Apalachicola City Commission Anita Grove swept into her second term of office Tuesday night, capturing two-thirds of the citywide vote. Grove, 61, of 174 Avenue C., tallied 443 votes, or 65.9 percent of the total, to 229 votes for challenger Amy Hersey, 40, of 451 25th Street. Grove won in all three voting categories …
One of two escaped inmates from the Gulf County Detention Facility has been apprehended, the other remains at large. The search for Chad Edward Johnson, 43, expanded outside of Gulf County on Wednesday after he escaped with his cellmate, Rex Aaron Veasey, Jr., 29, some time before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The two inmates, both last…
To say the standardized test results for English and math at the Franklin County School were lackluster would be an overstatement. But with a tougher line on discipline and attendance, Superintendent Steve Lanier and Principal Lawrence Pender are hoping a stable foundation of teachers, and a stepped-up effort to encourage parents to get more involved…
A 21-person Grand Jury upped the inditement of two South-Floridians to first degree homicide Thursday morning, opening the case for the possibility of capital punishment.
A 21-person Grand Jury upped the inditement of two South-Floridians to first degree homicide Thursday morning, opening the case for the possibility of capital punishment.
The Lady Seahawk volleyball team spoiled Port St. Joe’s home opener last Thursday, as they emerged victorious before a large and enthusiastic crowd. The Seahawks prevailed over the locals in three sets, winning 25-18, 25-17 and 25-21. In the middle school game, the Seahawks lost the first set 22-25 and then won 26-24 and 15-7 to…
The Franklin County cross country team, youthful and determined, are putting their best feet forward as the season gets underway. Last Saturday, at Dueling Summits 2021 at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in Tallahassee, coach Kati-Morgan Hathcock brought eight runners to compete at the event, hosted by the Maclay School. All their times but one were seasons…
Laurel Newman lived her life like a wildflower, and yet could stand firm as an oak, and forever she will be memorialized with both. In a ceremony Sunday afternoon at the Crooked River Lighthouse, where she served as a docent, the former reporter for the Apalachicola and Carrabelle Times was remembered by family and friends….
The Raney House plans to apply for monies to fortify the deteriorated columns in the front. The Carrabelle History Museum would like an elevator, and the Camp Gordon Johnston World War II Museum wants to pave their driveway. The Crooked River and Cape St. George lighthouses, the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and the Arts,…
All the non-profits that applied for grants from the Tourist Development Council for the 2021-22 fiscal year received them. But with $228,000 budgeted, and only $188,000 claimed so far, $40,000 will remain in that line item in the budget to be rolled over for the next year. The applications were opened Aug. 4, and after…
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