Eastpoint, Apalachicola, St. George Island and Carrabelle each marked the Fourth in style
The Ashley Morgan band was a hit at the July 1 Freedom Festival in Eastpoint. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Carol Cox, at right, rides in the July 5 Carrabelle golf cart parade with Emily Williams, who is in the Army reserves in Fayetteville, Georgia, and nephew Daniel Williams. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Whitney Martina has a big smile at the July 1 Freedom Festival in Eastpoint, as she sits with her mother-in-law Lynn Martina, and niece Madison Martina. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Selling baked goods at the July 1 Freedom Festival in Eastpoint for the United Baptist Church youth group are, from left: Franklin County senior Josie Smith, freshman Maddie Lolley and junior Mylie Smith. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Carman Burke, 5, was able to watch the July 3 fireworks in Apalachicola with the help of her father Jeremy Burke. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Lilith Marshall, 15 months, attended the July 1 Freedom Festival in Eastpoint with her mom Autumn Taylor, of Eastpoint. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Patriotic stick-on tattoos were the rage at the July 1 Freedom Festival in Eastpoint. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Johanna Ray, right, and Jackie Tharpe, helped Deliverance Tabernacle give out free goodies at the July 1 Freedom Festival in Eastpoint. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
To be prudent, you might describe the upcoming July 3 Independence Day Eve celebration in Apalachicola as featuring a “reconfigured seating arrangement inside of Riverfront Park.” Or, to be snarky, and in keeping with the spirit of ‘76, you could describe it as a Southern-style sweet tea party in which dinner tables, rather than 342…
Morgan Walker, of St. George Island, received her doctorate in physics from the University of California at Davis at Spring 2024 commencement ceremonies on June 13. Walker is the daughter of David and Rose Walker of St. George Island. She grew up in Franklin County, and attended First Baptist Christian School, Apalachicola Bay Charter School…
Apalachicola Riverkeeper strives to keep our shared natural resources safe from injury, harm, or destruction, in an effort to ensure a thriving Apalachicola River and Bay, which our economy and ecology depend on. In reviewing the St. George Island Landing proposal, Apalachicola Riverkeeper is concerned about the functional loss of ecosystem services due to activities,…
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Like the shrill blast of a foghorn, Ascension Sacred Heart sounded a piercing alarm last week about the effect COVID-19 is having on its hospitalizations. And the Florida Department of Health that serves Gulf and Franklin counties sent out one that for the most part echoed the blast. On Aug. 19, Ascension sent a release…
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.
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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.