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Lopez Tabor Duo to perform Sunday

This Sunday, Jan. 15, Venezuelan violinist Alphonso Lopez, and Venezuelan-born pianist Michelle Tabor will present a concert at Trinity Episcopal Church, 79 6th Street, in Apalachicola. Lopez, one of the most prominent musicians of his generation in Venezuela, is concertmaster of the Venezuela National Symphony Orchestra and was twice nominated for a Latin Grammy award….

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Seahawks turn to Coach Cooper

John Cooper, a 30-year-old offensive line coach from Wakulla County who was an assistant coach for the Seahawks five years ago, has accepted an offer to lead the Franklin County High School football program. Superintendent Steve Lanier said he plans to recommend Cooper’s name for school board approval this month, with the coach expected to…

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The story of the souks

Bickel journeys to remote Morocco In late November and December, while Morocco was becoming the first African and first Arab nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals, Richard Bickel was taking pictures. Not of the soccer matches, or of the large crowds gathering to watch the games on big screen televisions outdoors. Bickel, a well-seasoned…

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Charles Mohr, Alvan Chapman and the ‘sleeping angel’

At the north end of Apalachicola’s Magnolia Cemetery on Bluff Road, the Mohr family plot lies in the shade of an old cedar tree. Tall weeds, fallen palm fronds and years of dirt obscure the gravestones while Spanish moss hanging from live oaks nearby adds to the air of age and neglect.  In the middle…

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Carrabelle’s ‘Pen to Paper’ series opens Monday

The Carrabelle Branch of the Franklin County Public Libraries will host a writers’ series “Pen to Paper” from January through May 2023.  Kicking off this exciting series, on Monday, January 9 at 2 p.m, will be a panel of five local authors, featuring Dawn Radford, Tiffany Jo Howell, D.J. Mays, Sidsel ‘Sid’ McOmie and Anthony…

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Brownell worked through fire, storms, oil spill

It was a tearful goodbye for Pamela Brownell Tuesday morning, as she retired from Franklin County Emergency Management after 17 years, the last decade as its director. “Start enjoying your life,” said Commissioner Cheryl Sanders. “Know in your heart when you go to bed, you made the best decisions you could. We’re only as good…

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Soccer teams open 2023 at home Thursday

With both Franklin County High School soccer teams defeating Munroe to close out 2022, they open up the new year at home Thursday, Jan. 5 against Noth Bay Haven. The Lady Seahawks soccer team, 2-7-1 heading into 2023. is young with a capital Y, and playing with heart, guided by Anna Bull, a knowledgeable, seasoned…

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Business changes highlight 2022

There is no question that the biggest story of 2022 was a lot of smaller stories that formed a constellation that twinkled in the skies above Franklin County. Call this celestial gathering of stars “Emptor,” Latin for buyer, or “Venditor,” meaning seller, or even “Marcator,” merchant. Whatever you call this constellation, that perceived arrangement of…