A hometown girl made good will highlight a Friday evening, Aug. 4 concert at the Holy Family Senior Center as part of a benefit for the Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County. The 6 p.m. concert, known as “Pixie Sings the Blues and Pop,” will feature Mary Mathis, born in Apalachicola as the youngest…
In January 2023, when the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce hosted the Florida BBQ Association Butts & Clucks Cook-Off on the Bay at Battery Park, there were more than just competitors on hand. Food Network and Iron Chef Michael Symon, a popular Food Network personality was there, part of a journey begun in September 2022…
By Gill Autrey Guest Columnist Certain times of the year I come under a great deal of pressure causing undue stress. Like for instance, the weeks leading up to Lane’s birthday and I can’t think of anything to give her. We don’t give expensive gifts, we opt for something special. Her birthday is Sept. 10…
Last week Justin Furman, the 40-year-old owner of a pair of burger restaurants in North Carolina, met up with St. George Island deejay, skimboarder and icon of hipness Chip Sanders to talk. Furman had just cut a three-year deal with Havard Spencer, owner of Harry A’s Bar and Night Club on the island, to lease…
It was once the home of one of Apalachicola’s most beloved women, and it will soon have a new life on the Hill. The 1,100-square-foot home of the late Voncile McLeod, built in 1950 by her husband James Carol McLeod, was moved May 25 from where it sat at 10 Sixth Street to a vacant…
Reading the Times’ recent front-page article (See April 13 Times “Alligator Point to get new firehouse”) on the groundbreaking for Alligator Point’s new firehouse reminded me how fortunate we are in the U.S. to have fire departments that are funded and operated, not by corporate entities concerned with CEO salaries and share-holder profits, but by…
It’s going to be a busy weekend in Gulf and Franklin Counties. Here’s a look at what’s going on. This Little Town exhibit The Joe Center for the Arts is hosting “This Little Town,” a multimedia exhibition on display through July 28. “This Little Town” offers a variety of content consisting of 58 juried…
Franklin County celebrated the Fourth of July in what had to be among the nation’s most elaborate and spectacular four days of fireworks. Beginning in Eastpoint Saturday, and then lighting up the skies over the Carrabelle River Sunday and the Apalachicola River Monday, the county wrapped up the celebration of the nation’s 247th birthday on…
Here are some of the events you can check out in Gulf and Franklin Counties this weekend. First Friday Sip and Shop in Port St. Joe The Gulf County Chamber of Commerce and a handful of local businesses will be hosting a First Friday Sip and Shop event on Friday, July 7 on Reid Ave….
They gathered at all four corners of Franklin County, and the biggest smiles and happiest faces were on the children. On Saturday, it was Eastpoint’s Freedom Festival, and on Sunday, the eastern end of the county gathered in Carrabelle for the festivities. On Monday it was all about Apalacfhicola’s Independence Day Eve festivities and on…
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