It was the closest Franklin County came to a white Christmas, with the whiteness of ice glistening throughout the land and sea.
The temperatures dipped into the low 20s in the days leading up to Christmas, and began warming the day after, and continued all week.
Here are some examples around the county of the deep freeze.
The action at the new Alligator Point – St. Teresa Volunteer Fire Department’s new fire station Saturday afternoon was not about firefighters suiting up on a moment’s notice to rush off to a blaze, or first responders hurrying off to handle an urgent medical call. At least not yet. Rather, it was a giant party…
Franklin County is accustomed to seeing a steady increase in its tourism numbers but in March and April, the numbers skyrocketed like a Roman candle on the Fourth of July. In a report to county commissioners Tuesday morning, Tourist Development Council Administrator John Solomon reported that collections in March more than doubled over 2020, and…
The City of Panama City will host its 2nd Annual City Hall Holiday Concert on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Noon. The artists performing are Janelle Frost, the local Mother of Blues, Britt Reynolds, local singer and actress, and the North Bay Haven High School Choir. The public is invited to attend. City Hall is located…
Trinity Episcopal Church in Apalachicola will be getting a longtime forestry expert as its new rector. In an announcement last weekend, Rennie Edwards, a senior warden at the church, wrote that the vestry at the church had unanimously accepted the recommendation of its search committee to call The Rev. Stephen D. Pecot as the next…
The weather was brisk and the walk was long, but for those who took part Monday morning, it was a day that warmed hearts and uplifted the community.
Apalachicolas 35th annual Dr. Martin
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday backed limited fishing of goliath grouper.
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Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.