It’s going to be a busy weekend in Gulf and Franklin counties. Have an event coming up you want us to share? Send details to wweitzel@nevespublishing.com. It will be ‘chili’ on island Saturday The annual St. George Island Chili Cook Off, a family-friendly 3-day event, begins at 8 a.m. Saturday with the 5K Red Pepper Run…
The gentle hand of death turned the page on the family of one of the most illustrious names in Apalachicola history last month, as the last two children of the man whose names graces the Coombs Armory were laid to rest in Magnolia Cemetery. The Rev. Martha Harris, retired rector at Trinity Episcopal Church, led…
A groovy time was had in downtown Apalachicola on Saturday, as thousands gathered in Riverfront Park, clad in tie-dye and paisley print, for the Mystic Krewe of Salty Barkers’ annual Mardi Gras parade and celebration. This year’s Grateful Dead theme inspired some spectacular costumes and floats in what many locals said was the largest parade…
They say that nothing is certain but death and taxes. Oh yeah, and the fact that the Spice Boys will be back at the annual St. George Island Charity Chili Cook-off. The crew from Huntsville, Alabama, who swept the field last year after making regular appearances for the past two decades, will be back again…
The city of Apalachicola got a longtime weight lifted off its shoulders Monday with a letter from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection that a decade-old consent order regarding drinking water has been lifted. Elizabeth Mullins Orr, director of the FDEP’s Northwest District, wrote to Apalachicola Mayor Brenda Ash, that the corrective actions required by…
The Secret Lives of Words One of my earliest memories is of sitting on the ground, playing outside our apartment, and suddenly finding big black ants swarming all over me. They weren’t stinging, but they were startling, and oh so scary. I shrieked, jumped up, and ran around in circles trying to brush the critters…
It’s going to be a busy weekend in Gulf and Franklin counties. Have an event coming up you want us to share? Send details to wweitzel@nevespublishing.com. Liar’s Challenge The Coastal Communities Association is kicking off their 2023 Easter basket drive with a fun event, the Liar’s Challenge, at the Haughty Heron on Feb. 24…
By most every measure, the 20th African-American History Festival lived up to its anniversary status last weekend. Blessed by sunny skies, and running like clockwork in the hands of organizers H’COLA (Hillside Coalition of Laborers for Apalachicola), the festival brought out a huge crowd and a robust number of booths. The local nonprofits and government…
Carrabelle city commissioners on Tuesday morning accepted the resignation of Police Chief Kevin Shuman, effective March 3. The commissioners voted unanimously at the special meeting to accept the resignation, which Shuman announced Friday in a letter he wrote to City Administrator Courtney Dempsey. In his letter, Shuman, who has served as chief for the past…
When senior Jaidyn Rhodes strode to the free throw line in the last three seconds of the regional finals Tuesday night, the standing room only crowd at The Nest was fluttering. But when he calmly sank both tries afforded him by an intentional foul, the crowd swooped into the air as a Seahawk that had…
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