Building a foundation for learning
It isnt easy being a kindergartner these days, at a time where the threat of the coronavirus lingers through the community and the craziness of behaviors throughout American society can make
Scientists share facts, not lectures, on climate change
A group of climate scientists who offered a series of talks throughout the Forgotten Coast last week did not cause a rise in sea levels, or in the temperature of the atmosphere.
Their detailed
Weems eyes possible Carrabelle pharmacy
Carrabelles fervent wish for a pharmacy to serve the eastern half of the county could soon be granted.
In providing an annual report to county commissioner Dec. 14, Jim Coleman Jr., chief
Painting to help fight fires
Apalachicola Bay Charter School fifth grader Cornelia Jansen picked out her colors carefully from the large selection of paints arrayed on a table on the second floor of the Apalachicola Center for
Capsized duck hunters rescued from bay
Three foundering duck hunters were plucked from the chilly waters of Apalachicola Bay Saturday morning, following a a quick response by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office’s water rescue
Seahawks sink St. Joe 66-32
EASTPOINT – When Port St. Joe and Franklin County meet on the basketball court,. it isn’t often you get a running clock.
But that’s what happened about midway through the third quarter Friday
Lanark fire department to meet Jan. 13
Hi Y’all: Happy New Year! The new year was brought in in many different ways. We were happy to be able to celebrate. It is time to renew or join Lanark’s non-profit organizations, Lanark Village Association, Lanark Village Boat Club and the Lanark Village Golf Club. Anyone in the Lanark District can join and we…
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Florida Medicaid fight
TALLAHASSEE The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to take up a dispute about how much money Floridas Medicaid program should be able to recoup after a legal settlement involving a Lee
As cases rise, so does testing
With case numbers of COVID-19 rising in both Gulf and Franklin counties, health department officials are stepping up testing options throughout the Forgotten Coast.
We did expect to see a
Sheriff meets with new DJJ secretary
Sheriff A.J. Smith’s push for a stepped-up response by state agencies towards juvenile crime bore high-level fruit last month for the second time in recent weeks. Eric Hall, the newly appointed secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, traveled down for a Dec. 17 meeting with the sheriff. It was the second such meeting…