Nearly five years after it was closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, the Gulfside IGA has been sold to the investors who own the Gibson Inn, the Best Western Apalach Inn and other hospitality-related properties. The deal closed June 13, with the property at 425 Highway 98 in Apalachicola being sold by Gibbs &…
With holiday festivities planned, the next few days in Gulf and Franklin Counties are going to be busy. Take a look at some of the things going on this weekend in the list below. Fourth of July Fireworks in Gulf County Port St. Joe, Wewahitchka and Mexico Beach will be holding fireworks shows to mark…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
It’s just an estimate, but if the numbers hold true by the time government officials are ready to start drawing up their budgets, nearly all of them will be seeing large growth in their tax bases, and thus large tax revenue increases, even if they decide to hold the line on millage rates. Property Appraiser…
It’s going to be a busy weekend in Gulf and Franklin Counties. Here’s a look at what the local communities have going on. Juneteenth celebration Two days of upcoming gatherings in Port St. Joe will mark the 158th anniversary of Juneteenth, an annual holiday to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States. Events…
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…
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