County aims for new gun park

A local club would like to see the county shooting range moved further north on County Road 65. There is currently a public shooting range on county land just east of the Franklin County Humane... READ MORE

Bottle artist looking for more

Local artist Leon Wiesener needs more bottles. Wiesener has set himself the task of creating a tourist attraction for Carrabelle. A year ago, he set to work to create a bottle house like ones h... READ MORE

Happy Birthday, Papa Curley

Carrabelle’s Mayor Curley Messer is turning 90. On Saturday, surrounded by more 100 friends and family members, Curley Messer celebrated his 90th birthday at a surprise party held at the Frankl... READ MORE

Islanders cook up a tasty home tour

Hundreds of visitors flocked to the second annual St. George Island Tour of Homes Saturday. This year’s tour was even more successful than last year’s debut. With 450 tickets sold, the event ra... READ MORE

Carrabelle man seeks traffic relief

A Carrabelle resident has appealed to the city for help controlling traffic in his neighborhood.

When Bill Owen decided to retire, he and wife Tammy knew they wanted a place on the Gulf Coast...

Web of life inspires Appleton

A Christmas gift has inspired island artist Beth Appleton to create a new body of work. On Friday, Feb. 8, Appleton premiered an exhibit of her latest creations at the Apalachicola Museum of Ar... READ MORE

UFOs spotted over Apalachicola

Was something strange in the sky over Apalachicola on Saturday, February 9? The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) published a reported UFO sighting submitted by a witness who listed Apalachicola as hi... READ MORE

Commissioners bicker over attorney vote

Once again, county commissioners have failed to decide who will serve as county attorney, their inaction largely due to an argument over parliamentary procedures. Tuesday morning’s heated debat... READ MORE

Carrabelle wades into sewer plant costs

A Carrabelle city commissioner has raised questions over the high cost of repaying for upgrades to its sewage system. At the Feb. 7 meeting of the Carrabelle city commission, Commissioner Brend... READ MORE

Alert readers shoot down UFO

Mysterious lights over Apalachicola Bay have been identified by Times readers. One of the most read articles in the Feb. 14 Times dealt with mysterious orange globes seen floating silently in t... READ MORE