Freshman State Senator Corey Simon, running for a second term in the state legislature, stopped by Apalachicola last month as part of a fundraising and campaign swing in Franklin County. After a robust introduction by Sheriff A.J. Smith, and some get-fired-up remarks to the Republican audience by county chairman Kristy Banks, Simon spoke June 20…
With the exception of Tuesday July 2, every evening during next week’s honoring of 248 years of America’s Independence will have fireworks along the Forgotten Coast. On Monday, July 1, the action gets underway in Eastpoint, with the Freedom Festival in Patton Drive Park starting at 5 p.m. sponsored by the Eastpoint Civic Association. There’ll…
TDC OKs deal for October Redfish Cup Franklin County looks to be quite a busy place for two weeks beginning in late October as tourist development officials have struck a deal to bring a big money, nationally televised fishing tournament here. If details can be agreed upon, the 2024 Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship will…
Judge accept prosecutor’s recommendation Following an emotional hearing Friday afternoon in the Apalachicola courthouse, in which convicted murderer Christina Araujo broke down in tears as she expressed remorse for the killing, Circuit Judge Jonathan Sjostrom handed down a 25-year sentence. With about five-and-a-half years of credit for time served, both in the Franklin and Liberty…
More than six years after a North Miami woman was beaten to death in a Eastpoint motel, and discarded on the side of the road, the second of her two killers is about to learn her fate. Christina Araujo, 44, of Palm Beach, is asking that due to her cooperation with prosecutors, and to the…
Memorial Day week celebrates sacrifice From one end of the Forgotten Coast to the other, from Beacon Hill to St. James Bay, Memorial Day marked much more than the traditional start of summer. It stood for that which has protected America since its founding, and remembered not only the fallen, but those who have disappeared…
At an awards assembly and graduation ceremonies, Franklin County High school honored its 51 members of the class of 2024. Both ceremonies, held in the gym, opened with the filing in of the seniors, to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance. Class President Alex Sterling and Historian Ja’Marcus Turrell greeted the enormous crowd, with Turrell and…
Memorial Day programs spanned the entire Forgotten Coast, from the Veterans Memorial Park at Beacon Hill in Gulf County, to the Veterans Park in Apalachicola where a detail of the Three Servicemen Statue formed an indelible backdrop to the solemn ceremony. Following the laying of wreaths in front of the statue, the large gathering heard…
There were goats and glucose meters, ice cream and blood pressure tests, as Franklin County’s array of health services, both for the mind and for the body, were put on full display May 18 in front of Weems Memorial Hospital. The hospital’s foundation, using the theme “Catch The Wellness Wave,” held its second annual Community…
The North Florida African American Corridor Project in collaboration with The 20th of May Group Culture Bearers proudly present a day of celebration and commemoration honoring the rich history and heritage of the Negro Fort at Prospect Bluff and Florida Emancipation Day. This celebration offers the public a chance to visit and tour the Fort, which…
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