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Collins posts impressive collegiate golf debut

The Gulf South Conference (GSC) last month named Spring Hill College redshirt freshman Melanie Collins to its 2020-21 All-Conference second team, marking the first time a Badger women’s golfer has earned an All-Conference spot since joining the association during the 2014-15 season.  An Apalachicola native and 2019 graduate of Franklin County High School, Collins paced…

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Crooked River Lighthouse receives emergency grant

The Carrabelle Lighthouse Association was recently selected to receive a $1,000 grant from the United States Lighthouse Society on behalf of the Crooked River Lighthouse and Keeper’s House Museum. The Crooked River Lighthouse is one of 35 lighthouses in the nation, and only four in Florida, to receive a 2021 Emergency Relief Grant from the…

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Pilot program to recycle oyster shells

O.Y.S.T.E.R, which stands for “Offer Your Shell To Enhance Restoration” is a new pilot program in Franklin County that will recycle oyster shells from participating restaurants and use them in restoration projects. Most of the oyster shells consumed at restaurants end up in the landfill. The Oyster Corps will pick-up oyster shells from restaurants and…