Millender named Carrabelle interim mayor
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Millender named Carrabelle interim mayor

Carrabelle City Commissioner Anthony “Tony” Millender was selected by the city commission May 2 as the city’s interim mayor. Millender will serve as interim mayor-commissioner until the November election.  Because he had to resign from his commissioner seat to serve as interim mayor, this left open his commission seat. Commissioners appointed former Carrabelle Mayor Mel…

Applications for alligator harvest permits now open
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Applications for alligator harvest permits now open

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission offers two alligator harvest opportunities: the Statewide Alligator Harvest Program and the new Alligator Super Hunt.  Applications for both opportunities opened last week and may be submitted at any county tax collector’s office, license agent or online at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.  Random drawings are held to distribute all available alligator…

Rising in the ranks
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Rising in the ranks

The students and faculty of the LPN to ADN Program Class of Spring 2024 at Gulf Coast State College marked their pinning ceremony Wednesday afternoon, May 1 at the Gulf/Franklin Campus. This program enables licensed practical nurses to become professional registered nurses and obtain their associate of science degrees in nursing. These graduates are now…

Chillas Hall receives slightly-used chairs
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Chillas Hall receives slightly-used chairs

Hi Y’all, Happy Mother’s Day. First, I would like to start by trying to do things a little differently in my article. As my readers know this article is now on the internet. I will write it on Sunday. The paper goes to press on Tuesday, with the regular paper version publication coming out on…

Gaza protests are mirror image of MAGA
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Gaza protests are mirror image of MAGA

Within the past few days, student protesters occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University and then were forcibly removed by New York police. I knew that building well when I was an undergrad there in the 1970s. Columbia, like most colleges, tended left. The campus had become notorious in 1968 for its protests. By the time…

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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…