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Unemployment drops, but labor force shrinks

The size of Franklin County’s labor force shrank, even as the unemployment picture improved slightly in July. According to preliminary numbers released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July was at 4.4 percent, two-tenths of 1 percentage point below the June rate of 4.6 percent. This…

Franklin County Proud!

It was an afternoon of Franklin County Proud of its All-Star teams, from its littlest Darlings to the Team Florida boys to the older traveling ball Sandlot squad. In a spirited parade Sunday afternoon through the streets of Apalachicola, led by Police Chief Bobby Varnes, with the ballplayers riding high atop the Apalachicola fire trucks…

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Alligator Point flourishes under new neighborhood leadership

It’s not your father’s taxpayers’ association anymore. In fact, the Alligator Point St. Teresa Association is blossoming, having ventured out with a rejuvenated outreach to the community. A July 4 catered affair for members at Kay McCord’s home at Mariner Circle not only celebrated the nation’s independence, but the newfound independence of the association. In…

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Lanark focuses on future of fire department

Hi Y’all, With the troubles brought up at the county commission meeting on August 3 concerning the St. James-Lanark Volunteer Fire Department, it was decided to invite the community to attend the monthly meeting on August 12 at the St. James-Lanark Firehouse. The attendance was good, considering the threat of COVID again rearing its ugly…

COVID positives rise in Franklin, fall in Gulf

Gulf County is seeing continued improvement in its positivity rate for COVID-19, while Franklin County is going in the opposite direction According to a news release from the Florida Department of Health serving both counties, during the first week of August, nearly two out of every five people tested for the coronavirus in Franklin County,…