Pre-K’s broken promise
“Children learning, parents earning!” That was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s summation of the case for the “comprehensive child care and early learning legislation” of 2017, a plan similar to the
OneBlood bus highlights Apalachicola library’s February
February is Love Your Libraries month, and to celebrate, the Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library is reminding residents that digital ebooks, audiobooks, emagazines, and elearning classes are
Birds to benefit from dredge
A dredging project off the coast of Eastpoint is set to start, but its not the long-awaited scooping out of the Eastpoint Channel.
That likely wont be until April at the
Sanders plans to challenge Boldt
Former county commissioner Cheryl Sanders is preparing to return to politics.
Sanders, who decided not to seek re-election in 2018 after 20 years as commissioner of District #2, has filed a letter
Seniors dine on Butts & Clucks
At the recent Butts and Clucks BBQ competition the Butcher Shop donated a gift certificate for a raffle that raised $200 to help feed seniors at the Holy Family Senior Center. The Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce, and the many BBQ event participants, also provided pans and pans of wonderful food to Elder Care Community…
Golden celebrations
Franklin County’s reverence for those in their golden years was on full display this past Sunday, as two octogenarians, one prominent in Apalachicola and the other on St. George Island, received the royal treatment for their birthday. In Apalachicola, on the occasion of her 85th birthday. Irestine Bouie, a longtime resident of the Hill community,…
Boys post Seahawks’ best ever soccer record
The Franklin County High boys soccer team wrapped up their regular season with a 4-3 win at home over Gadsden County at Senior Night Jan. 24.
The boys ended the regular season with a 9-7 record
Jazz and romance headline Ilse Newell concerts
The week of Feb. 6 starts with jazz and ends in romance with what might be the most spectacular week of music in the Ilse Newell Fund for Performing Arts concert series for 2022, featuring the best
Museum to showcase Black Amphibious Truck Companies
In commemoration of Black History Month, the Camp Gordon Johnston Museum will present in February an exhibit on the history of two Black Amphibious Truck Companies, the 818th and the 476th, which
Rarely used law shuts down drug house
In October, Judy Chambers was charged with keeping a public nuisance structure for drug activity. In December, that charge was dropped because, according to a filing by Assistant State Attorney Jarred Patterson, “while probable cause existed at the time of arrest, there is insufficient evidence to proceed with further prosecution.” It wasn’t the first time…