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Library helps to create U.S. citizens
Miguel Castillo and his wife Beatriz have studied and passed their US citizenship tests, thanks to resources at the Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library. Librarian Lucy Carter said to study for the US Naturalization test, the married couple checked out bilingual Civics flash cards created by US Citizenship and Immigration Services to study. Miguel has…
Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce honors Willis
The Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce last month honored Apalachicola’s Helen Ausley Willis with its Trailblazer award. Presented to women for their career success and their leadership role in volunteering and community service, the Trailblazer recipients, selected by the chamber’s Women Business Council, are chosen for the example they set to inspire and empower…
Perfect weather for a turtle festival
Sunday’s eighth annual Forgotten Coast Sea Turtle Festival at George Core Park in Port St. Joe was a perfect day for turtles. For humans, it had its pluses and minuses. A sunny morning began the day, and the turnout was strong as locals and visitors took in over 70 arts and crafts vendor booths, 12…
Golf carts in style for Independence Day
Hi Y’all, Happy Fourth of July! In the hot, steamy village of Lanark there is always fun to be found. We make the best of it. Saturday was the most fun. Some of us started our day off celebrating Fred Aman’s 95th birthday. Fred, a Korean War veteran, is a longtime resident of Lanark who…
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Big Fourth of July week planned
With the exception of Tuesday July 2, every evening during next week’s honoring of 248 years of America’s Independence will have fireworks along the Forgotten Coast. On Monday, July 1, the action gets underway in Eastpoint, with the Freedom Festival in Patton Drive Park starting at 5 p.m. sponsored by the Eastpoint Civic Association. There’ll…
Libraries host Animal Tales Zoofari Earth Friday
The Franklin County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program continues its series of fun events with the highly anticipated Animal Tales Zoofari Earth on Friday, June 28. The program features animal ambassadors from around the globe with six different exotic animals from six different continents. Children and adults alike have the opportunity to get up close…
Proclaiming the energy of emancipation
In the ninth year of its local observance in Port St. Joe, and the fourth year since it was designated a federal holiday, and the 159th year since it marked that day in Texas, June 19, when a Union general delivered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas, Gulf County marked Juneteenth in…
New Nautical Ventures store sets sail
Six months after Wefings Marine, Franklin County’s oldest boat dealership, dating back 115 years, was sold to a South Florida company, the new Nautical Ventures snipped the ribbon on its remodeled location in Eastpoint. The company, based in Fort Lauderdale with dealership locations also in Palm Beach, Sarasota, Stuart, and Tampa, hosted a BBQ, beer…
Nice chunk of change
Rob Grabemann from the Leukemia Research Foundation holds a check for $120,000, which was a contribution from the 21st annual Kingfish Shootout at C-Quarters Marina in Carrabelle on June 15. The tournament has long been a benefactor in the fight against leukemia.