Hi Y’all, It is beginning to feel like Christmas… up north. Yes, we have had some cooler days, but after all, it is Florida. It will give us some nice days. The Lanark Village Association had its monthly members meeting Monday, Dec. 2, and the 2025 board was elected. Kathy Brown was voted in as…
Editor’s Note: Apalachicola photojournalist Richard Bickel last month completed his 15th trip to Cuba on the heels of two hurricanes, an earthquake and a national power grid failure. He said conditions were the worst that he’s seen in his 30 years of travel to the communist island. In the far-flung fishing village of Puerto Esperanza…
They call it the “orphan” Thanksgiving because every Turkey Day for the last several years in Apalachicola, there’s been a get-together to bring friends and strangers together, those who otherwise might not have a place to eat, to mark that great American holiday. Originally, it was a labor of love put together by hospitality people,…
Earlier this year, things didn’t look so good for the scores of students taking part in Apalachicola’s Project Impact after-school program. The program, which was run under the auspices of a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant that had been awarded to the city of Apalachicola, had come up short in points awarded when it…
A handful of residents of the Plantation gated community on St. George Island who own property along the Gulf of Mexico are suing their homeowners association in a case that could lead to greater restrictions on who can use portions of the beachfront behind their homes. Attorney William Dunaway, with Clark Partington, a firm with…
The Christmas season opened with a breath of fresh air from the North Pole, as temperatures dropped as low as 41 degrees in Apalachicola Friday. But the cold didn’t deter an enormous crowd to gather in Apalachicola’s Riverfront Park in the afternoon for the annual arrival, the day after Thanksgiving, of Santa Claus aboard a…
The Camp Gordon Johnston World War II Museum in Carrabelle is presenting two special exhibits throughout December. The focus of one exhibit will be on commemorating the anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the focus of the other will be on exploring Christmas During the War. These two exhibits opened Dec. 3 and will be on…
Hi Y’all, I hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. On the night before Thanksgiving, Camp Gordon Johnston American Legion Post 82 served their members and the members’ immediate families. It was a wonderful night with good food, and great music by John Jeremiah. The community of Lanark is so lucky to have…
The Elder Care Community Council and the SGI United Methodist Church Coffee House Concerts present singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. ET at the Holy Family Senior Center. After a lifetime of crafting finely-wrought, heart-touching songs, Pettis feels that he’s finally found his comfort zone. “The biggest change has been getting…
Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith said Wednesday that he believes the theft of funds from the county’s tax collector’s office will exceed $200,000. Smith said Marzetta Marie Alexander-Davis, 65, Apalachicola, who has an accounting role in the tax collector’s office, was arrested and booked into the Franklin County Jail Wednesday on charges of grand theft,…
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