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Call of the wild

What drove a 4-year-old male red wolf to leave St. Vincent Island and swim to the mainland can only be surmised. Perhaps it was the excitement of the weekend, or a nagging curiosity, a feral drive towards a mysterious something out there he had to find. Perhaps it was his knowing that a 7-year-old female…

Secret Lives of Words: A billion cicadas and a side of fries

The cicadas are coming and, yes, by the billions! The Cicadoidea superfamily dates back 250 million years and numbers more than 3,000 species. Those soon to magically emerge from their subterranean abodes in the eastern U.S., as many as 1.5 million/acre, and launch into an amorous sing-along are in the genus Magicicada, “magician cicada.” Often…

Franklin’s vaccination rate outpaces Gulf

The overwhelming majority of residents over the age of 65 in Franklin and Gulf counties have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 coronavirus, with numbers picking up in those as young as age 50. According to a release issued Friday by the Florida Department of Health covering both counties, Franklin County had completed vaccinations for 2,160…