Oyster City headed to the Big Easy

The Oyster City Brewing Company’s parent company plans to merge with the New Orleans-based Faubourg Brewing Company, setting the stage for what the new company hopes will transform it into one …

Tate’s Hell 5K, Bay Fest return to St. James Bay Saturday

In a welcome respite from the flurry of this week's hurricane preparations, the Tate's Hell 5K and Bay Fest is alive and well and on schedule, as it provides a full day of outdoor adventure this …

County offices, schools to close Thursday, Friday

Beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, residents of St. George Island and Dog Island, Alligator Point and low lying areas of Franklin County will be advised that a voluntary evacuation will be in …

Fighting for our lives

With a rise in overdose deaths from opioids continuing to plague Franklin County, educators, law enforcement officials, health experts and substance abuse organizations have brought the fight home by …

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Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday afternoon that more than 1.1 million electric customers had lost power because of Hurricane Ian — and the number is expected to grow. “This was a big …

UPDATE: Hurricane Ian forms south of Cuba

Tropical Storm Ian is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Sunday as it continues to make a projected path toward Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecast models have …

Tropical Storm Ian forms, tracks for Florida impacts as a hurricane

Tropical depression 9 strengthened into a Tropical Storm named Ian Friday night. Nothing has changed in the forecast the center is still forecast to move to the west then northwest and eventually …

This weekend in Gulf and Franklin

PortOberfest Dust off those lederhosen and join the Gulf County Chamber of Commerce for PortOberfest — Wurst Fest in The Joe — on Saturday, September 24 from noon until 4 …

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Sports

Seahawks to host Aucilla Christian tonight

It was rocky for Franklin County at Rocky Bayou Christian Friday night, as the Seahawks sustained a 41-7 loss to the Knights in Niceville. The game was not as lopsided as it appeared, as the …

FSU tramples over Boston College 44 - 14, extending season to 5-0.

It took a mere 13 seconds for the Semnioles of Florida State to set the explosive tone of Saturday night's game against Boston College putting the sold out crowd of 79,560 on their …

Lady Seahawks best Gulf County rivals

APA092222_sports_seavolley with 700 words and 2 color photos APA092222_sports_seavolley1 [ FCHS Athletics ] Members of the Lady Seahawk junior varsity volleyball team are, standing, from …

Jay blanks Seahawks 37-0

A double rainbow appeared in the drizzle during Friday night’s game against Jay. But there was no pot of gold at the end for the Franklin County Seahawks, as they fell 37-0 to the …

Seahawk harriers post season bests

The Franklin County cross country teams continue to improve, as all the runners at the Aug. 27 Dueling Summits 2022 at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in Tallahassee posted season bests. “We had a …

Opinion

Are Rosh Chodesh and Rosh Hashanah right for you?

Three mysteries. He was the bravest of men in my world. And utterly humble. My father was commissioned in the field during the war, and he made light of that. “They handed those things …

End fake peace mentality and treat North America as the war zone it is

When the Arctic Council was formed in 1996, its member nations regarded the Arctic as a "low tension" area -- what a NATO study called a "zone of depoliticized cooperation." …

God will save the Queen, but who will save civilization?

Great Britain, a country the size of Alabama, ruled the world for decades. Queen Elizabeth II was a fantastic woman who leaves an admirable legacy. The way our government is going, there are times …

The cheap pandering of student loan forgiveness

Struggling for relevancy, Joe Biden just announced he is going to forgive some student loan debt. This is an insult to anyone who paid off his or her college debt, or did not take on any, and …

Florida’s Democratic Party needs a mental health counselor

Just when you think the Democrats in Florida have hit rock bottom, they somehow manage to prove us wrong. After the 2018 election that saw Ron Desantis elected governor and Rick Scott …