Museum to showcase Black Amphibious Truck Companies
In commemoration of Black History Month, the Camp Gordon Johnston Museum will present in February an exhibit on the history of two Black Amphibious Truck Companies, the 818th and the 476th, which
Rarely used law shuts down drug house
In October, Judy Chambers was charged with keeping a public nuisance structure for drug activity. In December, that charge was dropped because, according to a filing by Assistant State Attorney Jarred Patterson, “while probable cause existed at the time of arrest, there is insufficient evidence to proceed with further prosecution.” It wasn’t the first time…
City marks Arbor Day with tree giveaway
Dark sky and cold temperatures didn’t put a damper on Apalachicola’s Arbor Day event at the Jan. 22 Farmers Market.
The city-appointed Tree Committee gave away 84 trees, 36 live oaks, 28
Putin to Biden: Crimea River
Joe Biden has not advocated for Ukraine to join NATO, saying Ukraine is corrupt. But I think we all know what that really means: A kickback check to Hunter Biden bounced.
Basically, this dustup
Sheriff riled over sexual predator animal cruelty case
The arrest of a 51-year-old Apalachicola man, already designated by the state as a sexual predator, for having committed a sexual act on a canine has both shocked the community and raised the issue
Weems board nixes dialysis subsidy
The Weems Memorial Hospital board of directors last week voted unanimously to recommend against assisting Gulf County with a subsidy to bring in a kidney dialysis center to the medical office building adjacent to Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital Gulf. Instead, the motion by board member Kristen Anderson, and seconded by Myrtis Wynn, called for the…
Lady Seahawks get seasons first soccer win
The Lady Seahawk soccer team scored their first win of the season with a final score of 2-0 against the Gadsden County Jaguars Monday night, Jan. 25.
A chilly surprise took place after the
Tractor trailer overturns on SR 65
A 39-year-old Tampa man was unhurt when the semi-tractor trailer truck he was driving overturned around 5 p.m. Saturday along State Route 65.
According to a report from the Florida Highway patrol,
Panhandle prepares for coldest weekend of the year
The gloomy skies and cold temperatures will remain consistent through much of Friday afternoon, as a mostly dry cold front passes over the Florida Panhandle.
Through the afternoon, wind speeds
Staying on her game
At the Apalachicola Bay Charter School, teacher Whitney Martina has taught in the same classroom where her grandmother once did.
It was known as Chapman Elementary School back then, and after her