Campaign money flows in to incumbents
With the boundaries of their districts still remaining to be set in stone, and the slate of possible challengers in the 2022 midterm elections not yet final, the prospects of re-election of the …
Two killed in State Route 71 crash
An early morning accident outside Wewahitchka has taken the lives of two 33-year-old men.
One of the men was from Wewahitchka, the other from Naples.
According to a preliminary investigation …
Seahawks sink St. Joe 66-32
EASTPOINT – When Port St. Joe and Franklin County meet on the basketball court,. it isn’t often you get a running clock.
But that’s what happened about midway through the third quarter Friday …
As cases rise, so does testing
With case numbers of COVID-19 rising in both Gulf and Franklin counties, health department officials are stepping up testing options throughout the Forgotten Coast.
“We did expect to see a …
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 …