Runners flock to Red Pepper Run
They may not have had a chili cook-off, but they sure had a Red Pepper Run
Out of 116 runners who register, about 100 actually ran,” said race organizer Shelley Shepard. …
Revisions lead to higher jobless numbers
Franklin County’s unemployment numbers opened 2021 on a decidedly worse note, as the jobless rolls rose by more than 1 percentage point, as the labor force grew.
According to preliminary …
Seahawks snatch extra inning win from St. Joe
The Franklin County Seahawk varsity baseball team capped off the week at home Friday, with a memorable extra-inning come-from behind win over Port St. Joe.
“This game we have had …
Vaccinations step up, CVS soon to feature them
We’re not out of the woods yet, by no means, but the rays of sunlight are beginning to flicker from the beyond the trees.
Franklin and Gulf county health officials are seeing a welcome …
Apalachicola library to benefit from book sale
Book lovers will find bargains galore at the book sale held by PALS of the Apalachicola Margaret Key Library on Saturday, March 20.
The sale is at the old library building, at the corner of …
Plein air painters to arrive next week
Beginning this week, you’ll see them in straw hats or caps, painting on corners and on streets, from Alligator Point to Mexico Beach.
On Thursday, March 18, a talented group of well-known …
Panhandle Players debuts Spohrer work
The Panhandle Players community theatre troupe is preparing to present the second play of its shortened season, “The Corruption of Harry Finley,” written by John B. Spohrer, Jr., a local …
Emery Grace Sparks born
Our fifth and final Sparkle baby, Emery Grace Sparks, was born Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 at 1:22 p.m. at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.
She weighed 9.13 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.
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End of an era for Mormon meetinghouse
They’re selling the Apalachicola site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, asking $270,000, and transaction broker LaDonna Ingram said she expects to receive a good number of …
Modified chili weekend a marvel
It wasn't a typical chili cook-off weekend on St. George Island, but if you measure it in dollars and cents, it was just as hot.
Organizers of a scaled back version of the longtime chili …