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At last week’s annual delegation hearing. State Sen. Loranne Ausley introduced State Rep. Jason Shoaf’s legislative aide, Preston Wilson, to the audience in the county commission chambers. “We are taking good notes and we are a team working together,” said Ausley. While they appeared amiable, the comments were necessary, since Shoaf was absent from what…

Charles Wilson, a veteran of combat in the Vietnam War, spoke in 2019 at the First Baptist Christian School’s Veterans Day ceremony, recounting how he had gone off to war with three teenaged friends from Apalachicola, and another man from Port St. Joe. He did so again on Thursday. Nov. 11 and this time he…

For a banquet that celebrated one of Apalachicola’s most illustrious and beloved native sons, there was a lot of hissing coming forth from the audience. That’s because the honored guest was the late Dr. Frederick S. Humphries and the high-pitched hisses that reverberated inside the Holy Family Senior Center Friday evening, Nov. 5 paid audible…

Apalachicola will be getting a historical marker to honor the legacy of Moses Roper, a leading 19th century abolitionist and former fugitive slave who authored a best-selling narrative that included description of his experiences while serving as a steward on a steamboat plying the Apalachicola River. The 4-1 vote by city commissioners, with Despina George…

If you had only come to the 58th annual Florida Seafood Festival on Friday, you would have likely concluded it was a total washout, as a cold rain and blustery winds spelled doom. But if you had woke up Saturday morning and then attended all day, you would have enjoyed a brisk and sunny day,…

For the first time in several years, Franklin County High School looks to field to robust soccer teams under the direction of experienced coaches. The girls, under the direction of Franklin County Schools’ new physical education teacher Anna Bull, have 19 players, and the boys, coached by Bill McCullough, have two dozen, which is a…

It took an entire season of bouncing back from crushing defeats, but the Seahawks prevailed. Franklin County got off the schneid with grace in Graceville, as they defeated the Tigers 42-34 in Sunshine State Athletic Conference play. The Seahawks scored three times in the third quarter, on a three-yard run by senior receiver Brayden McCall,…

It was about as complete a Halloween week as can be imagined, full of fall festivals, all wrapped up with weekend theatre and a ghost walk and finally Beggar’s Night on Sunday evening. The Live from Apalach production by the Panhandle Players Friday evening, directed by Natalie Parsley, was a lot of fun, with appearances…

Franklin County’s middle school boys basketball coach has resigned his position, and been placed on administrative leave from his job as a fifth grade paraprofessional, after a relative of one of his players raised strong objections to a comment the coach made pertaining to the young man’s sexuality. The incident in question arose following the…