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 ]
For the most part, Hurricane Helene’s winds spared the Forgotten Coast, but her rains were not so forgiving. People heeded the warnings, and boarded up their homes and buildings, and mainly got the heck out of Dodge. But the aftermath was a lot of soggy ground, and flooded first floors. Here is a sampling of…
On the Saturday before Easter Sunday, April 16, the Apalachicola Community Easter Egg Hunt will return to its traditional format at the Chapman Botanical Gardens.
The trial of two defendants accused in the bludgeoning death of a South Florida woman at an Eastpoint motel in April 2018 wont take place until December at the earliest.
A five-game winning streak, and wins in eight of their last nine games, has lifted the Lady Seahawks varsity softball team to a sixth-place ranking in Florida Class 1A. Franklin County improved to 13-5 last week, with victories at North Florida Christian April 4, and at home against Blountstown April 6. In the 7-1 win…
Youre never too old to be young. Three Franklin County residents came home with the gold in their respective sports and age brackets, at The Huntsman World Senior Games held in St. George, Utah. The Huntsman Games, which include more than 30 sports, is the largest annual multi-sport event in the world for athletes age…
I hope that all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The American Legion Thanksgiving Eve Dinner went very well and was well attended. Thank you for all you do.
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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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.