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A lot of times it’s the quick thinking of a dog that rescues a person. In this case, a crew from Franklin County returned the favor. On Sunday, March 11, Mel Livingston, from Apalachicola, and Vermont architect Rob Brown, a regular winter visitor here for many years, were fishing on Whiskey George Creek north of…
K-9 tracking teams from 14 Florida Department of Corrections institutions gathered from across the Panhandle to exhibit their superior tracking abilities in Bristol earlier this month. Taking first was the team from Carrabelle’s Franklin Correctional Institution, with second place going to the team from Chipley’s Northwest Florida Reception Center, and third place to Blountstown’s Calhoun…
It doesn’t get much better than last week’s first varsity baseball matchup this season between Franklin County and Port St. Joe. Twelve strikeouts in just under seven innings by the Seahawk starter, clutch hitting that saw the Tiger Sharks come back from a four-run deficit, and a walk-off win in the bottom of the eighth…
The wearin’ of the green was in full swing at the first annual Lanark Golf Club Golf Cart St. Patrick’s day parade! From the artistically decorated cards to the shirts and hats and balloons and garlands and even dog blankets, St. Patrick was honored by all the participants. It was such a busy weekend in…
Georgia couple wins top prize at Eastpoint cookoff Charlene and Andy Dickens have been bringing down their Double D Smokers’ talents to the Eastpoint Rib Cookoff for the last four years. Last Saturday, they put it all together and traveled back to Andersonville, Georgia with a $1,000 check in their pockets, which they plan to…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is sharing the reminder that bat maternity season, the time when most of our state’s native and beneficial bats give birth and raise their young, starts on April 16. Now is the time for property owners to check homes and other buildings for roosting bats before bat maternity…
During the week of Feb. 23 through 29, Officer Lipford was on patrol in Gulf County targeting night hunters when he observed a vehicle displaying a light into an open field in a manner capable of disclosing the presence of deer. He stopped the vehicle and found the driver and passenger were in possession of…
FWC law enforcement achieves highest accreditation level The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Law Enforcement was awarded the Excelsior Status, the most prestigious achievement in Florida accreditation, by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation at their February 2024 conference. Excelsior Recognition is reserved for criminal justice agencies that have received accreditation…
Tails were wagging high! The annual Apalachicola Mardi Gras Barkus Parade on Feb. 24 was a phenomenal success, as two- and four-legged friends from all over the country flooded the streets again to walk, wag and woof their way through downtown. Apalachicola Police Chief Bobby Varnes, Sheriff A.J. Smith, this year’s grand marshal, and Apalachicola…
The Crooked River Lighthouse will host an outdoor Country and Vintage Flea Market on Saturday, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1975 U.S. 98 West outside Carrabelle. The Country Markets, held every first, third and fifth Saturdays, added a vintage flea to the upcoming market. From thrift-store worthy scores to high-end antiques,…
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