For a banquet that celebrated one of Apalachicolas most illustrious and beloved native sons, there was a lot of hissing coming forth from the audience. Thats because the honored guest was the late Dr. Frederick S. Humphries and the high-pitched hisses that reverberated inside the Holy Family Senior Center Friday evening, Nov. 5 paid audible…
By the fall of 2022, Franklin County residents will be getting a major boost in their ability to access behavioral health services, to address everything from drug dependency to delinquency. At a ceremony Nov. 3, DISC Village, a Big Bend based non-profit behavioral health provider, broke ground on the new Franklin County Human Services Center…
A series of workshops throughout the county on code enforcement could lead to an unprecedented overhaul of how the county handles the breaking of its rules. Facilitated by the Apalachee Regional Planning Council, the workshops opened Oct. 30 in Eastpoint, with a second one Nov. 3 on St. George Island. A workshop for unincorporated Carrabelle…
Apalachicola will be getting a historical marker to honor the legacy of Moses Roper, a leading 19th century abolitionist and former fugitive slave who authored a best-selling narrative that included description of his experiences while serving as a steward on a steamboat plying the Apalachicola River. The 4-1 vote by city commissioners, with Despina George…
If you had only come to the 58th annual Florida Seafood Festival on Friday, you would have likely concluded it was a total washout, as a cold rain and blustery winds spelled doom. But if you had woke up Saturday morning and then attended all day, you would have enjoyed a brisk and sunny day,…
For the first time in several years, Franklin County High School looks to field to robust soccer teams under the direction of experienced coaches. The girls, under the direction of Franklin County Schools new physical education teacher Anna Bull, have 19 players, and the boys, coached by Bill McCullough, have two dozen, which is a…
The St. George Lighthouse Association, in partnership with SGI Veterans Reveille Group and American Legion Post #106 in Apalachicola will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony in Lighthouse Park on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. Veterans Day, an official United States public holiday observed annually on Nov. 11, honors military veterans; that is, persons who…
This is an updated version of an earlier story. The sudden and forever taking of a young child out from the loving arms of her mom and dad thundered throughout the county last week with a terrifying crash. Charlie Cate Odom, 5, daughter of Levi and Collette Odom, of Eastpoint, passed away early Friday morning,…
It took an entire season of bouncing back from crushing defeats, but the Seahawks prevailed. Franklin County got off the schneid with grace in Graceville, as they defeated the Tigers 42-34 in Sunshine State Athletic Conference play. The Seahawks scored three times in the third quarter, on a three-yard run by senior receiver Brayden McCall,…
It is a situation which has been repeated countless time over the course of recorded history in countries and continents across the globe. In all likelihood the scenario occurred, albeit on a much smaller scale, in the days which predated the written accountings of the destruction. An assemblage gathered with the sole objective to pillage…
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