New atmosphere for Panhandle Players’ ‘River’s Edge’
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New atmosphere for Panhandle Players’ ‘River’s Edge’

There’s a surprise in store for those lucky enough to catch this weekend’s performance of the Panhandle Players’ production at the Chapman Theatre in Apalachicola. That’s because there won’t be the old school auditorium seats. They’re gone. What there is instead is the surprise, along the lines of dinner theater seating and homemade desserts by…

‘Sustainability’ raised with Weems proposed expansion
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‘Sustainability’ raised with Weems proposed expansion

The proposed expansion of Weems Memorial Hospital, now expected to cost anywhere from $16 million to $23 million, was center stage at last week’s county commission meeting. Weems CEO David Walker, with representatives of Birmingham, Alabama-based healthcare architects TRO Jung | Brannen attending online, presented details of a pair of design options to the county…

Rocky Bayou thwarts Seahawks homecoming
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Rocky Bayou thwarts Seahawks homecoming

If football is a game of inches, than the Franklin County High School varsity football team gained a yard at last Friday’s homecoming. The game against Rocky Bayou Christian Christian was a far cry from last year’s 42-7 shellacking, as the Seahawks executed well all night, keeping it close all night before succumbing to a…

Apalachicola keeps millage rate unchanged
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Apalachicola keeps millage rate unchanged

Blessed with a significant growth in its tax base, Apalachicola city commissioners have decided to keep the millage rate unchanged at 8.3457 mills. Because the tax base has grown from $204.9 million this year to about $236.5 million in the upcoming 2023-24 fiscal year, the city will have about $1.92 million in ad valorem tax…

The Secret Lives of Words: Flies in the ointment
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The Secret Lives of Words: Flies in the ointment

Seems like the flies were more annoying than ever this summer, and still are as fall approaches. As soon as you want to step outside, those critters turn on their buzzsaws and start bugging you. Insects of the order Diptera, there are about a million fly species worldwide, upwards of 3,000 right here in Florida,…

This weekend in Gulf and Franklin
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This weekend in Gulf and Franklin

Here’s a look at what’s happening this weekend in Gulf and Franklin counties. Carrabelle’s Country Market Saturday The Crooked River Lighthouse continues its Country Farmer’s Market this Saturday, July 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lighthouse Park, 1975 Hwy 98 West, Carrabelle. The market is recruiting new and returning vendors, at a cost…