Tyndall commander to speak at SGI Veterans Day ceremony
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Tyndall commander to speak at SGI Veterans Day ceremony

The St. George Lighthouse Association, in partnership with THE SGI Veterans Reveille Group and Apalachicola’s American Legion Post 106, is inviting the Forgotten Coast community to attend the annual Veterans Day ceremony in Lighthouse Park on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. ET.  This year’s ceremony will feature special guest, U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler…

Festival royalty brings seafood pedigree
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Festival royalty brings seafood pedigree

You don’t get more of a deep lineage in Franklin County’s seafood industry than the royal family that will reign over the 61st annual Florida Seafood Festival this weekend in Apalachicola. The newly crowned Miss Florida Seafood, Franklin County High School senior Olivia Poloronis, has roots in the industry that extend back more than a…

Village kicks off Halloween in style
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Village kicks off Halloween in style

Hi Y’all, Lanark has bustled into October, and we don’t even have many of our snowbirds yet. Happy Halloween started with the Lanark Village Golf Club sponsoring a “Trunk or Treat” for the little ones. Many spooky costumed volunteers were on hand with lots of treats and games.  Just down the road, the St. James…

Blackwell carries on Still Waters suspense series
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Blackwell carries on Still Waters suspense series

On the upcoming busy Florida Seafood Festival weekend, be sure to carve out time for a special author event at Apalachicola’s Downtown Books.  Axel Blackwell will be there at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 2, to sign copies of the books he co-wrote with the late Dawn Lee McKenna.  He and Dawn’s daughter Kat…

Learn to make a traditional Filipino lantern
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Learn to make a traditional Filipino lantern

The Crooked River Lighthouse in partnership with the Big Bend Filipino-American Association will be offering their popular lantern-making workshop on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 3 to 6 p.m. ET at C-Quarters, Marina, 501 St. James Avenue (Hwy 98) in Carrabelle. Participants will learn to make a traditional Filipino Parol, a three-dimensional star lantern, at the…

Community-built skiff topic of Oct. 17 meeting
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Community-built skiff topic of Oct. 17 meeting

An Apalachicola man has a novel idea for bringing people together to build a boat, and he’s organizing an open meeting to introduce it. Duncan Blair, a researcher, educator and photographer of traditional sailing, is inviting the community to an open meeting at Belle’s Winery and Saloon, at 252 Water St across from the Apalachicola…

Apalach Pumpkin Patch to raise funds for Helene relief
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Apalach Pumpkin Patch to raise funds for Helene relief

The Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library will open its annual pumpkin patch on Monday, Oct. 7 with one hundred percent of all profits going to help Hurricane Helene victims. The proceeds from the pumpkins, for sale at $10 each, will be donated to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Charity Fund for Hurricane Helene Relief.  The…

Apalachicola to jam Saturday to Porch Fest
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Apalachicola to jam Saturday to Porch Fest

Porch Fest Apalach is coming back for its fifth year of good times and great music! This year brings 29 musical acts, 16 porches, and three stages to downtown Apalachicola. The grassroots roaming music festival — where porches are stages, yards are venues, and good vibes rule the day –  is from 11 a.m. to…

State EOC helps deluged residents
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State EOC helps deluged residents

Hi Y’all, we are sadly awaiting the outcome of another hurricane hurting us and our neighbors. Our part of Florida was fortunate while our neighbors further south were devastated and who would have thought that the north of us would be destroyed in some cases? My thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost…