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…

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…

Franklin County kids design license tags
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Franklin County kids design license tags

Franklin County Tax Collector Richard Watson has announced the 2024 Kids Tag Art winners All fifth graders in Franklin County were invited to compete for small cash prizes by drawing a specialty license tag with a theme of Historical Franklin County.  Leeah Ward from the Franklin County School took first place. Second place went to…

Educators host school superintendent forum
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Educators host school superintendent forum

The local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society of Key Women Educators held a Franklin County Superintendent Candidates Forum Tuesday, April 16 at ED Corps High School. Both candidates, incumbent Steve Lanier and opponent Jill Rudd, participated, shared their platforms, and answered questions from the almost three dozen people who attended. Delta Kappa’s president…

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…

Apalachicola boat captains charged with vessel homicide
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Apalachicola boat captains charged with vessel homicide

Nearly a year after their boats collided in the Apalachicola River on April 29, 2023, two Apalachicola boat captains have been charged with vessel homicide stemming from the collision. On April 20, Austin Jarrett Finch, 24, and James Ellis Maxwell, 60, both of Apalachicola, were charged with vessel homicide, a second degree felony, following an…

St. George Island Brewfest sets turnout record
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St. George Island Brewfest sets turnout record

Organizers of the annual SGI Brewfest on St. George Island reported a record turnout for Saturday’s competition that saw 60 breweries compete for best-of-show prizes. More than 1,200 tickets were sold out three weeks before the single-day event opened, which was the seventh in the series. Independent brewmasters from around the country – plus several…

Concert Sunday in tribute to Carol Guild’s memory
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Concert Sunday in tribute to Carol Guild’s memory

In tribute to the memory of Carol Guild, who was instrumental in the growth of the Ilse Newell Fund for the Performing Arts, this year’s final concert will feature mezzo soprano Jessica Ann Best, accompanied on the piano by Guild’s brother Rob Goodling. The show this Sunday, April 28 at Trinity Church in Apalachicola begins…