Talk face-to-face with climate scientists
A group of climate scientists are swinging through the Forgotten Coast this week, offering…
Gulf backs dialysis center subsidy, seeks Franklin help
Gulf County could soon see the return of a full-service kidney dialysis center, thanks largely to a generous five-year subsidy from the county to cover start-up costs.
Whether Franklin County is …
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 9 p.m. ET
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch in effect until 9 p.m. ET Sunday evening,
The watch includes three counties in southeast Alabama, and 13 counties in Florida’s …
FWC to tighten beach-nesting bird rules
The creation of guidelines regarding imperiled beach-nesting birds, approved on first reading by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission last week, will likely have a significant impact …
Franklin County nixes Eastpoint workforce housing proposal
Franklin County commissioners said no Tuesday morning to a plan to convert commercially zoned land in Eastpoint into a residential area that the owner intends for workforce housing.
By a 4-1 vote, …
Gulf County jobless rate drops to 3.2%
Gulf County’s unemployment picture improved in November to 3.2 percent, a drop of two-tenths of 1 percentage point, as the labor force shrank.
According to preliminary numbers released …
Counties back redistricting plan for House District 7
Commissioners in both Gulf and Franklin counties have backed a proposal for reshaping House District 7 that would extend its boundaries to the south and east.
By agreeing to write letters of …
Challenges growing for gopher tortoise relocation
Florida’s gopher tortoise conservation efforts and relocation program has been a cornerstone for conservation success over the past 13 years, but a stepped-up effort is needed to find …
Fight erupts after heated boys soccer game
A bench-clearing brawl after the final whistle sounded marred what had been a tightly-fought physical boys soccer game in Eastpoint Wednesday night.
Port St. Joe walked off the field with a 3-0 …
Jimmy Bloodworth’s boys debut as authors
Their legendary major league ballplayer father was a master storyteller, and now Jimmy Bloodworth’s…