Franklin County, FL

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith was shocked when he had to arrest his own daughter for trafficking a large amount of meth in April. On Thursday, his daughter appeared in federal court. Sheriff Smith’s daughter Kristen Kent, 38, was arrested on meth trafficking charges on April 18. At the time […]

11 a.m. – Brandon Noel. Veterans Memorial Park is located at 5780 Highway 98. Located at the beautiful Millpond Pavilion at the end of Market Street, the Apalachicola Farmers Market offers local seafood, produce, honey, homemade breads, pies and other regional specialties every second and fourth Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. EDT.

A significant and personal piece of artwork has gone missing from a home on secluded Dog Island in Franklin County. The sculpture is a 30-inch tall, 20-inch-wide bronze bust of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. ...

Following qualifying week that ended Friday at noon, the local, state and federal ballots have all been set. There are going to be several high-profile local elections, with one of them, the Franklin County commission race in District #2 in the eastern end of the county, the first to be decided.

It was as nice a sky, and as brutal a heat, as can be imagined in north Florida in mid-June, but the girls and young women were up for playing ball. At last weekend’s Dixie Youth Softball tournament, held at Will Kendrick Park and Sports Center just east of Carrabelle, teams from Franklin County, Port St. Joe, Wewahitchka, Marianna, Cottondale, Sneads and Blountstown battled it out to see who were the bosses of the basepaths, the premiers of the plate and the foremens of the field.

Local performers will be the focus of the musical entertainment lineup for Apalachicola’s upcoming Independence Eve celebration. The Sunday evening, July 3 event, which gets underway at 6 p.m. at Riverfront Park, will feature musicians from Franklin County. “We’re excited to be highlighting so much local talent,” said Jim...

The Apalachee Regional Planning Council announces a meeting to which all persons are invited. The Franklin County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board will meet on Monday, June 27, 2022, at 10:00 am Eastern Time, at the Franklin County Courthouse Annex Courtroom, 33 Market Street, Apalachicola, Florida. The agenda will include its regular quarterly business items, CTC Evaluation, and updating the Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan. For additional information contact Kwentin Eastberg, TD Program Coordinator at the Apalachee Regional Planning Council at 850-488-6211, ext. 105 or by email at keastberg@arpc.org.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT LB-Amnia 14, LLC., the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a TAX DEED to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:. PARCEL...

Notice is hereby given that Lori Foster owner, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Miz Lori's Ice Cream located in Franklin County, Florida, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State, pursuant to section 865.09 of the Florida Statutes.

The coordinator of Florida’s bear management program was greeted with growls of dissatisfaction from some Franklin County commissioners when he appeared at last week’s meeting. But the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s David Telesco didn’t lie down and play dead, which some people have said - incorrectly...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has been raising money to help a fire victim get a new home. Sheila Chambers lost everything when her home caught fire back in January. Since then, Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith has been fundraising to buy Chambers a new home. The goal is to […]

There’ll be two new administrators overseeing Franklin County’s two public schools, as the principals at Franklin County School and the Apalachicola Bay Charter School each decided to step down this month. In a Thursday evening letter to Superintendent Steve Lanier, FCS Principal Laurence Pender said he had decided...

Looking for a way to pass the time this weekend? Gulf and Franklin Counties are hosting a variety of fun events for locals and visitors. Don't see your event listed? Have an event you want included in an upcoming round-up? Email details to wweitzel@nevespublishing.com. Sea Urchin Roundup. Help collect live...