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.
the Franklin County Seahawks went on the road last week and took three out of four of the games, including avenging their first loss of the season against Poplar Springs.
We are getting good reports on mahi. I spoke with a local, Dave Mason, who has been fishing the weed lines around the 80-foot mark. Live bait will give you a great chance, or try some lures such as Island Lures and C&H Lures. Capt. Pete Barwick of Bounty Bay PSJ Charters stopped in last…
The Apalachicola River, the largest river by volume in Florida, has the largest and most environmentally sensitive undisturbed floodplain ecosystem in our state. That central feature of the river system is confirmed by its legally recognized status in 1984 as an Outstanding Florida Water, a special category of water body set in Florida statute. They…
Heading offshore towards Panama City to a depth between 100 and 120 feet, one can take advantage of the red grouper and scamp bite. We’ve seen some impressive fish boxes that would make any fishing enthusiast drool, along with just an absolute behemoth of a red grouper. As a side note, any angler wishing to…
Joblessness in both Forgotten Coast counties dropped slightly in February, with Gulf County doing one-half of 1 percentage point better than Franklin in overall unemployment. According to preliminary data released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, both Franklin and Gulf County joblessness improved by two-tenths of 1 percentage point last month over January’s…
The Apalachee Regional Planning Council has unanimously selected Franklin County Commissioner Ricky Jones as chair of its 24-member board. ARPC is one of 10 regional planning councils in the state. Established in 1977, the council is a regional convener and provides technical assistance in the program areas of economic/community development, emergency planning, transportation, housing, and…
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.