Abercrombie to play baseball for Chipola
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Abercrombie to play baseball for Chipola

First year Seahawk baseball coach Brock Johnson decided to switch things up for the upcoming season. After discussion with Missy and Ricky Abercombie, parents of Seahawks senior pitcher Cody Abercrombie, Johnson decided to announce before the season opens, rather than after it closes, that the left-handed pitcher has decided to accept an offer to play…

Apalach tackles lethal bronzing outbreak
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Apalach tackles lethal bronzing outbreak

Apalachicola took advantage of this year’s Arbor Day to not only give away trees, but to give away free advice on how to address an increasingly problematic tree disease that has the potential to wreak havoc on palm trees in both Franklin and Gulf counties. Lethal bronzing disease, an incurable disease first diagnosed in South…

Reborn!
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Reborn!

Crooked River ‘pirate ship’ readies for maiden voyage Nine years ago, after the Carrabella “pirate ship” playground burned to the ground at the Crooked River Lighthouse on Mother’s Day 2015, Steve Allen was determined to build it back better. As an architect by profession and president of the Carrabelle Lighthouse Association, Allen set to work…

Let’s keep Franklin County beautiful 
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Let’s keep Franklin County beautiful 

Hey everybody, there’s a new nonprofit in town! Keep Franklin County Beautiful (KFCB) is gearing up. In a few months, we’ll be an official Keep America Beautiful (KAB) affiliate – one of more than 650 affiliates across the county, and one of more than 40 affiliates in Florida. The three common goals are to end…

Trump’s $83.3 million temper tantrum
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Trump’s $83.3 million temper tantrum

In the wake of the eye-popping $83.3 million verdict against Trump for defaming E. Jean Carroll, many commentators mocked Trump’s bumbling lawyer, Alina Habba, and not without cause. The 39-year-old fashion model, er, attorney, who had never tried a defamation case before (and, in fact, was lead attorney in only three previous cases) was repeatedly…

Luberto claims ‘Fittest of the Forgotten Coast’ title
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Luberto claims ‘Fittest of the Forgotten Coast’ title

Apalachicola’s Will Luberto now holds the title of “Fittest of the Forgotten Coast” which he claimed during the Forgotten Coast Fitness Center’s open house and competition Jan. 20. Even without winning any single event, Luberto had the most consistent performance across the four events and came out the winner in points, ahead of Darius Johnson…