Grand Jury ups indictment in Seiden murder case
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.
Grand Jury ups indictment in Seiden murder case
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.
Non-profits score TDC grant help
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…
Seahawks down St. Joe, fall to Wewa
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…
Young harriers begin cross-country campaign
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…
Newman remembered for her wildflower ways
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….
Museums to get help from new grant funding
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,…
Tuesday’s Election Day in Apalachicola
All eyes are on the city of Apalachicola, as voters get ready to flock to the National Guard Armory this Tuesday to decide on the lone city commission race. Incumbent Anita Grove, 61, of 174 Avenue C., will face challenger Amy Hersey, 40, of 451 25th Street, in the Sept. 7 balloting. With only two…
Slam Daddys surprise
Chapman gets a puppy for his birthday Something unusual happened to Patty Matuszewski’s party of four while they were vacationing on St. George Island about a month ago. It had not been the easiest of two years since a nightmarish day, July 6, 2019, when her 42-year-old son Jereme Ryan Anselm was driving his girlfriend…
FCI inmate charged with killing another
A Franklin Correctional Institution inmate has been charged in the death of another. On Feb. 6, 2020, James Knudsen was sentenced in Okaloosa County for one year, seven months and 18 days in the state penitentiary for possession of a controlled substance, and battery. About five months short of when he expected to go home,…