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1 week ago | 
franklincounty.news | Tom Purcell
Summer sounded better in the ’70s. I woke every morning to the birds chirping outside my window screen, a dewy chill in the air. I’d smell my father’s pipe, which he smoked while he read the paper downstairs. I’d go down to greet him. He’d make scrambled eggs and toast covered with butter, and we’d eat while the birds kept on singing.
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1 week ago | 
franklincounty.news | David Adlerstein
Terry Carrington, 38, of Carrabelle, was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury that occurred a little more than a year ago in the Gulf of Mexico. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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1 week ago | 
franklincounty.news | David Adlerstein
During her five-year career playing varsity softball for the Franklin County Seahawks varsity softball team, first baseman Micahlyn O’Neal was about as sure-footed a fielder, and as consistent a batter, as a team could hope for. And now she’s headed for a college career at Enterprise State Community College in Enterprise, Alabama.
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1 week ago | 
franklincounty.news | David Adlerstein
If ever there was a time when the value of clean, fresh water became crystal clear in the eyes, mouths and noses it was the first two weeks of June in Apalachicola.
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2 weeks ago | 
franklincounty.news | David Adlerstein
Two people were killed, and another seriously injured, when two sports utility vehicles crashed head-on late Friday night on the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge between Eastpoint and Apalachicola. According to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol, an SUV driven by a man from Winchester, Tennessee was on the bridge heading west towards Apalachicola around midnight when the vehicle changed lanes while passing another vehicle.
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2 weeks ago | 
franklincounty.news | David Adlerstein
With a growing number of residents complaining both to the city and state about the strong sulfurous odor emanating from their kitchen and bathroom taps, city officials are estimating that it likely will be at least Labor Day before the problem is solved. Brillhart told commissioners before a large crowd of residents at the June 3 meeting that the fabrication of a degasification tower, commonly known as an odor scrubber, is nearing completion by ECS Environmental Solutions, out of Belton, Texas.
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2 weeks ago | 
franklincounty.news | David Adlerstein
Brock Johnson has decided to step down as head coach of the Franklin County Seahawks varsity baseball team. Superintendent Steve Lanier said he was informed June 4 of Johnson’s decision, which he said was for personal reasons. “He has to do what’s best for himself,” said Lanier. “I appreciate his effort and hard work. He put a lot of hours into making our program good.”After an 11-12 season last year, Johnson took the team to a 16-10 record this past season, and a berth in the state playoffs.
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2 weeks ago | 
franklincounty.news | David Adlerstein
With a nearly five-year moratorium on harvesting wild-caught oysters in Apalachicola Bay expected to expire at year’s end, state regulators earlier this month unveiled outlines of a regulatory plan they plan to propose to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in August. The enthusiasm from the large audience at the Chapman Auditorium June 3 was not exactly breathtaking.
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3 weeks ago | 
franklincounty.news | David Adlerstein
After less than four months on the job, Michael Brillhart. Apalachicola’s newly hired city manager, has announced he plans to step down, effective July 3. “I have recently accepted a position that represents a better professional fit for my background and experience,” he wrote in a June 3 letter to city commissioners. “It has been an honor to work with you and city staff over the last two months,” Brillhart wrote.
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3 weeks ago | 
franklincounty.news | David Adlerstein
Saturday night at Apalachicola’s 10-Foot Hole, across from Battery Park, was an unusual one, as a large crowd gathered to witness a drone light show. Created by Orion Skys, a three-month-old company out of Loganville, Georgia, the 15-minute show was brought to the area at no cost by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council. Co-owners Prashill Patel and Kervin Larche oversaw a small crew that presented the show that with the help of Patel’s wife Tulsi, they designed and animated..