Author: David Adlerstein

There was a surprise waiting for Ted Mosteller and Sheryl Clouse at the offices of the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce on April 22, and it wasn’t additional work being asked of them. Although that’s what they thought it likely could be. “Ted, I need you at the office at 9:45 a.m.” Chamber Director John…

Alma Harris celebrates turning 100 When you’ve lived an entire century, and raised eight children, you have been treated to a lot of Mother’s Days. This Sunday, Alma Harris will mark another of them, 85 years after she was married, and 100 years after she was born April 14, 1921 to Annie and John Thomas…

A third fox has tested positive for rabies within the past week, underscoring the importance of the rabies alert that the Florida Department of Heath in Franklin County has issued for the next 60 days. No individuals were harmed or in direct contact with this most recent fox, which tested positive on Wednesday, and is…

Apalachicola city commissioners worked to come to terms Tuesday evening with Gov. Ron DeSantis order Monday to suspend all local-government coronavirus emergency orders. The governor signed a bill that makes permanent his ban on COVID-19 vaccine “passports” and limits the authority of cities and counties in future health-care crises. “My message is that the vaccines…

Nine ghosts rose from the dead at Chestnut Cemetery Saturday night. Portrayed by local actors and elected officials, the twice yearly Ghost Walk, sponsored by the Apalachicola Area Historical Society, drew about 250 visitors, and raised more than $1,650 to help in the restoration of the historic cemetery. Included in that total were about $250…

What drove a 4-year-old male red wolf to leave St. Vincent Island and swim to the mainland can only be surmised. Perhaps it was the excitement of the weekend, or a nagging curiosity, a feral drive towards a mysterious something out there he had to find. Perhaps it was his knowing that a 7-year-old female…