A Franklin Correctional Institution inmate has been charged in the death of another. On Feb. 6, 2020, James Knudsen was sentenced in Okaloosa County for one year, seven months and 18 days in the state penitentiary for possession of a controlled substance, and battery. About five months short of when he expected to go home,…
Think for a moment about that person who annoys you. You know, the one whose actions or attitudes drive you crazy and make you want to run the other way when you see them coming. Most of us can name at least one person in our circle of influence we consider annoying. Some can think…
A skinny dipping incident on St. George Island two summers ago figures into a multi-state, multi-jurisdictional case being made against a former FBI supervisory special agent on charges of indecent exposure in front of juveniles. In an Aug. 22 news release, Sheriff AJ Smith said a warrant for the arrest of David Lee Harris, 51,…
Hi Y’all, No Dollar General store in the Lanark area! Commissioner Bert Boldt, after many months, a lawsuit and many anxious Lanark residents, has announced that the courts ruled in favor of the county commissioners’ decision not to allow the commercial zoning which would have enabled Dollar General to build a store in our community….
I was against the wars of choice in Afghanistan and Iraq from the outset. I said then that we no longer have theaters of war, we have suburban, mall-size, multiplexes of wars, none of which we should be in. And we never know when we are done because we have no clear objective. Yet again,…
Apalachicolas Chestnut Cemetery has a collection of some of the finest hand-carved headstones in the state, worthy of preservation and presentation. In an April talk as part of the Apalachicola Area Historical Societys speaker series, Margo Stringfield, an expert from Pensacolas University of West Florida on the states historic cemeteries, engaged the audience at the…
I dont think Congress has passed a meaningful law since the beginning of the year. Thats eight months! Good gracious alive, I know what we should be thinking, Why are we paying them? Has the world come to a stop? Are all the good laws already on the books? Can this group not think of…
Kudzu, Old World climbing fern, and tropical soda apple are all widely known as invaders which were introduced into the region from faraway and exotic locations. Each has its own story of how it arrived here and escaped into a welcoming environment. Once established, these and other alien plant interlopers have aggressively pushed out native…
It was a case that began two years ago, in Sept. 2019, when Ashley Grieg and her Bacon Me Crazy food truck went to court to allege that the city had wronged her as to how it processed her application to be permitted to operate. It ended up being settled in February by the citys…
FRANKLIN COUNTY In Franklin County the school system is abiding by Governor Ron DeSantis no mask mandate for students. Superintendent Steve Lanier said they leave it up to the parents and students whether they want to wear one. Out of 850 students in K-12, there are 169 students and staff quarantined due to the…
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