Hi Y’all, June and July were not good months for our little community of Lanark. Friends and family gathered last week to give their farewells to Judy Gemple, one of our sweet angels. Our deepest sympathies go out to family and friends. Now we will be saying goodbye to Suzanne Mary Beaty, who passed away…
The 23rd annual Kingfish Shootout, with 82 boats registered for the June 20 event at C-Quartes Marina in Carrabelle, raised $150,000 for the Leukemia Research Foundation. And it continues to be a Crowder family affair, ever since Lisa Crowder Jackson, a mother of two, passed away from leukemia at age 44. Her giving spirit continues…
The wins far outnumbered the losses when it comes to goodies from the Florida Legislature, but there were a few items that were axed by Gov. Ron DeSantis when it came to his budget decisions. In Carrabelle, a $740,000 water main expansion from Oak Street to Carlton Avenue was cut, and in Gulf County, a…
At a retirement ceremony Friday at the Apalachee Center in Apalachicola, Harry Falk sat quietly, his palms resting on the top of a cane planted before him. He was retiring after 55 years from his service on the Apalachee Center’s board. Two of his fellow board members, Franklin County Superintendent Steve Lanier and former Wakulla…
The 2026 recreational bay scallop season from Franklin County through northwestern Taylor County (including Carrabelle, Lanark and St. Marks) as well as portions of Levy County and all of Citrus and Hernando counties (including Cedar Key, Crystal River and Homosassa) opened July 1 and will remain open through Sept. 24. The daily bag limit in…
Hi Y’all, I hope that your Fourth of July celebrations were fun. Everything should get back to normal soon. These past weeks in Lanark have been bittersweet. The community was preparing to celebrate our wonderful country while mourning the loss of a beloved resident. On June 23, Lanark lost an angel, and God took his…
The 250th birthday celebration of America started on Wednesday, July 1 and ended Saturday, July 4, as Franklin County marked the occasion from east to west. On July 1, it was Eastpoint’s turn, as county musician Ashley Morgan, who released her first album, all originals, “Leaving You Behind” this past spring, performed the first of…
A woman was lifeflighted to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, and three boats were damaged at the Battery Park Marina in Apalachicola, after a boat exploded and caught fire in the marina Friday morning. Apalachicola Police Chief said the the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is the lead investigating agency on the fire, which began…
The Franklin County School District has selected a veteran teacher and administrator from Sarasota County as the new principal of Franklin County School. Dr. Jennifer Fowler, who holds a doctorate in educational leadership, served most recently as an instructional coach at Atwater Elementary School in North Port. There she led job-embedded coaching cycles, facilitated professional…
The Carrabelle History Museum will open a featured exhibit, “Foundations of Freedom – Carrabelle’s Role in America’s Story,” on Saturday, July 4, with sneak preview opportunities available on July 2 and 3. The exhibit will be on display until September 30. In honor of America’s 250th birthday, it tells the story of Carrabelle’s history, independence,…
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