Holmes County native blazes newspaper career
When Sue Riddle Cronkite was a young girl growing up in Holmes County, and tried out for the Ponce De Leon girls basketball team, she got a rude awakening into the rough-and-tumble of the contact
Money for Weems, Apalach infrastructure, miss state budget
Three big ticket items, including a proposed $7 million for George E. Weems Memorial Hospital, failed to make it into the 2022-23 state budget, but Franklin Countys representatives in
Sharing the joy of reading
The Franklin County Schools youngest students celebrated the wonderfulness of reading last week by coming in out of the rain.
The annual Literacy on the Lawn event was moved inside Thursday
SGI fire chief suspended following racial remark
Following a racially charged encounter Saturday evening on St. George Island, the chief of the St. George Island Volunteer Fire Department has been suspended by the departments board of
Boones three-hitter quiets St. Joe 4-1
Seahawk senior Gage Boone twirled a three-hitter as the Franklin County Seahawks varsity baseball team downed Port St. Joe 4-1 March 22.
Boone lasted six innings, allowing three hits and one run
Florida Department of Law Enforcement commissioner stepping down
The head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is stepping down after 38 years with the agency.
Commissioner Rick Swearingen advised members of the agency on Friday he will leave the post
Judge Orders Information on New Elections bill
TALLAHASSEE A federal judge considering a constitutional challenge to a 2021 state elections law ordered attorneys Monday to quickly file briefs about the potential effects of a bill that the
DeSantis Leaves Insurance, Condo Session Up to Lawmakers
TALLAHASSEE — If Florida lawmakers hold a special session to deal with the troubled property-insurance market or to put additional requirements on condominium buildings, it won’t come from a directive by Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis, appearing Monday in Wellington, said he’d “welcome” the return of lawmakers to Tallahassee to address either of the topics if…
EAA volunteers share day with FCHS STEM students
The Experimental Aircraft Association Apalachicola Chapter 1646 hosted an Aviation Field Day at the Apalachicola Regional Airport on March 1 for two dozen students from the Franklin County High
Homes, rental units OKd for St. James Bay area
In hopes of addressing a shortage of workforce housing rental units, and to create additional single-family homes at competitive prices, the St. James Bay development east of Carrabelle has secured