Sandbag locations announced
Due to the predicted rainfall from potential tropical cyclone four, which is expected no earlier than Sunday evening, Franklin County Emergency Management will be opening sandbag locations from 1 to 5 p.m. today.
They are no longer providing filled sandbags; they will have empty bags and sand available at each location. They will have a couple of shovels at each location, but recommend bringing your own shovel.
If you are physically incapable of filling the sandbags and are in need of assistance please call office at 850-653-8977 or email Jessical@franklincountyflorida.com. The sandbag locations are listed below:
The Old State Yard- 1090 Bluff Rd, Apalachicola
Vrooman Park- 30 6th St, Eastpoint
Old Courthouse Annex – 1647 HWY 98, Carrabelle
SGI Firehouse – 324 E Pine Ave, St. George Island
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.