They fought through rain, and delays, but the county’s 10-and-under softball girls, the Angels made a clean sweep of districts and now are on their way to the state tournament next month. Under the direction of head coach Michael Dasher, Jr. and assistant coaches Thorne Wheeler and Buck Melvin, the Angels bested the competition at…
SGI Charters lands biggest red snapper The fishing was great, two locals took home some big money, and Jimmie Crowder’s legacy continues to support the fight against leukemia. Twenty years after C-Quarters’ owner began the annual Kingfish Shootout to honor his daughter, Lisa Crowder, who lost her battle in 2002 to leukemia, the shootout raised…
The two incumbent Apalachicola city commissioners jumped out of the gate early and filed for re-election Monday at the start of the qualifying week. City Clerk Lee Mathes said both Despina George and Adriane Elliott paid the required $233.60 fee to run for another term in their non-partisan posts. The fee represents 4.5 percent of…
Franklin County court watchers will get a rare glimpse into the highest echelon of jurisprudence in the state Wednesday afternoon at the county courthouse. That’s because four of the judges who sit on the state’s 1st District Court of Appeals will hold court beginning at 2 p.m. in the circuit court chambers on the third…
It was an afternoon for Franklin County middle and high school girls to get a little tender loving care from an older sisterhood, and to leave illuminated, inspired and prettified. On June 10 at the St. George Island United Methodist Church, the women from the church hosted about a dozen girls as part of their…
To be prudent, you might describe the upcoming July 3 Independence Day Eve celebration in Apalachicola as featuring a “reconfigured seating arrangement inside of Riverfront Park.” Or, to be snarky, and in keeping with the spirit of ‘76, you could describe it as a Southern-style sweet tea party in which dinner tables, rather than 342…
Editor’s Note: Stay tuned next week for a story on the three other Franklin County teams headed to state tournaments. Little Darlings head to Odessa July 7 They’re only age 8 and younger, but they pack a mighty bat and a surefire gloves, and they went undefeated at districts and earned a berth in the…
Fifty years after they graduated from Apalachicola High School, the first class to spend their entire senior year at the newly built school, a lot has changed. Most of them are retired now, perhaps drawing a pension from being in the military or working in government, or on Social Security. They’re watching their grandchildren grow…
Six people were rescued safely Sunday afternoon from Apalachicola Bay, thanks to the Good Samaritan effort of a party charter boat operating out of Apalachicola. Capt. Leveral Raffield of the Family Tradition charter picked up the six-people, standing on the top of the submerged hull of their 24-foot center console Aquasport. Senior Officer Travis Basford,…
The Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department not only fights fires. The department is also responsible for helping to kindle the spark of imagination in a crew of gifted young people who just got back from the World competition of Odyssey of the Mind, and proved that when it comes to creativity and smarts, they’re at the…
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