Its not a first for our country or our state, but it is for Franklin County, and an uncommon picture for the state of Florida. Apalachicola now has an all-female city commission, with the swearing in Oct. 5 of Mayor Brenda Ash to complete the last two years of the four-year term of the late…
It will likely not be until the spring when the two defendants charged with the murder of 31-year-old Aileen Seiden will get their day in court. And when they do, about four years after the April 2018 killing, one of them., Christina Araujo, 41, of Loxahatchee, will be represented by one of the most high-profile criminal defense…
In a concert sure to electrify the faithful, the Florida Seafood Festival has turned to one of the most promising young artists making a name for himself in Christian music. Dante Bowe, worship pastor at Addereth Church in Columbus, Georgia, will bring the sound of the Bethel Music and Maverick City Music collectives, and Elevation Worship,…
Youre never too old to be young. Three Franklin County residents came home with the gold in their respective sports and age brackets, at The Huntsman World Senior Games held in St. George, Utah. The Huntsman Games, which include more than 30 sports, is the largest annual multi-sport event in the world for athletes age…
Remember when Obama got his trillion-odd dollars of stimulus money, which he and the Democrats breathlessly said we needed for shovel-ready jobs to rebuild roads and infrastructure? Please email me if anything of the sort got built in your town. Nothing got built in the cities where I spend time. Roads and water systems are…
River Banks and his dad Ricky both say if the enormous bull gator they caught in the Apalachicola River a month ago had had all 21 of its scutes, instead of half that many on its bitten-off tail, it would have been a state record. The Thomasville, Georgia man who carried the permit for that…
The Franklin County Seahawks continue to search for their first win, after traveling to Cottondale Friday night and sustaining a 52-6 loss to the Hornets. After trailing 30-0 at the half, the Seahawks got on the board in the third quarter, as sophomore Brayden McCall caught a seven-yard pass from junior Evan Stanley. It was…
If the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and the Arts wanted to boost the numbers of who comes to view its latest exhibit, they probably couldnt have better ramped up interest if they tried. Following the reception a week earlier at the HCA for the new exhibit Journey to Freedom: The Odyssey of Abolitionist Moses…
Franklin County’s airports are set to receive more than $11 million from the Florida Department of Transportation over the next five years. According to a draft of the DOT’s Tentative Five-Year Work Program for District 3, which was opened for public comment at public hearings Oct. 5, $4.2 million will be allocated for improvements at the Apalachicola…
For those who want to delve into Carrabelles economic development strategy, theres now a thorough report that they can sink their teeth into. Caroline Smith, economic development manager for the Apalachee Regional Planning Council on Oct. 7 delivered to city commissioners, and the general public, the result of a 2020 Competitive Florida Partnership grant from…
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