As the search for an escaped inmate from the Franklin Correctional Institution entered its third day, a reward of up to $5,000 is now being offered to anyone who can provide information that leads to his arrest. Sheriff A.J. Smith said Wednesday morning that 37-year-old Robert Rutherford was last seen between 8th Street and Avenue…
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Bolstering Florida’s agriculture industry, addressing water-quality issues and supporting the foster-care system are priorities that Sen. Ben Albritton is eyeing as he prepares to become the next Senate president.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) begins a weeklong public safety campaign recognizing National Teen Driver Safety Week, which runs until October 21, 2023, in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and public safety partners across Florida. Teen drivers (ages 15-19) represent approximately 5% of licensed drivers in…
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell has been named to the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award Watch List, it was announced Tuesday. Norvell is one of 26 coaches across the country in consideration for the award, which is presented each year to a college football coach for contributions that make…
No one was hurt Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out in a two-story commercial building at 165 Water Street, just to the southeast of the former Taranto and Sons seafood. With the use of foam and of water, the fire, which began sometime around 3 p.m. was extinguished within about two hours by crews…
On Aug. 11, Governor Ron DeSantis’s office announced Florida is extending the 2023 recreational gulf red snapper season by 17 days, adding every Friday through Saturday in September, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day to the previously announced season. The 2023 season now totals 87 days, the longest combined season since the state assumed management of…
Faced with robust growth in the county tax base of nearly 15 percent, commissioners decided at last week’s day-long budget workshop to speed up the granting of employee pay hikes it originally planned to spread out over five years. With unanimous support, commissioners backed going beyond granting the raises initially planned for the 2023-24 fiscal…
Franklin County court watchers will get a rare glimpse into the highest echelon of jurisprudence in the state Wednesday afternoon at the county courthouse. That’s because four of the judges who sit on the state’s 1st District Court of Appeals will hold court beginning at 2 p.m. in the circuit court chambers on the third…
You don’t have to leave Franklin County if you want to find the best beach in the United States. In fact, it’s just a short drive over the Bryant Patton Bridge, and then a left to the northeastern tip of St. George Island, in Dr. Julian Bruce St. George Island State Park. That’s because coastal…
By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the proposal pointing to “inherent risk,” a Florida House panel Monday approved a bill that would help shield campground owners from lawsuits about people getting injured or killed while camping. “Passing this bill is not going to result in campground owners suddenly wanting to throw…
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