Its called Community Moving Education, and its about to make a huge summertime splash in Apalachicola for middle and high schoolers. This five-week arts program, headquartered at the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and the Arts, is the brainchild of former New York City dancer Frenchy Haynes, the founding director of the non-profit Moving Education…
Because of COVID-19, there was no banquet last year to honor the teacher of the year, and the many support staff who make the entire district run. This year started off with the same set of challenges, and after the selection of these top people was made earlier in the year, the Franklin Education Foundation…
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and UF/IFAS Extension – Florida Sea Grant have partnered to implement an innovative community-driven effort to restore scallop populations, and we need your help! Scallop Sitter volunteers are trained to assist in Bay, Gulf and Franklin Counties. The goal of the program is to increase scallop populations in…
Its a Thursday afternoon and a group of strangers have gathered to talk about something personal, painful, and raw. I ask the group to share why they have decided to attend today. Nearly every response suggests a yearning to be understood; to be in the company of others who get it. As we close our first…
Hi Y’all, Taxes are done and sent! This is the first year that I have ever done my taxes all by myself (with my brother’s input) and it wasn’t the short form. It was a real growing experience. This was an interesting week for me. My BFF left to go back to Ohio for the…
The Gulf South Conference (GSC) last month named Spring Hill College redshirt freshman Melanie Collins to its 2020-21 All-Conference second team, marking the first time a Badger womens golfer has earned an All-Conference spot since joining the association during the 2014-15 season. An Apalachicola native and 2019 graduate of Franklin County High School, Collins paced…
Spots on the leaves of plants in the home landscape can be an indication of a hazardous condition for commonly used shrubs. Armored scale is a class of insect pest found on many plants used in Franklin and Gulf counties. Scale insects are a diverse group of piercing-sucking pests (Hemiptera) commonly found on ornamental plants…
Summer sea turtle season is right around the corner. Starting in May, sea turtles – including loggerhead sea turtles, green sea turtles and, very rarely, leatherback sea turtles – will come ashore on Floridas coastlines and barrier islands to nest. A lucky few visitors and residents might catch a glimpse of these mothers-to-be during their…
I dont remember graduating from kindergarten. But I bet you we had ice cream and Miss Katie hugged each one of us. Im not too far out on a limb here. Two of Miss Katies all-time favorite things were ice cream and hugging. If me and Yogi talked about life lessons we had learned in…
Abby Johnson is headed to Gulf Coast State College to play softball for the Lady Commodores. The longtime veteran of the diamond, the lone senior on a team of young players this past season, Johnson inked a deal in February to play softball nest season for Scot Thomas, the former Virginia Tech coach now in…
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