Lanark Village News

Bay Scallop season opened Wednesday along Florida's Gulf Coast and reports from Gulf County are that this may be a record year.

A 40-year-old Franklin County deputy sheriff received serious injuries Friday after a one vehicle crash east of Lanark Village.

The county commission refused to sign off on a well-known Tallahassee attorney as a utility law consultant and asked the applicant, Gene Brown, to delay his proposal to the Public Service Commission.

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Computer glitches and alleged leaks have led to several disputes for Carrabelle's water and sewer department but computerized records are helping verify which complaints are based in reality.

County commissioners have rejected hiring a particular attorney to represent them in issues dealing with a central sewer on St.

After changes to the advisory board, the Franklin County Senior Center in Carrabelle is seeking volunteers to help with existing programs and institute new activities.

Expectant mothers from across the county got plenty of gifts from the county health department Thursday at the annual baby shower.

On Saturday, May 16 from 1 to 3 p.m., Downtown Books, at 67 Commerce Street in Apalachicola, will host local author Willoughby Marshall, whose "Apalachicola: Economic Development through Historic Preservation" has been republished as a 35th anniversary edition.

The determined initiatives of Lanark Highlands Twp. to prevent a health crisis over contaminated drinking water here have been officially endorsed by Lanark County councillors in a unanimous vote.

Things are winding down around here. We had our last meeting for members and guests of the Lanark Village Association on the first Monday in April.

There's something new in downtown Carrabelle. Janice McFarland of Crawfordville is looking for local artists to join a cooperative and display their wares in the Bebo Gallery, originally the Carrabelle General Store, located at 103 US 98 in Carrabelle.

Local officials are preparing for possible flooding along the Apalachicola River, as persistent rains keep water levels high.

American Legion Post 82, 2316 Oak Street, Lanark Village, will host its third annual Tonya's Hope cancer fundraiser, on Saturday, April 4, to benefit residents of Lanark who have been stricken with cancer.

An Alligator Point woman was killed early Thursday morning, March 19 in a one-car accident in easternmost peninsula of the county.

Franklin County commissioners have approved a new schedule for roadside debris pickup in the county.

A 4-year-old pre-Kindergarten student was mistakenly left alone on a school bus in Eastpoint for about four hours March 12 until an alert employee of a nearby car repair shop heard him crying for help.

It will also purchase an enclosed cardboard container with smaller openings for Lanark Village which they hope will keep people from throwing their household trash in the recycling bins and they'll buy a recycling container with a larger plastic collection unit for St.

Nancy Sanders Cherri, 59, of Alligator Point was killed early Thursday in a single-car accident on County 370 in Franklin County.

Veterans who trained for World War II on the Panhandle coast will be honored at Camp Gordon Johnston Days today through Sunday in Carrabelle and other coastal locations.