Testing to be conducted on shower curtain rod In a hearing Monday afternoon, Circuit Judge Jonathan Sjostrom postponed until the middle of June the murder trial of two defendants accused of bludgeoning to death a South Florida woman nearly five years ago at an Eastpoint motel. In granting a motion for a continuance filed by…
Patients at Gulf Coast State College’s Gulf Franklin Campus cry, bleed, breathe, speak and give birth — so long as they’re plugged in. The college’s new nursing simulation labs were among the cutting edge technology on display at the school’s open house last week. On Jan. 24, dozens of people gathered in GCSC’s new nursing…
There are plenty of great vendors of quality jewelry, art, photography and handmade items at Apalachicola’s Farmers Market, held every second and fourth Saturday at the Mill Pond pavilion. But what further distinguishes the Apalach market from others around the county is that it is anchored by three purveyors of fresh edibles, including meat, eggs,…
Franklin County commissioners, upset at talk around the community that the Eastpoint dredge project would be further delayed, voiced their anger at a special meeting last week. The Jan. 26 meeting, called by Chairman Ricky Jones, focused on why it is that the dredge contractor has been slowed in its progress, apparently because the equipment…
JSL Chili Cook-off The Junior Service League of Port St. Joe will be hosting their annual chili cook-off on Saturday, Jan. 28 from noon to 4 p.m. EST. The event will feature various types of chili, a car show and a good time with friends and neighbors. For more information, visit the Junior Service League’s…
In celebration of Florida’s Arbor Day, the city of Apalachicola’s Tree Committee gave away more than 70 live, young trees at the Mill Pond Pavilion Farmers Market on Saturday morning, Jan. 14. For those trees, though, that are dead and dying, the committee is asking the city to provide a safe and fitting end to…
Friends group to host Winter Bay Day Feb. 4 Bay Day is back. The Friends of St. Joseph Bay Preserves invite everyone to attend the winter Bay Day fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. EST. The event will be held at the Preserves Center, located at 3915 SR 30-A in…
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…
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…
Winter is usually a time of hardship for birds that live here or migrate through, as food is less plentiful. The bait fish have gone offshore and they have to learn a new way of hunting. When the temperatures dip below freezing, the threat is even greater to the poorly nourished avians, as they have…
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