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A top corrections official offered a stark picture of Floridas 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…
Hi Y’all, I am writing the article on Sept. 27. This day is the Heavenly Birthday of my Mom, Gene Sewell,. For those of you who don’t know, she was the first Queen of Lanark Village. This is a very special day to me and my best friend Jane Shafer, as her Mom had the…
On Sept. 23, the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals held their annual conference in Jupiter, which the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce attended via a live stream in during the annual Communications Awards ceremony. The awards consist of four categories – Public Relations, CVB Marketing Materials, Audio Visual Communications, and Membership Marketing Materials. This year…
On Saturday morning, Franklin County Youth Football again took two out of three from their visitors, as they defeated Liberty County on the field in Carrabelle. In the opening Peewee game, coaches Darrian Turner, and assistants Scott Kelly and Levi Odom engineered their second straight shutout, this time a 30-0 blanking of the Bulldogs. In the …
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 wasnt 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…
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…
As the real estate market continues to heat up, and the tourism economy persists in setting records, county officials are paying more attention to the Apalachicola Regional Airport. In a series of actions over the last six weeks, county commissioners agreed to avert a potential clash with pilots and other airport enthusiasts by voting to…
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 Carrabelles beauty and river vistas. But finding a property owner within…
The fact that the 2021 Seahawk football season is a rebuilding year was in evidence Friday night, as Franklin County fell 35-7 at home to the Rocky Bayou Christian Knights. A promising opening drive by the Seahawks was stymied by penalties, and after Franklin County turned it over on down at midfield, and contained the…
The Seahawk cross country team ran at the Port St. Joe Home Meet and did pretty well for themselves. While the girls were no match for a dominant Port St. Joe squad, all set a personal record, which is what a team wants to do at this point, continue to post their best times. Everyone…
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