Carrabelle News

Saturday, of course, is the fourth of July but many government offices will be closing a day early for the holidays.

Saturday is free-climb day at Crooked River Lighthouse Museum, Gift Shop & Pirate's Playground in Carrabelle Beach.

Ascension Episcopal Church in Carrabelle is proud to announce the selection of Mother Teri Monica as the new Priest-in-Charge. She will also be serving St.

Ernestine "Tina" Larsen, 67, died June 20, 2009 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart.

The county commission refused to sign off on a well-known Tallahassee attorney as a utility law consultant and asked the applicant, Gene Brown, to delay his proposal to the Public Service Commission.

ST. GEORGE ISLAND, Fla. -- The closest Ozzie had ever come to a body of water like this was three summers ago, when he splashed around in the cool, clear waters of 650-acre Hulbert Lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

A 40-year-old Franklin County deputy sheriff is recuperating at home after suffering injuries in an early morning collision Friday in St.

The Carrabelle Branch of the Franklin County Public Library will be hosting Wii Games for youth ages 5 to 12 every other Wednesday.

A few hours ago I got a call from a friend in Carrabelle. It seems that he and his wife have cultivated blackberries, and I was invited over to share the largesse.

The construction company that built St. George Island bridge is expected to return to the county this week to remove hidden pilings that commercial fishermen say have damaged several of their boats.

Computer glitches and alleged leaks have led to several disputes for Carrabelle's water and sewer department but computerized records are helping verify which complaints are based in reality.

County commissioners have rejected hiring a particular attorney to represent them in issues dealing with a central sewer on St.

The Carrabelle Senior Center will be hosting a dance this Saturday evening, June 6, starting at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come on by and slow dance to the big band sounds of DJ Ron Vice.

CARRABELLE - Mary Britz was a Navy nurse in San Diego during World War II. She spent two years taking care of soldiers wounded in battles throughout the Pacific.

On May 28, members of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit along with investigators from Florida Department of Corrections, and K-9 Unit from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office intercepted a vehicle.

Hundreds of Franklin County schoolkids, from kindergarten through fifth graders, got a chance earlier this month to learn about law enforcement and the many allied organizations that support its efforts.

Apalachicola and Carrabelle could both receive federal money through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to improve wastewater, stormwater and drinking water facilities.

On Tuesday, May 26, members of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at 524 River Road in Carrabelle.

From 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, Downtown Books welcomes the community to meet Carrabelle author Cindy Neel, author of "The Potter's Wife: A Story of Second Chances." Devastated by the sudden death of her husband, Mandy Bowls is sleepwalking through life until a new neighbor intervenes.

Tuesday to hear from government officials, oystermen and shrimpers. The Senator traveled to Carrabelle where he heard a number of public concerns ranging from a need for money for commercial docks in Carrabelle to more support for the Meals on Wheels program.