State expands alligator hunting hours
Alligators in Florida will be targeted around-the-clock when the next hunting season begins in August.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a final rule change last week
Gov. DeSantis signs largest tax relief package in state’s history
TALLAHASSEE A series of sales-tax holidays on such things as school clothes, hurricane supplies and tools and a suspension of the state gas tax in October topped a package signed
Apalachicola library plans a busy month
May has already arrived and the Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library has lots in store this month!
On Friday, May 6 at 3:45 pm, kids are invited to hear stories read aloud by our
VITA program helps Gulf, Franklin residents with $230,000 in tax returns
After their innagural tax season in Gulf and Franklin counties, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program helped eligible taxpayers earn refunds totallying $229,399 at their Wewahitchka, Port St. …
Meth arrest of sheriffs daughter draws national attention
The arrest of two Apalachicola women April 19 for trafficking in methamphetamine soon became the talk well beyond the local scene, since one was the daughter of Franklin County Sheriff A.J.
Carrabelle Riverfront Festival a huge hit
A combination of sunny weather, excellent organization and community support and a large crowd of visitors turned the 31st annual Carrabelle Riverfront Festival Saturday into one of the best on
Task force tackles teen meth use
Its a hard-hitting series of 30-second videos, where meth addicted inmates, their necks heavily tattooed, speak directly about the ravages of methamphetamine.
It ruined my life, cost
Franklin County commission race heats up in District 2
The Franklin County commission race in District #2, in the eastern end of the county, heated up last month, as a third candidate declared his intent to run.
On March 24, Christopher Paul Crosby,
Best-selling novelist to speak at library Friday
Marie Bostwick, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary and historical fiction, is the guest author for a presentation, reception, and book signing at the Apalachicola
Holmes County native blazes newspaper career
When Sue Riddle Cronkite was a young girl growing up in Holmes County, and tried out for the Ponce De Leon girls basketball team, she got a rude awakening into the rough-and-tumble of the contact