Carrabelle News

Wasn't that a wonderful article in last week's Times ? One great lady writing about the close friend who passed away.

The Franklin County Senior Citizens Center in Carrabelle will host a special Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov.

If your plan for Turkey Day involves giving thanks for not having to sweat over a hot oven, you'll be pleased to know that some of the city's fine eateries will be open to serve you and your guests turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings on Nov.

Water levels in this area are currently running about 3 feet above normal with a storm tide of 3 to 5 feet.

A dear and special friend to the Carrabelle community died Sunday afternoon, but her memory will live on in her work and spirit for years to come.

Miami's police chief is stepping down from his post. City officials said Chief John Timoney would stay until a new chief is chosen.

Kenneth Tucker's memoir of his adventures as a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber go full circle, from his upbringing in Eastpoint all the way through to his return there after the war.

Officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have confirmed that a 160-pound female Florida black bear has been shot in Carrabelle.

Covering the Forgotten Coast with the latest local news, sports and events. If it can be found on the Forgotten Coast, you will find it here Sign Up for Newsletters/Alerts/Mobile Lois Swoboda The Times The Procession of the Species featured members of the Carrabelle Boys and Girls Club parading in papier-mache animal masks they created themselves.

The corpse of an unknown marine mammal washed up in Eastpoint last week and the owners of the beach where it came ashore want some answers.

The priority populations are as follows: Pregnant women; people who live with or care for infants under age 6 months; health care or emergency medical personnel; children and young adults ; and persons age 25 to 64 with high-risk medical conditions.

The Franklin County Children's Toy Project is a newly formed coalition of Apalachicola city government, county health department, sheriff's office, schools, churches; Emergency Medical Services and the volunteer fire departments.

Army Pvt. Eric D. Register graduated with honors from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, in Lawton, Oklahoma on Friday, Oct.

Arne Larsen, of Haugesund, Norway, has traveled to Carrabelle to meet his extended family and honor his great uncle's lost grave.

A rescue effort at a midnight house fire here turned tragic when firefighters found an elderly couple and their pets dead inside.

The following report is provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Arrests are made by officers from the following city, county, and state law enforcement agencies: Apalachicola , Carrabelle , Florida Highway Patrol , Franklin County Sheriff's Office , Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission , Florida Department of Environmental ...

County health officials have everything in place but the vaccine in hand as they prepare to immunize county residents, particularly young people, against the increasing presence of the H1N1 influenza.

October 15, 2009 10:13 AM By David Adlerstein The leadership of Weems Memorial Hospital joined with county and Carrabelle officials in picking up a long line of shiny gold shovels Tuesday afternoon, as they broke ground on the new Urgent Care Clinic soon to be built on the eastern end of the county.

Free mammograms are available at Weems Memorial Hospital for women without insurance.

Covering the Forgotten Coast with the latest local news, sports and events. If it can be found on the Forgotten Coast, you will find it here Sign Up for Newsletters/Alerts/Mobile Card of Thanks - Octoberfest October 08, 2009 12:55 PM Trinity Lutheran Church in Crawfordville held an Oktoberfest fundraiser Saturday.