Apalachicola News

A standing ovation greeted Apalachicola Police Officer Anthony Croom, Jr. at the July 8 city commission meeting, as the young officer was saluted for her valor in connection with the evacuation of a duplex that ...

On Monday afternoon, they once again talked about the effect that record low freshwater flows are having on the health of the Apalachicola Bay.

This is the second article in a two-part series on three English brothers' journey to the area to honor their father, Thomas Wright.

Georgia's top environmental official said Thursday the three states that have battled nearly three decades over water shouldn't wait for Congress to approve an independent study on the issue, but should instead ...

The public defenders for Gary Michael Hilton, the man charged in the death of Crawfordville resident Cheryl Dunlap, have filed a second motion to get the charges against him dropped.

The water war continues in the southeast. Communities around the Apalachicola River and Bay say the lack of water is straining the economy.

NORTHWEST REGION FRANKLIN COUNTY On June 29, Lt. Rama Shuster and Officers Michael Slotin and Faris Livesay were on water patrol on the offshore patrol vessel "Sea Hawk." At approximately 6 p.m., while ...

Franklin County will hold two days of budget workshops next week. The meetings, at the courthouse annex in Apalachicola, are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 23 and Thursday July 24.

Dear Brigadier General Schroedel and Mr. Fuller: This is the message I wanted to communicate to you and the others at our breakfast meeting this morning that I promised to send in writing to you.

With the roar of fighter jets slicing across a sunny sky, and tears streaking down cheeks to the wail of bagpipes, Apalachicola dedicated its Veterans Memorial Plaza Saturday morning before a large flag-waving ...

Rain-soaked in the stern of the boat, Thief of Time, Ron Wright grasped a floral wreath close to his heart.

A sea of smiles and tears gleamed of red white and blue, as the local community of Apalachicola unveiled the replica of a very special statue.

A small community pays a big tribute to its veterans as leaders unveiled the only Three Soldiers Statue replica in the country.

Earlier this week, a delegation from the Army Corps of Engineers visited Apalachicola Bay and the basin of the Apalachicola River to gather information about how it and the local economy is faring.

The parishioners of St. Patrick's Church in Apalachicola gathered in the Fellowship Hall Sunday to bid farewell to Sister Gloria Glynn, who has served with the Dominican Mission at Martin House for seven years.

A Fed X driver unloads the first of three crates containing the Three Soldiers, Detail statue that will be unveiled in Aplachicola on July 12, 2008.

A barge on the Chattahoochee River could reduce the transportation cost of valuable industrial cargo.

Franklin County educators were scratching their heads Tuesday after learning that the grades awarded by the state to the district's four schools had either stayed the same or dropped.

In 2001, Jimmy Mosconis set out to recreate a famous Vietnam memorial in his small hometown of Apalachicola.

It's no secret that Walton County's dense forests and state parks are home to all kinds of wildlife.