The family of a 16-month-old girl, struck and killed last week at a private residence on Oyster Road, will lay her to rest Tuesday. The public visitation for Ember Lou Etheridge, daughter of Talon Vaughn Etheridge and Keri Elaine Golden, will begin at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at First Baptist Church in Apalachicola….
A clean bill of health from the Florida Department of Transportation for one of the Apalachicola airport’s six runways, and the only one running north and south, is further generating enthusiasm for the future of the airport. Ted Mosteller, the airport’s interim manager, said FDOT, following a Jan. 4 inspection, determined that the acreage to…
As the trial next month nears for the two co-defendants accused of bludgeoning to death a South Florida woman five years ago in an Eastpoint motel, one of them has filed a motion to have the entire case dismissed against her. West Palm Beach attorney Scott Richardson on Dec. 22 filed a motion before Circuit…
After a three-week respite over the holidays, the Seahawk boys varsity soccer team got back in action Jan. 5, as they hosted North Bay Haven. Tied 1 -1 at the half, and 2-2 with about 20 minutes left, the Seahawks lost 3-2 as the Buccaneers put the ball into the net to secure the victory….
The city of Apalachicola has agreed to serve as a liaison between Main Street and a future party, presumably a non-profit, in transitioning running of the city’s annual Independence Day Eve Celebration. The hammering out of the city’s role in assisting the transition came about following a lengthy back-and-forth between members of the Apalachicola city…
This article has been updated from an earlier version. A 14-month-old girl was run over and killed at about 1:45 p.n. at a private residence on Oyster Road near the intersection of Brownsville Road. Sheriff A.J. Smith confirmed the fatality on Facebook Live. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, which was dispatched to 545 Oyster…
Riverfront Park in downtown Apalachicola will be a busy place Saturday as the annual Oyster Cook-Off gets down to business in its mission to raise money for the volunteer fire department. More than 40 paintings were created at the annual pre-cookoff paint party last week at the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and the Arts….
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….
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…
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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