Cooper family devastated by Eastpoint fire
The family of Crystal and Thomas Cooper have released a letter to the community in response to the outpuring of support from the community following the loss of two daughters, and the family’s entire
Complications emerge with funding dialysis subsidy
A potential roadblock to Franklin County’s taking part in a start-up subsidy to bring a kidney dialysis facility to the campus of Ascension Sacred Heart surfaced at the county commission meeting Tuesday morning. The Weems Memorial Hospital board of directors plans to weigh in on the matter at its Jan. 27 board meeting and make…
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Florida Medicaid fight
TALLAHASSEE The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to take up a dispute about how much money Floridas Medicaid program should be able to recoup after a legal settlement involving a Lee
Gulf backs dialysis center subsidy, seeks Franklin help
Gulf County could soon see the return of a full-service kidney dialysis center, thanks largely to a generous five-year subsidy from the county to cover start-up costs.
Whether Franklin County is
County nixes Eastpoint workforce housing proposal
Franklin County commissioners said no Tuesday morning to a plan to convert commercially zoned land in Eastpoint into a residential area that the owner intends for workforce housing.
By a 4-1 vote,
Holiday concerts open Ilse Newell season
The Ilse Newell Fund for the Performing Arts opens its 2022 concert series with Christmas! Classical to Jazz, this Friday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 12.
The holiday concert
City backs creation of Black history museum
By summer of 2023, Apalachicola could have a museum devoted to African-American history and culture, provided a state grant for funding come through. At a special meeting Monday evening, city commissioners voted unanimously to devote $250,000 in matching monies to the project, which is seeking a $1 million African-American Cultural and Historical grant from the…
Time to be a Maccabee
I am perplexed as to how I found a plastic menorah at a garage sale in Eastpoint. How had it found its way there? It was likely not from a Jewish home. This I based not on any official U.S. Census calculation, but entirely on supposition. Trust me here, Jews have a way of knowing…
Holiday markets beckon Saturday shoppers
Apalachicola and Carrabelle will be welcoming the holiday season Saturday, each with their own holiday markets. The Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce will be hosting about two dozen vendors on Avenue E, between Water and Market Streets, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the annual Holiday Fresh Market On the eastern side of the…
A visit from Father Christmas
When Santa Claus sailed into Apalachicola Friday afternoon, he surely knew he would be getting a grand reception. But just how large, that may have come as a surprise to the Jolly Old Elf and his wife. With crisp sunny skies, Riverfront Park was the gathering place for what was no doubt Apalachicolas largest ever…