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Anti-pole activists target Duke-Progress merger
The group of activists who opposed Progress Energy putting large transmission lines through downtown Apalachicola are seeking to weigh in on the plans to merge the company with Duke Energy. In a moti... Full story

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Youth charged as adult in rape cases
A 16-year-old Eastpoint youth has been charged as ... Full story
Eva Mae Coatney
Eva Mae Coatney was born June 9, 1953 to the now l... Full story
Emery G. Given
Emery G. Given, formerly of 912 NW Ave C, Carrabel... Full story

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Republicans ready for Tuesday primary
Energized by what has evolved into a hard-fought Florida primary, the county’s Republicans will go to the polls Tuesday to decide who they think ought to be their party’s nominee for president. Supervisor of Elections Ida Cooper Elliott ... Full story
County commissioners boost travel funding
When county commissioners travel from now one, they can count on being well-fed. At a special meeting Jan. 18, county commissioners voted unanimously to nearly double their per diem meal rate for out-of-state travel, increasing it 92 percent to $75 ... Full story
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Public helps in hunt for bear killers
Three Eastpoint men are in trouble in connection with the killing and disposing of a black bear. In the past, a Lanark Village man received a sentence for a smiliar crime. On Nov. 14, 2011 Ruel Raker III, a law enforcement officer for the ... Full story
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Marks: Don’t pit school districts against each other
Superintendent Nina Marks is joining with several area superintendents in voicing concerns about a newly unveiled state effort to rank schools districts. With a district grade of C, Franklin County came out in the lowest 10 percent of state school d... Full story
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Lady Seahawks win school's first district soccer crown
In a thrilling finish Friday night at Mikel Clark Stadium in Eastpoint, the Lady Seahawks varsity soccer team edged the Rocky Bayou Christian Lady Knights 3-1 on penalty kicks to win the school’s first-ever district championship. After two 40-... Full story
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Osburn replaces what fire could not destroy
A fire may have left him and his family homeless, but he still has one thing no one and no thing can take away. An education. On Nov. 1, 2011, a devastating early morning blaze consumed the Carrabelle mobile home where Nelson and Alisha Woods, and ... Full story
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Three named to hospital board
County commissioners Tuesday approved the selection of three new members of the board of director of Weems Hospital Board. By unanimous approval, the commissioners approved the selection of Homer “Mack” McMillan, Debra Huckeba, and Duffy... Full story
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Pierce backs off retirement plans
In a surprise move, at Tuesday’s county commission meeting, Alan Pierce announced he will not be retiring this year from his dual post as county planner and director of administrative services.  “I would like to withdraw that propos... Full story
Humphries: An exceptional community
Calls education key to ‘vibrant economy’
At a new venue Monday, attendees of the community’s annual memorial celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. heard a new message - a first-hand account of how the civil rights movement championed by King touched points in the life of one of ... Full story
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Oyster Cookoff shatters expectations
In only its second year, Apalachicola’s annual Oyster Cookoff Saturday took advantage of sunny skies and huge volunteer participation to blossom into a bustling event. A sizeable crowd filled the green space, streets and parking lot at Riverfr... Full story
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