child pornography

A 59-year-old Carrabelle man, who once worked as a correctional officer at Franklin Correctional Institution, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for receiving material constituting child pornography.  A Monday announcement from Jason R. Coody, United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, said that on March 23, Chief Judge Mark Walker…

Klink named Teacher of the Year
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Klink named Teacher of the Year

In 2006, Tara Klink was the valedictorian of the Apalachicola High School graduating class, and Heather Lee was the salutatorian.Seventeen years later, the two young women have been named Teachers of the Year, Klink for the entire district after being selected the top teacher at Franklin County Schools, and Lee, now married to husband Eric…

This weekend in Gulf and Franklin
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This weekend in Gulf and Franklin

It’s going to be a busy weekend in Gulf and Franklin Counties, rain or shine. Have an event coming up you want us to share? Send details to wweitzel@nevespublishing.com.   Blues on Reid In a little more than two weeks’ time, Reid Avenue will be transformed for one afternoon only into a foot traffic only celebration…

Alleged drug dealer run off the road 
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Alleged drug dealer run off the road 

An alleged dealer in methamphetamine was run off the road in Franklin County Wednesday afternoon, following a brief chase by deputies that featured a collision with law enforcement vehicles. After broadcasting live on Facebook at the scene of the accident, Sheriff A.J. Smith offered an account Thursday morning of what had happened with the arrest…