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To say the standardized test results for English and math at the Franklin County School were lackluster would be an overstatement. But with a tougher line on discipline and attendance, Superintendent Steve Lanier and Principal Lawrence Pender are hoping a stable foundation of teachers, and a stepped-up effort to encourage parents to get more involved…

The Franklin County cross country team, youthful and determined, are putting their best feet forward as the season gets underway. Last Saturday, at Dueling Summits 2021 at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in Tallahassee, coach Kati-Morgan Hathcock brought eight runners to compete at the event, hosted by the Maclay School. All their times but one were season’s…

Laurel Newman lived her life like a wildflower,  and yet could stand firm as an oak, and forever she will be memorialized with both.  In a ceremony Sunday afternoon at the Crooked River Lighthouse, where she served as a docent, the former reporter for the Apalachicola and Carrabelle Times was remembered by family and friends….

The Raney House plans to apply for monies to fortify the deteriorated columns in the front. The Carrabelle History Museum would like an elevator, and the Camp Gordon Johnston World War II Museum wants to pave their driveway. The Crooked River and Cape St. George lighthouses, the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and the Arts,…

The Lady Seahawk volleyball  team spoiled Port St. Joe’s home opener last Thursday, as they emerged victorious before a large and enthusiastic crowd. The Seahawks prevailed over the locals in three sets, winning  25-18, 25-17 and 25-21. In the middle school game, the Seahawks lost the first set  22-25 and then won 26-24 and 15-7 to…

Like the shrill blast of a foghorn, Ascension Sacred Heart sounded a piercing alarm last week about the effect COVID-19 is having on its hospitalizations. And the Florida Department of Health that serves Gulf and Franklin counties sent out one that for the most part echoed the blast. On Aug. 19, Ascension sent a release…

When a Sizzler fizzles, as it did last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, can it relight on an August night? The Elder Care Community Council’s St. George Island 5K and One Mile Fun Run did just that. On a hot evening, Saturday Aug. 7, more than 50 volunteers, from throughout the county, succeeded at…

Gulf County is seeing continued improvement in its positivity rate for COVID-19, while Franklin County is going in the opposite direction According to a news release from the Florida Department of Health serving both counties, during the first week of August, nearly two out of every five people tested for the coronavirus in Franklin County,…

It had been a major initiative for former Apalachicola Mayor Kevin Begos, to see Community Redevelopment Agency monies spent on infrastructure projects on the Hill. And while he didn’t live to see it, the CRA’s decided last month to channel thousands towards a list of projects championed by the late mayor. At a July 28…