Doing the right thing
Franklin County distinguished itself Monday with its annual Martin Luther King Day celebration by having it, live and in-person.
With the rest of the Panhandle either going entirely virtual, or …
Kelly set for brief return to city commission
On Friday afternoon, Carrabelle city commissioners voted to appoint former Carrabelle mayor Mel Kelly to a seven-and-one-half week term on the commission.
The commission weighed two letters of …
Islanders unveil proposal for incorporation
Carrabelle in 1881 became the second town in Franklin County, Apalachicola had incorporated itself 50 years before that.
By the end of 2022, St. George island could become the third, by a vote of …
County settles down runway uproar
It was about as close as you can get to a kumbaya moment when it comes to the Apalachicola Regional Airport.
At last week’s Jan. 5 meeting, county commissioners unanimously agreed to not …
Carrabelle city seat up for grabs
Sebrina Brown is the first to burst out of the starting gate this week in the race to fill an open seat on the Carrabelle city commission.
Whether she’s the thoroughbred to succeed Keith …
Parrot Heads help fund new year’s baskets
Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County was invited to attend The Forgotten Coast Parrot Head Club’s monthly meeting Jan. 7 at the High Five Dive Bar in Apalachicola.
The club …
Six oaks take root in Battery Park
Arbor Day in Florida is the third Friday in January which, this year, falls on Friday, Jan. 15.
Usually, the city’s tree committee honors this day with a tree giveaway, with young trees …
TCC urges Franklin residents to take Fast Track Masonry
Tallahassee Community College’s Wakulla Center is encouraging Franklin and Wakulla residents to take advantage of the Fast Track Masonry training course beginning Monday, Jan. 11, Monday …
Chasing Shadows spurs a childhood memory
Readers may be interested to know that last week’s Chasing Shadows article (See Dec. 24 Times “Nightengale’s Journey, from Berlin to bees”) prompted a Port St. Joe …
Older crowd lines up for their vaccinations
To no one’s surprise, and everyone’s delight, vaccinations have begun in Franklin and Gulf counties.
With an allotment of 1,600 doses of the Moderna vaccine for the Florida Department …