Franklin County Schools honors veterans Friday
The Franklin County Schools annual Veterans Day program, presented by the school’s National Honor Society, will be in the high school gym on Friday, Nov. 8 beginning at 9 a.m. ET.
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
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…
Happy hauntings
The Forgotten Coast did Halloween in style this year. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office started the celebration with its annual Fall-O-Ween on Oct. 22, as a throng of costumed kiddies flocked to the field adjacent to the Eastpoint headquarters. Each received a hand carved pumpkin by law enforcement personnel, and got plenty of candy at…
Lighthouse to glow with musical Lantern Fest
Lantern Fest, an outdoor festival known for its display of over 100 colorful, hanging lanterns,will be celebrated this Saturday, Nov. 9, from 6 to 10 p.m. ET at the Crooked River Lighthouse outside Carrabelle. Lighting up the night at the 1895 maritime landmark, will be music by gifted Irish musicians, Killavil; a glow-in-the-dark performance from the Tallahassee State…
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
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…
Moreno and Viator redeem themselves with Redfish Cup win
The letters R-E-D begin both the target species and the term of motivation that drove Gary Moreno and Tony Viator to victory at the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter at Apalachicola Bay last weekend. After finishing last in the 2023 event at South Carolina’s Winyah Bay, the Texas anglers came to town…
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…
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Water clarity could play key role at Redfish Cup
After seeing two major hurricanes impact his central Florida home waters in a three-week period, Captain Cody Chivas is ready for some bent-rod therapy. Fortunately, he’ll get that opportunity during the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter at Apalachicola Bay. In the event’s first Sunshine State visit, competition days will be Oct. 25-27…