Help sought for ‘overworked, underpaid’ prison workers

ByDara Kam

 A top corrections official offered a stark picture of Florida’s 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…

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Apalachicola Bay chamber wins two awards

ByThe Times

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…

‘Devious Licks’ strikes county park, school

ByDavid Adlerstein

It’s called “Devious Licks,” and it’s a destructive game of theft and vandalism among kids across the country. And it’s landed in Franklin County. It’s a viral 2021 TikTok trend in which American students post videos of themselves stealing, vandalizing, or showing off items they stole primarily from their schools, typically from bathrooms. Allen Ham, a school…

FWC may OK limited harvest of small goliaths

ByDavid Adlerstein

For the first time in more than 30 years, Florida fishing regulators are on the verge of allowing for a limited, highly regulated harvest of the goliath grouper. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will take up a staff recommendation to allow for the catch of juvenile-sized goliaths in all state waters except for…

Vacation in Afghanistan: You never know where you’ll beheaded

ByRon Hart

Biden promised to “get” the terrorists who killed our 13 soldiers near the Kabul airport. With all the effectiveness we have come to expect from his government, reports are that he mistakenly droned an Afghan interpreter who had helped the U.S. So one day your name is all over the newspapers in Afghanistan and the…