Two pedestrians killed crossing U.S. 98
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Two pedestrians killed crossing U.S. 98

Two pedestrians from Tallahassee were struck and killed Saturday night while crossing U.S. 98 near Lanark Village. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, a 43-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were walking north across the highway at the intersection near Arizona Street at about 10:10 p.m. when they were hit by a…

Carrabelle to wrap up week of fireworks tonight
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Carrabelle to wrap up week of fireworks tonight

Carrabelle will wrap up a week’s worth of fireworks along the Forgotten Coast Saturday night, with a display of pyrotechnics set to go off at dark-thirty on July 6. The show had been originally scheduled for Friday, July 5 but had to be postponed after a glitch developed with the display. City officials said the…

Two-car crash slows island bridge traffic
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Two-car crash slows island bridge traffic

A two-car collision on the bridge between Eastpoint and St. George Island has slowed down traffic. A report by the Florida Highway Patrol said the accident occurred about 11:43 a.m. ET, with injuries reported. Ambulances from both Franklin and Gulf counties responded, with at least one of the motorists involved being transported to Bay Medical…

Award created for Florida-friendly landscapers
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Award created for Florida-friendly landscapers

Florida-Friendly Landscaping has created a new award to honor homeowners who install and maintain yards that help protect Florida’s water and natural resources. The Florida-Friendly Landscaping Natural recognition is an alternative to the Silver and Gold tiers of the landscaping program’s current recognitions and focuses on plants and gardening methods that can thrive with minimal…

Elected officials, are you setting the right fiscal example?

Elected officials, are you setting the right fiscal example?

Within the past few days, our Gov. DeSantis has declared Friday, July 5, 2024 a paid holiday for state government employees. (As of this writing, federal employees do not have the fifth as a paid holiday and I have seen no word either way for Franklin County employees.)  Here is my point: What kind of…

What’s a good age gap for couples?
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What’s a good age gap for couples?

A recent news development has left some folks scandalized and others envious. (And still others grumbling, “I don’t need no stinking news developments! I’m too busy getting ready to vote!”) I’m speaking of the revelation that former New England Patriots coaching legend Bill Belichick (age 72) is dating 24-year-old beauty pageant contestant Jordon Hudson. (Please…

Donald Trump versus the Ten Commandments
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Donald Trump versus the Ten Commandments

The governor of Louisiana just signed a law that will require all public classrooms in the state — from kindergarten to universities — to post the Ten Commandments “on a poster or framed document at least 11 inches by 14 inches … in easily readable font.”  For the first time since Reconstruction, Louisiana has a…

I’m with Hur
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I’m with Hur

No matter what you think of either candidate, only one has been deemed mentally competent to stand trial, and that is Trump. And stand trial he has, facing the Dems’ lawfare offensive.  Robert Hur, the DOJ Special Counsel looking into Biden’s taking of classified documents, concluded that our president is too old and too incompetent…

Franklin County tax base sees 7% jump
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Franklin County tax base sees 7% jump

Based on good faith estimates submitted to the Florida Department of Revenue in advance of this week’s preliminary valuations, Franklin County’s tax base looks to be about 7 percent greater than last year. Property Appraiser Rhonda Skipper’s office estimates that Franklin County has seen growth of about 7.1 percent, a roughly $215.5 million increase to…