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The down-to-the-wire basketball rivalry between Franklin County and Port St. Joe stayed true to form Saturday night on the hardwood at the Marion Craig Coliseum, with a goaltending call and a foul on a three-point shot figuring into the overtime finish. With 10 seconds left in regulation, and the Seahawks clinging to a 46-43 lead,…
By Pam Richardson Guest Columnist On a recent bright, but chilly afternoon I had the pleasure of riding around Apalachicola with local realtor Shaun Donahoe. The purpose of our jaunt was to look at real estate, but not with an eye to my purchasing any of it. instead, I was picking Donahoe’s brain about people…
It’s been 14 years since a fire in the historic district of Apalachicola completely burned down a vintage century-old home, a tragedy that spared anyone injury but one compounded by glaring deficiencies in the firefighting equipment the city’s volunteer fire department had to rely on. This Saturday, at an event sure to attract a vintage…
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State head coach Mike Norvell has been named the winner of the 2023 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award, it was announced Tuesday evening at the Bear Bryant Awards event in Houston. Norvell is the first Florida State head coach to win the award, which has been presented annually since…
With a 21-gun salute by his comrades in law enforcement, and a toast from his fellow veterans, friends of Lt. Baron Cortopassi paid tribute to him as they prepared to lay him to rest. Cortopassi, 61, a resident of Eastpoint who joined the Franklin County Sheriff Office in 2017 after retiring from law enforcement in…
Franklin County Tax Collector Rick Watson has decided he won’t seek re-election in the fall, setting the stage for a battle to seek the open seat. “After much thought and prayer, I have decided not to run for re-election in 2024,” he wrote in a news release last week. “It has been a privilege to…
Hobbled by the absence of its second leading scorer, the Franklin County Seahawks boys basketball team downed North Bay Haven Friday night at the Nest, but only after they had let the Buccaneers nip at their heels all night long. In the end, the Seahawks came away with a 59-55 win to lift their record…
County government offices, as well as Franklin County Schools, will be closed Tuesday, as severe weather is expected over the next 36 hours. The emergency management office said the first wave will impact Franklin County between about midnight and 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The second, more significant wave will arrive at about 9…
Franklin County Emergency Management Severe Weather is advising residents that over the next few days the area will be affected by waves of severe weather. The storms will hit late Monday night into Tuesday, with forecasts of 2 to 3 inches of rain, with strong wind gusts that could potentially be in excess of 70…
If you’re a senior citizen like me (there’re plenty in Apalach), you may recall “When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano,” the chartbuster hit first recorded by The Ink Spots in 1940, and later by Glenn Miller, Pat Boone, and even, in an at-home private session, Elvis (they’re all on YouTube). I was reminded of…
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