On Friday, Jan. 17, the Franklin County High School varsity soccer program honored four seniors, three girls and one boy for their dedication, leadership, and hard work throughout their years on the field.
Captain Jade Lively #3, escorted by her mother, Jody Lively, grandmother Jo Snyder, and brother Tripp Trett, has been captain for all four of her years playing varsity soccer. After graduation she plans to earn her bachelor of science in nursing. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Jasmine Gray #20, escorted by her father, Daniel Gray, has played soccer for four years and after graduation wants to go to college, earn her masters degree and become a mathematician, math teacher, or accountant. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Captain Layla Acree #9, escorted by her mother, Heather Acree and father David Acree, has been captain for three of her four years playing soccer. After graduation she plans to attend college and get a degree in business administration. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
The U.S. Forest Service earlier this month issued a Forest Order that will close for the next year the Prospect Bluff Historic Site in its entirety. The site, commonly known as Fort Gadsden or the colloquial “Negro Fort,” will be closed until Aug. 12, 2025 “unless terminated earlier by an authorized Forest Service official.” The…
Ten teams will compete for their share of a $100,000 purse when the 2024 Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter travels to Apalachicola Bay Friday through Sunday, Oct. 25-27. Tournament launches and weight reveal will be at Scipio Creek Marina, at 301 Market Street, in Apalachicola. “We are extremely excited to bring this…
A month ahead of budget time, Sheriff AJ Smith is pushing strongly for raises for the people in his department. And now that the county commissioners have the results of a study they commissioned on pay rates and job classifications, it looks like sheriffs office employees, as well as those who work for other county…
Hobbled by the absence of its second leading scorer, the Franklin County Seahawks boys basketball team downed North Bay Haven Friday night at the Nest, but only after they had let the Buccaneers nip at their heels all night long. In the end, the Seahawks came away with a 59-55 win to lift their record…
Apalachicola took advantage of this year’s Arbor Day to not only give away trees, but to give away free advice on how to address an increasingly problematic tree disease that has the potential to wreak havoc on palm trees in both Franklin and Gulf counties. Lethal bronzing disease, an incurable disease first diagnosed in South…
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.