Sip-N-Shop on island Sunday
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Sip-N-Shop on island Sunday

The Cape St. George Lighthouse Gift Shop will host their 8th annual Holiday Sip ‘N Shop on Sunday, Nov. 24 from noon until 5 p.m. ET, featuring jewelry, holiday cards, ornaments, and décor; toys, games, puzzles; and crafts from local artists. Light refreshments, beverages and/or wine. For more information, call the Lighthouse Gift Shop at…

Pixie Mathis to present Coffee House Concert
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Pixie Mathis to present Coffee House Concert

The Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, along with St. George Island Methodist Church, will present the next Coffee House Concert at Apalachicola’s Holy Family Senior Center auditorium on Friday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. Born and raised in Apalachicola, Mary Mathis, known as Pixie, will sing pop and blues numbers. All are invited…

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Franklin’s Promise’s OysterCorps gets Duke Energy grant

The Franklin’s Promise Coalition’s OysterCorps is among 10 organizations across the state to share in $285,000 in grants from the Duke Energy Foundation. The funding is part of Duke Energy’s investment to support the environmental vitality and resiliency of communities across Florida. The grant recipients have initiatives focused on improving Florida’s habitat and waterways through…

Freedom Festival at airport Saturday
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Freedom Festival at airport Saturday

The Apalachicola Regional Airport will host the Forgotten Coast Freedom Festival this Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Free admission and parking, with live music, car show, kids Funzone, military aircraft, county auction, food and vendors. For $75, rides will be available in a Vietnam-era Bell UH-1H Unicorn helicopter, subject to…

Carrabelle elects young mayor
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Carrabelle elects young mayor

In a landslide win last week, Carrabelle voters elected city commissioner Sebrina Brown as their new mayor, to succeed Brenda La Paz, who stepped down earlier this year. Shown above dressed for the occasion at Saturday evening’s Lantern Fest at the Crooked River Lighthouse, Brown collected 529 votes, or 72.7 percent, to Danyell Robison’s 199,…