Law Enforcement

Car overturns on Bluff Road early Sunday morning

A 44-year-old Apalachicola man suffered injury early Sunday morning when his car overturned on Bluff Road, about 100 feet north of Squire Road. According to a report by Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Scotty Lolley, Rodney Richards, 44, was driving a... Full story

Carrabelle drug bust yields cocaine, cash

On Wednesday, Aug. 25 at about 6:30 p.m., members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit and K-9 unit, together with officers of the Carrabelle Police Department, conducted a drug investigation in Carrabelle. The investigation ... Full story

Robertson retires from sheriff’s office

Deputy Candi Robertson, who served as bailiff to several judges in recent years, is hanging up her badge to open up a worm farm at Lake Talquin.  On Aug, 19, her colleagues at the sheriff’s office and the courthouse treated Robertson to a ... Full story

Millender cleared of wrongdoing in Porthaven trial

By David Adlerstein

Even before Arkansas jurors decided whether fraud surrounded the now-defunct Porthaven project in the heart of Eastpoint, the plaintiffs decided Bruce Millender, one of the key creators of the mixed-use development, shouldn’t even be one of the... Full story

Arrest report - Aug. 18 to 22

The following report is provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Arrests are made by officers from the following city, county, and state law enforcement agencies: Apalachicola (APD), Carrabelle (CPD), Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), Franklin C... Full story

Arrest report - Aug. 11 to 16

The following report is provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Arrests are made by officers from the following city, county, and state law enforcement agencies: Apalachicola (APD), Carrabelle (CPD), Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), Franklin C... Full story

Arrest report - Aug. 3 to 9

The following report is provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Arrests are made by officers from the following city, county, and state law enforcement agencies: Apalachicola (APD), Carrabelle (CPD), Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), Franklin C... Full story

FWC Report - July 16 to 22

During the week of July 16 to 22, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Law Enforcement took action against commercial fishermen in violation of state regulations. Lt. Kent Harvey was on water patrol... Full story

Mansfield FCI’s Employee of the Month

Franklin Correctional Institution has selected Barbara Mansfield as its employee of the month for July 2010. Mrs. Mansfield is a 17-year veteran with the Florida Department of Corrections and has been assigned to Franklin CI since 2006. She works in ... Full story

Reward offered for stolen trash can

Poloronis Construction is offering a $100 reward for the safe return of a bear-proof trash can, intact, that was recently taken from the Ochlocknee Bay boat ramp. Owner Willie Poloronis is building a boat ramp and floating dock for the county, and wa... Full story

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