The community is invited to the Crooked River Lighthouse in Carrabelle this Sunday, May 30 from 3 to 3:30 p.m. for the annual Coastal Blessing, where faith leaders from the Carrabelle area will share a prayer for the coast. Those who would like to gather with positive hearts for a safe hurricane season are welcome…
Summer sea turtle season is right around the corner. Starting in May, sea turtles – including loggerhead sea turtles, green sea turtles and, very rarely, leatherback sea turtles – will come ashore on Floridas coastlines and barrier islands to nest. A lucky few visitors and residents might catch a glimpse of these mothers-to-be during their…
Its a Thursday afternoon and a group of strangers have gathered to talk about something personal, painful, and raw. I ask the group to share why they have decided to attend today. Nearly every response suggests a yearning to be understood; to be in the company of others who get it. As we close our first…
The Gulf South Conference (GSC) last month named Spring Hill College redshirt freshman Melanie Collins to its 2020-21 All-Conference second team, marking the first time a Badger womens golfer has earned an All-Conference spot since joining the association during the 2014-15 season. An Apalachicola native and 2019 graduate of Franklin County High School, Collins paced…
COVID-19 is a virus, and like a great many other viruses, the damage that it does is due to the bodys reaction to it: inflammation. The symptoms well-known to the general population shortness of breath, fatigue, loss of sense of taste or smell are all the result of the bodys inflammatory responses to…
The Carrabelle Lighthouse Association was recently selected to receive a $1,000 grant from the United States Lighthouse Society on behalf of the Crooked River Lighthouse and Keepers House Museum. The Crooked River Lighthouse is one of 35 lighthouses in the nation, and only four in Florida, to receive a 2021 Emergency Relief Grant from the…
O.Y.S.T.E.R, which stands for “Offer Your Shell To Enhance Restoration” is a new pilot program in Franklin County that will recycle oyster shells from participating restaurants and use them in restoration projects. Most of the oyster shells consumed at restaurants end up in the landfill. The Oyster Corps will pick-up oyster shells from restaurants and…
When you think about the Apalachicola Area Historical Society, do you think Oh yeah, they run the Raney House Museum? I was asked this question and decided it was time to talk to the community about the historical society. In January we began the third year of our monthly Spring Speaker series, which runs from…
Apalachicolas Independence Eve celebration in Riverfront Park, cancelled last year due to COVID-19, is coming back. Apalachicola Main Street said this week that the celebration will be back this summer, although somewhat scaled back from previous years. “A plan for COVID precautions is under development,” said Director Augusta West. Live music, food trucks, a veterans…
The Class 1A District 4 Softball Tournament begins today at Wewahitchka High School with semifinal games at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. CST and the Championship game is set for 6 p.m. CST Friday. In the April 29 semifinal games #2 seed Liberty County plays #3 seed Bozeman at 4 p.m., and in the 7…
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