Seahawks sink St. Joe 66-32
EASTPOINT – When Port St. Joe and Franklin County meet on the basketball court,. it isn’t often you get a running clock.
But that’s what happened about midway through the third quarter Friday
Lanark fire department to meet Jan. 13
Hi Y’all: Happy New Year! The new year was brought in in many different ways. We were happy to be able to celebrate. It is time to renew or join Lanark’s non-profit organizations, Lanark Village Association, Lanark Village Boat Club and the Lanark Village Golf Club. Anyone in the Lanark District can join and we…
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Florida Medicaid fight
TALLAHASSEE The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to take up a dispute about how much money Floridas Medicaid program should be able to recoup after a legal settlement involving a Lee
As cases rise, so does testing
With case numbers of COVID-19 rising in both Gulf and Franklin counties, health department officials are stepping up testing options throughout the Forgotten Coast.
We did expect to see a
Sheriff meets with new DJJ secretary
Sheriff A.J. Smith’s push for a stepped-up response by state agencies towards juvenile crime bore high-level fruit last month for the second time in recent weeks. Eric Hall, the newly appointed secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, traveled down for a Dec. 17 meeting with the sheriff. It was the second such meeting…
Winter break chilly for Seahawk hoops
The Franklin County Seahawks varsity boys basketball team was busy over the Christmas break, practicing regularly and playing a triad of away games. Unfortunately, they didn’t come home with any wins. Taking part in the Mosley Christmas tournament, Ray Bailey’s Seahawks opened play Dec. 27 against the Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences, out…
Local delegation prepares for 2022 Florida legislative session
The 2022 Florida Legislative Session is slated to start early this year, on Jan. 11. With legislators returning to the capitol without COVID-19 restrictions, many are preparing to hash out some of the state’s issues – coronavirus restrictions and access to abortion among the most contentious. Among Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top priorities for the session…
Learning to do for others
Learning at Franklin County Schools is about a lot more than just the Rs.
Theres a fourth R, and it stands for Responsibility, the civic and moral obligation to do for others in your
Gulf backs dialysis center subsidy, seeks Franklin help
Gulf County could soon see the return of a full-service kidney dialysis center, thanks largely to a generous five-year subsidy from the county to cover start-up costs.
Whether Franklin County is
Santa Rosa Press Gazette and Crestview News Bulletin sell to Neves, other local owner
The Santa Rosa Press Gazette in Milton and the Crestview News Bulletin in Crestview are under new local ownership.
Through a partnership between Todd Neves of Neves Media and Sandi Kemp, of