Franklin County News

Daniel Hall, Florida Retired Educators Association District 2 Director presented membership, literacy, community service and scholarship support awards to Franklin/Gulf Retired Educators at their September meeting.

A recent review has revealed that thousands of dollars of seafood workers' money was spent on hefty reimbursements for lobbying and routine chores.

One of two pit bulls that mauled a family pet last month is back with its owner because the attack was its first, a county official said.

Retired Navy Senior Chief Tim Bowers returned home Wednesday to urge residents to support our nation's men and women in uniform.

The Big Bend Scenic Byway, once an orphan in state custody, has found a home. The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration announced on Oct.

The Franklin County Senior Citizens Center in Carrabelle will host a special Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida blew through the Big Bend on Tuesday, causing minor coastal flooding and knocking down a few trees.

Florida is three weeks away from making it though the 2009 hurricane season without a major storm, but Sam and Mary Rogers know that streak could end Tuesday as Tropical Storm Ida threatens the Panhandle.

A blood drive will be held at the Franklin County School on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., sponsored by Bay Medical Branch of the Southeastern Community Blood Center, a division of Florida Blood Services, Inc.

Wakulla County is experiencing minor flooding of Old Fort Road, a small portion of Riverside Drive just west of the old Posey's restaurant , Live Oak Island near the Live Oak Island Marina, Bottoms Road , a small portion of Chickasaw Road and the end of Mashes Sands Road .

Water levels in this area are currently running about 3 feet above normal with a storm tide of 3 to 5 feet.

The power line reported down at North Calhoun Street and North Street in Quincy has been fixed, according to the Quincy Police Department.

ST. GEORGE ISLAND -- Residents in Wakulla and Franklin counties spent Monday getting ready for Tropical Storm Ida without the rush or sense of urgency that would come with a really big blow - like Hurricane Dennis in 2005.

As Ohio judicial and child protective services accept responsibility for the welfare of Rifqa Bary - the 17-year-old runaway who fled to Orlando in July in fear of her life from her Muslim parents because of her conversion to Christianity - I pray they will consider the case of Gilda Ghanipour.

The book details what lead Tucker to join what was then called the U.S. Army Air Forces and his adventures while stationed in Italy.

Put aside the frustrations of economic hard times. Have the FDA take a chill pill for their heavy-handed plan to over-regulate the seafood industry.

The Franklin County Children's Toy Project is a newly formed coalition of Apalachicola city government, county health department, sheriff's office, schools, churches; Emergency Medical Services and the volunteer fire departments.

FUNDRAISERS Sip, savor and bid on student art Help raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend at the inaugural 'Breaking the Mold' Artists in Action silent auction from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at The Winery@The Red Bar in Manor@Midtown, 1122 Thomasville Road.

Fathima Rifqa Bary's odyssey in Florida is over. The Ohio teenage runaway who spent three months living in Central Florida is back in her home state.

A consummate oyster industry insider, Kevin Begos was attending a conference in New Hampshire when contacted about a proposed federal ban on raw oysters during summer months.