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GCSC to recognize Pathways to Success scholarship winners

Gulf Coast State College has announced the recipients of the Pathways to Success Scholarship, a program designed to support students in their transition from high school to college.  Developed in 2016, the scholarship program aims to enhance college readiness and provide mentorship for students in Gulf and Franklin counties. The nine recipients to be recognized…

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FWC Report

During the week of March 29 through April 4, Officers Lipford and Gerber were on patrol in Gulf County and checking wild turkey hunters when they observed one individual hunting within 100 yards of a game feeding station with bait present. The individual was issued the appropriate citation. During the week of April 5 through…

Wewa, Franklin County square off Thursday
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Wewa, Franklin County square off Thursday

The sixth-seeded Port St. Joe Lady Tiger Sharks, with a lackluster regular season record of 8-15, proved to be the surprise of last week’s District 4 tournament in Class 1A FHSAA girls softball in Eastpoint, as they downed both Wewa and Franklin County But a bases-loaded single to left field in the bottom of the…

Simon blasts potential drilling in Dead Lakes area
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Simon blasts potential drilling in Dead Lakes area

State Senator Corey Simon (R-Tallahassee) has come out strongly against potential drilling in the Apalachicola River floodplain. “It is unconscionable that efforts to drill for oil are happening at the same time that we are fighting for the revitalization of the Apalachicola Bay,” he wrote in an April 30 statement. “The $25 million we’re trying…

I remember Mama

I remember Mama

From drill sergeant to evangelist The following poem was submitted to “A Poet’s Voice” from Pastor Mattie Kinard, a reader of The Times in Brandon. Speaking of her from the heartbeat that carries my blood flow through and out my body, I remember Mama Speaking of her from the memory of my mind, I remember…