Gulf County growth hearings, Wakulla’s coastal cleanup, weekend markets, Sharon’s Spooky Spaghetti, and the final week of local scallop season.
St. Joseph Bay and the Gulf County zone remain closed to recreational bay scallop harvest this season. Franklin and Wakulla waters are governed by their separate open-zone season through September 24. Read the FWC closure notice →
Wakulla cleans the shoreline Saturday, Franklin heads toward its final budget hearing, and weekend markets return across the coast.
The Franklin–northwest Taylor scallop season enters its final week, while St. Joseph Bay remains closed to harvest.
Sharon Rigsby brings Spooky Spaghetti with Eyeball Meatballs to the Coastal Kitchen for an early taste of Halloween.
Two residential developments and county-initiated changes involving subdivisions and stormwater requirements head before Gulf County officials September 21–22, including preliminary plats for St. Somewhere Subdivision and Intracoastal Estates.
Read this week’s lead story →Franklin County’s final public hearing on the FY 2026–27 county budget is scheduled for September 22 at 5:15 p.m. Eastern at Fort Coombs Armory in Apalachicola.
Public hearing details →The Franklin County through northwest Taylor County bay scallop season closes September 24. Gulf County, including St. Joseph Bay, remains closed to scallop harvest for 2026.
Check current FWC regulations →Keep Wakulla County Beautiful’s coastal cleanup runs Saturday, September 19, from 8 a.m.–noon, with Woolley Park serving as headquarters.
Cleanup details →
Saturday’s market runs 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the foot of the Crooked River Lighthouse with local vendors and handmade goods.
Carrabelle events →Sharon Rigsby combines green spinach spaghetti, hearty meat sauce, and playful eyeball meatballs for an early taste of Halloween.
Get Sharon’s recipe →
The 2026 recreational bay scallop season from Franklin County through northwestern Taylor County — including Carrabelle, Lanark and St. Marks — closes September 24. The Gulf County zone, including St. Joseph Bay, remains closed to scallop harvest for all of 2026.
FWC scallop regulationsFor one more week, a boat leaving Carrabelle, Lanark or St. Marks can legally harvest scallops in the open Franklin–northwest Taylor zone, while scallop harvest remains closed around St. Joseph Bay. Check the FWC map before leaving the ramp and remember: September 24 is the last day in the open local zone.
Gulf County growth hearings, Wakulla’s coastal cleanup, weekend markets, Sharon’s Spooky Spaghetti, and the final week of local scallop season.
A Gulf County tradition returns, two fishing seasons open, Franklin talks budget, weekend markets, and Sharon’s crispy lemon pepper wings.
Franklin County economic planning, a St. George Island full-moon climb, Apalachicola Bay oysters, September fishing openings, and Sharon’s Banana Nut Bread Mini Muffins.