Not your old-fashioned librarian
Lucy Carter beams when she describes what to her is the biggest compliment.
Wewa beekeeper ventures into legal hemp
There are multiple required steps to enter the bunker on the Rish family’s property in Wewahitchka.
Shoes and socks must be removed outside. Then hands and feet are misted with …
City to revamp Battery Park marina rules
The Apalachicola city commission is moving forward with an updating of the rules governing the Battery Park marina, which if passed, would mean the phasing out of all liveaboards.
By a unanimous
Seahawk hoopsters sink Mosley in overtime
The Seahawk varsity boys basketball team bounced back from the season’s slow start with two wins last week, highlighted by a dramatic overtime victory at home over Class 5A Mosley. Senior Carter Kembro nailed a trey from the corner in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter of the Dec. 1 game, tying Mosley at…
Ausley sponsors bill clarifying rights of foster youths
Florida Senate subcommittee unanimously passed Sen. Loranne Ausley’s bipartisan bill, which aims to codify a de facto bill of rights for children and young adults under the state’s …
Legislators back vote to enlarge Alligator Point water district
It went by in the blink of an eye, and it signaled that the Alligator Point Water Resources District will soon have a right to expand its boundaries.
At a brief delegation hearing held Monday
Dr. Holmes was always the last resort
Phil Early is one of my all-time favorite people. I used to yell at him to get a move on it coming out of the chutes on endless afternoons at football practice an eon or two ago. He
It’s A Wonderful Life earns its wings
Last weekend, if you wanted to view a classic-heartwarming Christmas movie, you could watch, perhaps for the umpteenth time, the Frank Capra classic Its A Wonderful Life, about how a goofy angel, in a bid to win his wings, comes to earth to address the holiday woes of a despondent George Bailey in the small town of Bedford Falls.
Dr. Oz quacks the code of Republican politics
Sean Parnell, the Trump-anointed candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, dropped out of the race a week ago after a custody hearing that featured lurid details of his relationship with his ex-wife.
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…