Chillas Hall receives slightly-used chairs
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Chillas Hall receives slightly-used chairs

Hi Y’all, Happy Mother’s Day. First, I would like to start by trying to do things a little differently in my article. As my readers know this article is now on the internet. I will write it on Sunday. The paper goes to press on Tuesday, with the regular paper version publication coming out on…

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Get ready for Estuaries Day Friday

The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve in Eastpoint will host Estuaries Day on Friday afternoon, May 3 from 1:30 to 4:30 ET.  The afternoon will feature more than a dozen free and fun educational activities, including archaeology displays, button making, drone zone challenge, endangered species bingo, microscopic wonders of an oyster reef, touch tanks, wacky…

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Gulf Coast application deadlines near

The Gulf Coast State College Fire Academy is currently open for applications until May 10. The Fire Academy is offered twice per year in three modules, for those interested in pursuing a career in the fire service. GCSC’s Fire Academy offers individualized instruction and training from qualified instructors who work in the field. Students will…

Volunteers honored at boat and car show
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Volunteers honored at boat and car show

Shiny varieties of vintage boats and classic cars lined up in front of Riverfront Park April 20, for the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce’s 25th Boat & Car Show. But the real cream puffs were the names announced as the county’s top volunteers. In a presentation amidst the show, Chamber Director John Solomon and Board…

Bikers raise money to prevent vets’ suicides
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Bikers raise money to prevent vets’ suicides

Hi Y’all: On Tuesday, April 23 a roar went through Franklin County announcing the important cause of the Unity Ride Veterans Suicide Prevention efforts. More than 60 motorcycle riders of the American Legion Riders started in Pensacola making the trip east all the way to the Camp Gordon Johnston American Legion Post 82 in Lanark….

Carrabelle twirls along the river
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Carrabelle twirls along the river

It was as if the stars of the show got pulled away at the last minute, and the understudies had to perform, and they ended up doing a pretty fine job. The Adventure Family Circus, an internationally touring small family circus show slated to perform at Saturday’s 2024 Carrabelle Riverfront Festival, canceled a few days…

Carrabelle celebrates riverfront festival Saturday
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Carrabelle celebrates riverfront festival Saturday

The Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce will host the 2024 Carrabelle Riverfront Festival this Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. along the harbor. This free, family- and pet-friendly event will feature the Adventure Family Circus, with three exhilarating aerial and acrobatic shows, a spectacle the whole family will enjoy. Also joining the festival…

City backs new pavilion, restrooms at gardens
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City backs new pavilion, restrooms at gardens

After several residents questioned the plan, and several came forward to defend it, a divided Apalachicola city commission earlier this month approved of a plan by the Florida State Parks to add bathrooms and a permanent covered pavilion to the Chapman Botanical Gardens adjacent to the Orman House Historic State Park. At the April 2…