State Backs Limited Fishing of Goliath Grouper
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday backed limited fishing of goliath grouper.
Grand jury: Apalach cop justified in firing at speeding car
A Franklin County grand jury has ruled that an Apalachicola
police officer, who discharged his weapon three times at a speeding motorist in
a June 2020 incident on the Gorrie Bridge, was
Porch Fest rocks Apalachicola lawns
The weather and community support blessed Porch Fest on Saturday, as the well-organized follow-up to last year’s impromptu musician response to COVID-19 lockdowns, proved a huge success. Beginning in the morning at Lafayette Park at the Oyster City Brewing Company stage, the event featured about two dozen musicians on porches and yards throughout the city. …
Simpson ties pay raises to prison shutdowns
Senate President Wilton Simpson has a message for state prison leaders: Shut down institutions if you want pay raises for overworked corrections officers. Simpson, in a phone interview last week with The News Service of Florida, blamed chronic staffing shortages and high turnover rates on corrections officials lack of vision and myopia in operating the…
Doing right by Cpl. Clay
Vietnam hero’s tombstone stands corrected In Jan. 1968, Marine Cpl. James Henry Clays parents, Mack and Mary Anne Clay, buried their son in Snow Hill Cemetery just two months after he had turned 21 in Vietnam. In the early morning hours of Jan. 3,, shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade had killed Clay in an attack…
Seahawks fall in spirited homecoming battle
The energy that carried over from the afternoon homecoming parade through Eastpoint was palpable, and the crowd was robust for the game, as they came to watch the Franklin County Seahawks take on the 3-1 Aucilla Christian Warriors. Following the first ever appearance of the high schools newly created Navy Junior ROTC color guard in…
Camp Gordon Johnston addresses end of World War II
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum in Carrabelle is presenting a special exhibit about the surrenders and wars end in the Asia-Pacific and Europe-Mediterranean theaters of operations. This exhibit is on display at the museum through Saturday, Oct. 30. There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted. The museum and exhibit are open…
Possible red tide concerns health officials
A possible red tide outbreak, as yet unconfirmed by health officials, has county officials concerned. St. George Island resident Bruce Graham told county commissioners Tuesday morning that he and his wife had experienced respiratory distress on the island, which prompted them to sees medical care at Weems Memorial Hospital. Stemming from the organism Karenia brevis, red…
Counselor arrested for sexual relationship with minor
A 50-year-old Apalachicola woman, active in the community as a behavior and sexual violence counselor, has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a minor. Kelley Mosley, 50, was arrested for lewd and lascivious battery upon a minor between the ages of 12 and 18, a second degree felony. After an extensive investigation by…
Apalachicola to enjoy Porch Fest Saturday
Get ready for Porch
Fest this Saturday, an all-day affair featuring the finest in local musicians,
appearing on porches throughout Apalachicola.
The event
stemmed from the COVID-19