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Franklin County’s airports are set to receive more than $11 million from the Florida Department of Transportation over the next five years.   According to a draft of the DOT’s Tentative Five-Year Work Program for District 3, which was opened for public comment at public hearings Oct. 5, $4.2 million will be allocated for improvements at the Apalachicola…

In an enormous parade Friday afternoon in Eastpoint, the community celebrated Franklin County High School’s 2021 Homecoming, which this year had the theme of “The Wizard of Oz.” Led by parade grand marshal Sheryl Clouse, of St. George Island,  an energetic volunteer in causes throughout the community, and brought up at the end by  Principal…

The Apalachicola Bay System Initiative, a multi-million dollar effort funded by Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. and spearheaded by researchers from Florida State University, is preparing to unveil its priorities as it embarks on solidifying a management and restoration plan for the oyster reefs and the health of the bay. Helped by an audiovisual presentation, Sandra…

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday backed limited fishing of goliath grouper.

A possible red tide outbreak, as yet unconfirmed by health officials, has county officials concerned. St. George Island resident Bruce Graham told county commissioners Tuesday morning that he and his wife had experienced respiratory distress on the island, which prompted them to sees medical care at Weems Memorial Hospital. Stemming from the organism Karenia brevis, red…

The results are in, and when it comes to the International Coastal Cleanup earlier this month throughout Franklin County, the East beat the West. Of course, it wasn’t exactly an All-Star game, the nearly 300 volunteers who took part in the Saturday, Sept. 18 event were doing it for the good of the county, and…

 A top corrections official offered a stark picture of Florida’s prison system last week, warning that lawmakers must boost salaries of corrections workers to avert a looming disaster as the system grapples with high turnover rates, dangerously low staffing levels and fatigued employees. Department of Corrections Deputy Secretary Ricky Dixon said the agency wants to…

The Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce has hired a new director. Lori Dougherty began in the fulltime job August 24, after the 10-member chamber board selected her to succeed Lisa Munson, who left the job earlier this year. “We wound with seven very, very good applicants,” said Randy Lee, president of the chamber. “We chose Lori…

Carrabelle sports the first of two new murals Carrabelle has emblazoned its self with a giant mural and is soon to get another. Since 2016, board members of the Carrabelle Community Redevelopment Agency have looked to fund a Mural in Art project to celebrate Carrabelle’s beauty and river vistas. But finding a property owner within…