Alabama singer-songwriter to perform Sunday
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Alabama singer-songwriter to perform Sunday

The Ilse Newell Fund for the Performing Arts will feature singer-songwriter Abe Patridge at a concert this Sunday, March 30 at 4 p.m. ET at Trinity Episcopal Church in Apalachicola. A musician as well as visual artist and storyteller based in Mobile, Alabama, Partridge has toured throughout the U.S. and Europe since the release of…

St. James Fire Department steps up outreach
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St. James Fire Department steps up outreach

Hi Y’all, the year is moving fast. We are already in the first of spring. Soon the snowbirds will be flying out and the summer visitors will be here. Many of you have questions about the St. James – Lanark Volunteer Fire Department. It is up and running and the best way to learn about…

DOH advises against swimming at Carrabelle Beach 
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DOH advises against swimming at Carrabelle Beach 

The Florida Department of Health in Franklin County has issued a water quality advisory for Carrabelle Beach, following tests completed on Thursday, March 20. The tests indicated that the water quality at Carrabelle Beach does not meet the recreational water quality criteria for Enterococcus bacteria recommended by the Florida DOH. DOH-Franklin advises against any water-related…

Miller named to top job at ANERR
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Miller named to top job at ANERR

After two decades at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, the last 10 years as manager, Jenna Harper has been appointed to a deputy director post with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in Tallahassee. Succeeding her in the manager post at ANERR is Kim Miller, who brings to the task 24 years of service…

Apalachicola hustles to remedy stinky water
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Apalachicola hustles to remedy stinky water

A lot of residents in Apalachicola have noses like Aaron Matt and his daughter.  “The water is absolutely disgusting, and it has been for at least a month or so, maybe more,” he said. “Several months ago I would notice it every so often after washing clothes, and I just thought the washing machine was…

Georgia ‘Ribpublicans’ win Eastpoint cookoff
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Georgia ‘Ribpublicans’ win Eastpoint cookoff

A pair of good ole boys from Georgia with the politically charged name “Ribpublicans” took the top prize at the silver anniversary Eastport Rib Cookoff Saturday.  But teammates Jonathan Sands and Tony Morris, both from Adel, insist the name doesn’t mean what you might think. “It’s got nothing to do politically,” said Sands, pointing to…

Choral society to present children’s concert
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Choral society to present children’s concert

The Bay Area Choral Society will present a children’s concert for over 200 third graders from Gulf and Franklin County schools on Friday, March 28, at 9:30 a.m. ET at First United Methodist Church of Port St. Joe.  Dana Langford, the choral society’s director, students will learn concert etiquette such as how to enter a…

Franklin County TDC redesigns mobile app
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Franklin County TDC redesigns mobile app

Planning the perfect day on Florida’s Forgotten Coast just got much easier. The Franklin County Tourism Development Council recently unveiled the redesigned Forgotten Coast mobile app on Floridasforgottencoast.com with upgrades including integrated mobile maps, an interactive way to plan out everything you don’t want to miss in the area.  Designed with partners at Visit Widget,…

Honoring our veterans sacrifice
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Honoring our veterans sacrifice

On an overcast and drizzly Saturday morning, March 8 in Carrabelle, it was a serious occasion, for the 30th annual Camp Gordon Johnston Veterans Parade. The parade, which once was the centerpiece of an annual weekend reunion for veterans who were trained on the Carrabelle base during World War II for amphibious landings in Europe…