Organizations need working caring board members
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Organizations need working caring board members

Hi Y’all, Happy Veterans Day week. The elections are over, it is time to settle down and be kind to your neighbors. Even in a small area like Lanark we have disputes. Being ugly to your neighbors is not the way that you solve who is going to be president of the United States. You…

Applications open for DAR’s Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship
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Applications open for DAR’s Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship

Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can now apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the scholarship provides a one-time $5,000 award to one student annually who is pursuing undergraduate or graduate study in music.  Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was a groundbreaking African American contralto…

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Low concentrations of red tide seen offshore

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 51 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast, and in northwest Florida, it was observed at background and very low concentrations in Franklin County. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were not observed. Satellite imagery from Nov. 4 continues to show a large offshore patch…

No injuries reported in school bus collision
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No injuries reported in school bus collision

A busload of 24 students at the Franklin County Schools escaped injury Friday morning, when it was struck by a pair of vehicles drying to pass it just west of Carrabelle. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the schoolbus, driven by a 74-year-old Eastpoint man, was traveling west on U.S. 98 near…

Cook wins tax collector job
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Cook wins tax collector job

Croom retains commission seat School levy approved Brown wins Carrabelle mayor race Amy Cook has defeated Teresa Martin for the job of Franklin County tax collector, and Anthony Croom has retained his seat on the county commission with a victory over Elinor Mount-Simmons. In the non-partisan race for mayor of Carrabelle, Sebrina Brown defeated Danyell…

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Small levels of red tide detected offshore

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 85 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast.  In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Franklin County. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 21 samples, offshore of Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier…

Now is the season to exclude bats
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Now is the season to exclude bats

While Florida’s 13 native and beneficial bat species typically roost in trees, caves or other natural spaces, they can also be attracted to human-made structures. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding the public that the fall season is an ideal time to exclude bats from your home or other structure. Bat maternity…

Sun shines down, festival attendance up
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Sun shines down, festival attendance up

Sunshine rained down on this year’s 61st annual Florida Seafood Festival, and amusement park rides twirled once again, making for what was by most accounts a successful event. “We were up from last year,” said John Solomon, president of the all-volunteer board of directors. “I think it was a great festival. Everybody was happy and…

Carrabelle man arrested in shooting incident
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Carrabelle man arrested in shooting incident

A 23-year-old Carrabelle man has been arrested and charged with a pair of felonies in connection with a Tuesday evening. Oct 29 shooting that began with a golf cart confrontation. Kolton Keith was found hiding under a vehicle inside a garage, and arrested and charged with attempted felony murder, and aggravated battery with a deadly…