Honoring hometown heroes
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Honoring hometown heroes

As part of the annual Veteran’s Day program Monday morning at the First Baptist Christian School in Apalachicola, these four students offer a song of thanks, and recite Psalm 34:8-13 before the congregation. Pictured from left are second graders Shiloh Harrison and Ava Moore, first grader Kevin Heath and second grader Mason Crosby. Later that…

Airport hosts ‘Freedom Festival’ Saturday
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Airport hosts ‘Freedom Festival’ Saturday

The Apalachicola Regional Airport will offer a salute to veterans as part of a day long Forgotten Cost Freedom Festival this Saturday, Nov. 16. Beginning at 10 a.m. ET and ending at 4 p.m.,, the festival will provide free admission and free parking as families are welcome to stop by and enjoy live music, a…

Sun shines down, festival attendance up
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Sun shines down, festival attendance up

Sunshine rained down on this year’s 61st annual Florida Seafood Festival, and amusement park rides twirled once again, making for what was by most accounts a successful event. “We were up from last year,” said John Solomon, president of the all-volunteer board of directors. “I think it was a great festival. Everybody was happy and…

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper founder to speak at library
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper founder to speak at library

The Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library will feature Sally Bethea, author of Keeping the Chattahoochee, as part of this year’s Susan B. Clementson Author Series on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m.  Bethea is the retired founding director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, an environmental advocacy organization established in 1994 whose mission is to protect and restore…