At a signing ceremony Nov. 14, Franklin County High School senior Sarah Ham officially put her name to paper to play next year for the Gulf Coast State College Lady Commodores. Ham was accompanied by her parents, Katrina and Allen Ham, as well as members of the Lady Seahawks and her travel ball team The Reaper out of Marianna; her former softball coach Scott Collins and current coach Dirk Strunk; volunteer coach Taylor Dyals and assistant coach Taylor Stalnaker; Brittany Crowson, assistant coach from Gulf Coast State College; and several school administrators.
In a case that has drawn interest from a wide range of civil-liberties groups, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that a state inmate can seek punitive damages in a lawsuit that alleged threats by guards at Florida Correctional Institution violated his First Amendment rights. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Conraad…
My original title for this column was Garage Mechanics. I decided that might be misleading, as Ive never been good with my hands. When I enlisted in the U.S. Naval Air Reserve at age 20, the battery of tests included one on mechanical aptitude. There were a lot of pictures of tools to identify and…
With a young team, bolstered by a wealth of middle school athletes, the Franklin County High School track team is off and running. “I believe it’s the biggest track team we’ve ever had,” said Coach Anna Bull. We’re off to a pretty good start.” With three meets so far, the team’s schedule changed a bit…
Two people are dead following a collision early Saturday afternoon between two charter boats in Scipio Creek. According to a report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the accident took place Saturday just minutes before noon, between a 23-foot Parker vessel piloted by Austin Finch, 23, of Apalachicola, and a 21-foot K2 Marine,…
The mental calculation of when to stay/when to go required a different formula than it did on Day 1, but Michael Frenette and Mark Robinson made the numbers work. In so doing, they tallied a two-day total of 23 pounds, 6 ounces and took over the Day 2 lead at the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup…
Wendy and I love living in Gulf County – the pace, the people, and the proximity to water, recreation (golf and pickleball, of course!), family, and the things that attract family to come to the area to see us (or is it just to visit the area?). While pace, people, and proximity are positive aspects,…
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.