Grand jury: Apalach cop justified in firing at speeding car
A Franklin County grand jury has ruled that an Apalachicola
police officer, who discharged his weapon three times at a speeding motorist in
a June 2020 incident on the Gorrie Bridge, was
Simpson ties pay raises to prison shutdowns
Senate President Wilton Simpson has a message for state prison leaders: Shut down institutions if you want pay raises for overworked corrections officers. Simpson, in a phone interview last week with The News Service of Florida, blamed chronic staffing shortages and high turnover rates on corrections officials lack of vision and myopia in operating the…
Doing right by Cpl. Clay
Vietnam hero’s tombstone stands corrected In Jan. 1968, Marine Cpl. James Henry Clays parents, Mack and Mary Anne Clay, buried their son in Snow Hill Cemetery just two months after he had turned 21 in Vietnam. In the early morning hours of Jan. 3,, shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade had killed Clay in an attack…
Counselor arrested for sexual relationship with minor
A 50-year-old Apalachicola woman, active in the community as a behavior and sexual violence counselor, has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a minor. Kelley Mosley, 50, was arrested for lewd and lascivious battery upon a minor between the ages of 12 and 18, a second degree felony. After an extensive investigation by…
Apalachicola Bay chamber wins two awards
On Sept. 23, the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals held their annual conference in Jupiter, which the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce attended via a live stream in during the annual Communications Awards ceremony. The awards consist of four categories – Public Relations, CVB Marketing Materials, Audio Visual Communications, and Membership Marketing Materials. This year…
County lays groundwork for change at airport
As the real estate market continues to heat up, and the tourism economy persists in setting records, county officials are paying more attention to the Apalachicola Regional Airport. In a series of actions over the last six weeks, county commissioners agreed to avert a potential clash with pilots and other airport enthusiasts by voting to…
Patterson among 14th Circuit judgeship nominations
Two Port St. Joe residents are among six names recommended to
Gov. Ron DeSantis for appointment to two newly-created circuit judge positions.
After interviews of nine interested members of the
Early tourism numbers shatter last year’s total
Like a child first encountering an array of gifts beneath the tree on Christmas morning, it is a challenge to know where to start when it comes to unwrapping the latest tourism numbers. That is because so many are in record-breaking territory. based on a report shared by Tourism Development Council Director John Solomon at…
Native American drumming at Sundays full moon climb
The Crooked River Lighthouse will host a Full Moon Lighthouse Climb and Sacred Drum Ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 19, from 7 to 10 p.m. in Carrabelle. Visitors can enjoy this opportunity to see the natural surroundings of the St. George Sound and Carrabelle Beach under the glow of the rising full Harvest Moon, also known…
Crooked River hosts market Saturday
The Crooked River Lighthouse is hosting an outdoor Country Market this Saturday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lighthouse Park, 1975 Hwy 98 West, Carrabelle. The open-air market, at the foot of the lighthouse, now features fresh herbs and veggies from the Lighthouses own garden! In addition, local vendors from the community…