At long last, on the verge of dredging
Nearly 40 years ago, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the
Eastpoint Channel.
Since then, the county, together with its congressmen and
congresswoman, have worked to secure the money from
Trolley a folly for city, Main Street
Its a tangled tale of a trolley, and the city and Main Street want to unknot it. But until they work it out, the city cant dispose of it, and recoup whatever monies it may be worth. The story begins five years ago, when Greg Russell. a Tallahassee-based broker of surplus government equipment. offered to…
TDC mobile app scores a ‘Henry’
Franklin County has received the states highest tourism marketing award for the Floridas Forgotten Coast mobile app. Visit Florida, the states marketing entity, presented the prestigious first place Henry award in the rural marketing category to the Franklin County TDC. Receiving the award at the annual Governors Conference in Hollywood. on Sept. 8, were Franklin…
Escaped inmate nabbed in Calhoun County
The search for Chad Johnson, who escaped early Tuesday morning from the Gulf County Detention Facility, came to an end sometime before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, not long after the van he had stolen was found about five miles south of Blountstown on Highway 71. “We got our bad guy,” said Sheriff Mike Harrison. He said…
Welding the workforce
Mike Youngblood could turn the air conditioning down in the new welding lab if he wanted to. But he doesnt, because he wants his 32 students to sweat. When they go out in the field welding, thats how its going to be, he said. Like when they get a job. And thats what theyre going…
Sumatra fire department continues to grow
The Sumatra Volunteer Fire Department is growing, and continues to seek local residents for help. A recent raffle of a 50-quart Pelican ice cooler, donated by Taylors Building Supply, raised more than $500 for the department. Apalachicolas Joe Gander was the winner The new fire chief, Dakota Boone, was on hand for the presentation. We…
Burger King planning to rebuild
Where the parking lot used to be for the Hut Restaurant, which was hopping up until 2005 when Hurricane Dennis pushed a big chunk of it into the bay, nothings been there ever since, except junked cars that had to be cleared out, and an occasional food truck. But now giant piles of dirt and…
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Remember 9/11! Hi Y’all, I hope that you had a wonderful Labor Day holiday. The Lanark Village Boat Club was sorry to have to not have a gathering on Labor Day, but they are hoping to have their monthly breakfast this month. I am once again sad to announce the passing of another Lanark friend….
Suspect nabbed in Cape San Blas burglaries
The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office has identified and obtained warrants for a man suspected in six residential burglaries on Cape San Blas. According to a statement released in the late afternoon on Sept. 2, investigators first began looking for the man, Kevin Schoelles, 36, of Apalachicola, in mid-August after a cooler was reported stolen from underneath a resident’s…