Apalachicola commission incumbents file for re-election
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Apalachicola commission incumbents file for re-election

The two incumbent Apalachicola city commissioners jumped out of the gate early and filed for re-election Monday at the start of the qualifying week. City Clerk Lee Mathes said both Despina George and Adriane Elliott paid the required $233.60 fee to run for another term in their non-partisan posts. The fee represents 4.5 percent of…

1st DCA to hold court in Apalachicola Wednesday afternoon
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1st DCA to hold court in Apalachicola Wednesday afternoon

Franklin County court watchers will get a rare glimpse into the highest echelon of jurisprudence in the state Wednesday afternoon at the county courthouse. That’s because four of the judges who sit on the state’s 1st District Court of Appeals will hold court beginning at 2 p.m. in the circuit court chambers on the third…

Getting their GLOW on: Young ladies share in a spa day
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Getting their GLOW on: Young ladies share in a spa day

It was an afternoon for Franklin County middle and high school girls to get a little tender loving care from an older sisterhood, and to leave illuminated, inspired and prettified. On June 10 at the St. George Island United Methodist Church, the women from the church hosted about a dozen girls as part of their…

July 3 celebration to go all local
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July 3 celebration to go all local

To be prudent, you might describe the upcoming July 3 Independence Day Eve celebration in Apalachicola as featuring a “reconfigured seating arrangement inside of Riverfront Park.” Or, to be snarky, and in keeping with the spirit of ‘76, you could describe it as a Southern-style sweet tea party in which dinner tables, rather than 342…

50 years later, a class gathers
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50 years later, a class gathers

Fifty years after they graduated from Apalachicola High School, the first class to spend their entire senior year at the newly built school, a lot has changed. Most of them are retired now, perhaps drawing a pension from being in the military or working in government, or on Social Security.  They’re watching their grandchildren grow…

Family Tradition rescues capsized boaters
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Family Tradition rescues capsized boaters

Six people were rescued safely Sunday afternoon from Apalachicola Bay, thanks to the Good Samaritan effort of a party charter boat operating out of Apalachicola. Capt. Leveral Raffield of the Family Tradition charter picked up the six-people, standing on the top of the submerged hull of their 24-foot center console Aquasport. Senior Officer Travis Basford,…

Eastpoint festival to kick off Fourth festivities
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Eastpoint festival to kick off Fourth festivities

There’s going to be four straight nights of fireworks in Franklin County over the Independence Day holiday, and Eastpoint is gearing up to getting the ball rolling with its second annual Freedom festival on Saturday, July 1. After that it’s going to Carrabelle on Sunday, Apalachicola on Monday and St. George Island on Tuesday, July…

Gibson Inn expansion faces encroachment issue
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Gibson Inn expansion faces encroachment issue

There’s going to be a lot of workshops next week for the Apalachicola city commission, and chief among them will be the review of an encroachment matter affecting the construction of the Gibson Inn expansion on Market Street and U.S. 98. The matter surfaced at the June 6 meeting, when it came time for the…

Developer purchases Carrabelle Church of God
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Developer purchases Carrabelle Church of God

It’s been vacant for more than a year, a long-standing church in Carrabelle with a once vibrant congregation, and the denomination hated to part with it. But last month, the state organization decided it was time to sell the Carrabelle Church of God and its 2.5-acre site. On May 22, the sale of the church…