During the week of Feb. 23 through 29, Officer Lipford was on patrol in Gulf County targeting night hunters when he observed a vehicle displaying a light into an open field in a manner capable of disclosing the presence of deer. He stopped the vehicle and found the driver and passenger were in possession of…
FWC law enforcement achieves highest accreditation level The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Law Enforcement was awarded the Excelsior Status, the most prestigious achievement in Florida accreditation, by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation at their February 2024 conference. Excelsior Recognition is reserved for criminal justice agencies that have received accreditation…
FWC OKs new alligator harvest opportunity At its February meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved rule changes to establish a special-use alligator harvest opportunity to take effect for the 2024 alligator harvest season. The new opportunity will complement the existing statewide alligator hunt and create a flexible alternative that allows permittees to…
FWC OKs new alligator harvest opportunity At its February meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved rule changes to establish a special-use alligator harvest opportunity to take effect for the 2024 alligator harvest season. The new opportunity will complement the existing statewide alligator hunt and create a flexible alternative that allows permittees to…
The recreational harvest of snook in the Panhandle and Big Bend, as well as the Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor and Southwest management regions opened March 1, and remains open through April 30. This includes all Florida state and inland waters as well as adjacent federal waters within each management region. These regions and…
A head-on collision between two pick-up trucks Saturday evening on the causeway just east of the John Gorrie Bridge between Apalachicola and Eastpoint spared the three people involved serious injury. According to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol, written by Trooper Jeffrey Glass, the accident occurred about a mile east of Apalachicola at…
The down-to-the-wire basketball rivalry between Franklin County and Port St. Joe stayed true to form Saturday night on the hardwood at the Marion Craig Coliseum, with a goaltending call and a foul on a three-point shot figuring into the overtime finish. With 10 seconds left in regulation, and the Seahawks clinging to a 46-43 lead,…
Dan Garlick, founder of one of the oldest and most experienced environmental firms in Northwest Florida and the southeastern United States, died Thursday, Jan. 4 in Istanbul, Turkey. Garlick, 73, had been in transit to a vacation in the Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, when he he suffered a stroke after getting…
Georgia and Alabama have reached a settlement aimed at ending a long-running water war, but environmental groups plan to continue a legal fight because of concerns about Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River. A federal appeals court on Monday, Dec. 11 put on hold a case pitting Alabama and Georgia to allow time for the U.S. Army…
Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed Anthony Croom, Jr. to represent District 3 on Franklin County Board of County Commissioners. Croom, 36, a Republican, fills the position vacated by the death of Noah Lockley, Jr. who passed away at age 72 on Nov. 14. Croom works as district safety and security administrator for the Franklin County…
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