In a stretch of the Lanark area that has often seen minor flooding, Hurricane Helene capped off a wet month by completely inundating a large portion of Kentucky Avenue. A wet September had caused flooding to the property of Barbara and Paul Rohrs but not to the extent that engulfed it last week. Across the…
Hi Y’all, it is good to be back after evacuating to Biloxi, Mississippi on Wednesday of last week. More so, because the Lanark area was spared, this is the first hurricane in the 10 years I have lived here that I evacuated, leaving with visions of Mexico Beach in my head. Coming home to see…
The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries will present author and living history interpreter, Robert Jacob, on Monday, Oct. 7, at 2 p.m. ET to share an engaging program about the Pirates of Florida at the Eastpoint branch. Jacob, an award-winning author known for his expertise in pirate history, will share tales of daring…
Prompted by the recent death of an Apalachicola man on a downtown street due to a cardiac event, the Weems HealthCare Foundation has invested in community safety by strategically placing the first of what it hopes will be a series of automated external defibrillators in public locations throughout the county. The first AED was unveiled…
The Bay Area Choral Society has begun rehearsing for their 2024-25 season. The Christmas concert this year will be on Friday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. ET at First United Methodist Church of Port St. Joe, and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Apalachicola. One of the featured pieces of…
Hi Y’all, As the first day of autumn is almost here, our calendars will begin filling up. Lanark will start this season with clean beach accesses, thanks to the eight volunteers who were out on the beach early Saturday morning. Great news! The beach and water access were cleaner with less trash and debris this…
The Camp Gordon Johnston World War Museum in Carrabelle will present, from Oct. 1 until Nov. 2, a special exhibit on Operation Market Garden, the Allied attempt to control the bridge over the Rhine at Arnhem on the border of Germany and the Netherlands. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to…
Crooked River Lighthouse Park hosts the Country Farmer’s Market this Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET at 1975 Hwy 98 West, at the foot of Carrabelle’s lighthouse. The market is recruiting new and returning vendors, at $10 a market. For more info, contact 850-697-2732, carrabellelighthouse@gmail.com or www.crookedriverlighthouse.com
Each year in Franklin County several tons of trash and debris are removed from its coastline thanks to local volunteers who join the annual International Coastal Clean Up. Their actions protect water and soil quality and wildlife habitat. It also shields human health, by lessening exposure to toxins and injury. From Apalachicola to Bald Point…
Celebrating a honeymoon on St. George Island is not that unusual a thing. Unless you’re a man in your 80s, then it’s rare indeed. After tying the knot Aug. 10 in Lifeway Church in Dacula, Georgia, with Pastors Bruce and Sheila Rhodes officiating, Maggie and John Lawrence “Larry” Harper spent a delightful honeymoon the following…
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