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Barber resigns after video from school office surfaces

At its Thursday afternoon meeting, the Franklin County School Board is expected to accept the resignation of Donna Barber, a teacher in the district for the past 30 years, after district officials learned that a video visitation with an inmate had been conducted from her office at the school. Barber’s Jan. 24 resignation letter to…

Butts and Clucks makes sure to ‘GetChewSum’
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Butts and Clucks makes sure to ‘GetChewSum’

As the 30-person crew from the Simple Alien TV production crew were packing up their gear after a weekend of filming an episode for season two of BBQ USA set to appear this summer on the Food Network, they were asked a simple alienating question. Are any of you vegans? K.C. Napper sheepishly wafted up…

High Five partners to open craft brewery
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High Five partners to open craft brewery

High Five Dive Bar is going into the craft beer business, partnering with an established Jackson County brewer with ties to Franklin County. On Friday night, bar owners Becky and Ronnie Jones announced that they had teamed up with Brian Walker, owner of Southern Fields Brewing in Campbellton, to produce their own local Coastal Soul…

FCHS gets first female athletic director
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FCHS gets first female athletic director

Franklin County High School has its first female athletic director Principal Danielle Rossen said elementary school teacher Anna Bull has been selected to fill the athletic director post, which has an annual stipend of $4,614. “I’m really excited about this opportunity,” said Bull. “I feel like there is so much we can do to grow…

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Sheriff denounces video visitation abuses

Schoolteacher suspended after he names her In a Facebook Live post last week, Sheriff A.J. Smith ignited a firestorm when he called out, by name, four women he said were abusing the video communication system in their conversations with inmates at the jail, mainly through sexual improprieties on their end of the telephone. Among the…

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Hoop showdown tonight against Blountstown

Seahawks coach Ray Bailey is confident that Tuesday night’s hosting of the Blountstown Tigers will not be a repeat of two weeks ago. At that game, Franklin County were outscored 17-13 in the fourth quarter and sustained a 52-49 loss to their Class 1A regional rivals. “I’m expecting us to play well, we should win…