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Franklin County’s unemployment picture darkened last month, rising by nearly 1 percentage point as the labor force continued to expand to pre-pandemic levels.

According to preliminary …

It wasn’t a typical Carrabelle Christmas but it certainly was festive, given the circumstances.

After the annual Boat Parade and Holiday of Lights celebration was cancelled, a number of …

The Santa who swooped down along Seventh Street two Saturday mornings ago, from atop a fire truck gleaming in the bright winter sun, had more to say than just “Ho Ho and Ho” and merry …

Franklin County isn’t slated yet to receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine but health department staffers are getting ready for when it does.

“We’ve been receiving many calls …

For those with any level of visual acuity, December is overwhelmingly a colorful month. Holiday lights, decorations and merchandising efforts all vie to use the most conspicuous and unavoidable …

If Franklin County is going to have its say in the Florida legislature this spring, the two people who led the delegation hearing Tuesday night are going to voice it.

State Rep. Jason Shoaf, his …

She was hired by a general, she was groomed by a Navy pilot and she went on to sculpt a lasting legacy among the county’s most distinguished clerks of court.

Marcia M. Johnson, who set the …

The weather might have gotten a little colder lately, but there’s one thing that’s still hot.

Tourism.

A report provided by John Solomon, director of the Tourist Development …

Hidden inside of the Crooked River Lighthouse museum is a rare and exquisite piece of glass, soon to be unveiled for the entire county, region and world to see.

It’s the original lens from …

This Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mill Pond Pavilion, the Apalachicola Farmers Market invites you to join us as we set sail toward your holiday shopping. Our vendors have a wide …