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Whaley initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa

Eli Whaley was recently initiated into the Troy University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society.  A 2020 graduate of Franklin County High school, Whaley, son of Lorne and Cheryl Whaley, of Carrabelle, also has been named to the Chancellor’s List at Troy University for the Fall Semester/Term 2 of the 2022-23…

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Chapman Class of ‘59 holds 63rd reunion

The Chapman High School Class of 1959 held their 63rd class reunion at the lakeside home of Jerry and Cece Paulk of Panama City, and of Opp, Alabama on  Nov. 9, 2022. Those in attendance were Tommy Huckabe, Sandy Howze, Penny Hicks Worden, Jerry Paulk, Lucretia Kirvin Biddle, Wilma Wright Reed, Gynelle Barber Bush, Rosemary…

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Florida families find solutions to bullying from surprising source

When their 5-year-old son came home from school with a bloody lip and scraped face, Daniel and Jessica discovered it was not just an innocent playground accident. Their child was being bullied. As millions of children head back to school this year, more than one in five of them will have a similar experience, according…

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Lopez Tabor Duo to perform Sunday

This Sunday, Jan. 15, Venezuelan violinist Alphonso Lopez, and Venezuelan-born pianist Michelle Tabor will present a concert at Trinity Episcopal Church, 79 6th Street, in Apalachicola. Lopez, one of the most prominent musicians of his generation in Venezuela, is concertmaster of the Venezuela National Symphony Orchestra and was twice nominated for a Latin Grammy award….

Bay Point Billfish Open slated for June
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Bay Point Billfish Open slated for June

More than a decade after the last Bay Point Billfish Tournament, a new Blue Marlin tournament is coming back to the newly rebuilt docks at Point South Marina at Bay Point. A local group of four is spearheading the charge to put together The Bay Point Billfish Open, a weeklong dock party and fishing tournament…

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Charles Mohr, Alvan Chapman and the ‘sleeping angel’

At the north end of Apalachicola’s Magnolia Cemetery on Bluff Road, the Mohr family plot lies in the shade of an old cedar tree. Tall weeds, fallen palm fronds and years of dirt obscure the gravestones while Spanish moss hanging from live oaks nearby adds to the air of age and neglect.  In the middle…