Spared a hit from Category 4 storm In a remarkable display of preparedness, the Forgotten Coast, particularly Franklin County, obeyed the warnings from emergency management officials in advance of Hurricane Helene, with a large number complying with mandatory evaluation orders after boarding up their homes and businesses. What was even more remarkable, was that a…
As of 11:30 p.m. ET, about 3,500 customers in Franklin County are without power. According to FindEnergy.com, an independent organization with no utility or consumer advocacy influence, 3,516 out of 22,756 tracked meters, or roughly 15.4%, were without power in Franklin County. The outages were for customers of Duke Energy, which serves 11,403 customers in…
At about 11:10 p.m., Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, According to the National Hurricane Center, the hurricane came ashore just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, “Even with the shift, the eastern end of the county is still expected to get a very…
Prompted by the recent death of an Apalachicola man on a downtown street due to a cardiac event, the Weems HealthCare Foundation has invested in community safety by strategically placing the first of what it hopes will be a series of automated external defibrillators in public locations throughout the county. The first AED was unveiled…
An early Saturday morning crash on U.S. 98 in Franklin has left a Carrabelle man dead and an Apalachicola man in serious condition. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 26-year-old Carrabelle man was driving in a sedan west on U.S. 98, near Hidden Beaches Drive, at about 7:26 a.m. when he attempted to pass…
Franklin County taxpayers may see a sharper drop in their ad valorem millage next week, as the county has secured permission from the two cities to fund its ambulance service out of monies in its health care trust fund. The county commission has hoped for several months to use a portion of its proceeds from…
It was another precedent setting win for the Franklin County Seahawks Friday night, as they opened the season 3-0 with a 41-14 victory over the FAMU Development Research School Baby Rattlers. But it was a costly win, as sophomore standout Sadiq Jones went down with a broken collarbone on a drive nearing the end of…
As Tropical Storm Debby blew itself into a Cat 1 hurricane on its way toward the Florida Panhandle Aug. 5, Franklin and Gulf county residents braced for the worst. Fears of waking up to see a main transportation artery, U.S. Highway 98, chopped to pieces in precisely the same places where such storms as Kate…
A scoreless first quarter Friday night at Mikel Clark Field made clear the visiting Bell Bulldogs would have a challenge against the Franklin County Seahawks. A zero-zero tie going into the locker room at the half established the Bulldogs would have a fight on their hands. Three quarters of play with neither team crossing the…
Franklin County Commissioner Ricky Jones easily won his bid for-re-election in District 1 Tuesday, defeating challenger Russell Turner. Jones, 53, of 258 Sago Drive in Eastpoint, tallied 492 voters, or about 63 percent, to Turner, 68, who resides at 419 US Highway 98 in Eastpoint. who received 292 votes, of about 37 percent, in the…
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