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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 …

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 …

The weather was ideal, and for those who thought it too cold, a large bonfire greeted them where they could sit and be warmed. The Crooked River Lighthouse glowed brightly on its 126th anniversary Saturday night, as did the many brightly colored and lesser-powered illuminations that made Lantern Fest a success. Attendance was strong all…

On Dec. 5, the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Early Baseball Era committee will meet at the winter meetings in Orlando, to vote on who they think from a 10-player ballot should be entered into the famed museum in Cooperstown, New York. Two baseball historians said Saturday morning that Carrabelle native Buck O’Neil has a…

In addition to the ease of shoreline access that an upcoming dredging of the Eastpoint channel will provide, the waters of the Apalachicola Bay are about to grow a new island. Made up of dredge spoils from the channel dredge, which is slated to begin within the next several weeks, the island will be about…

The two employees who work in the maintenance department of the Apalachicola Housing Authority resigned this afternoon, citing ongoing conflicts with the executive director over what they say are …

By the end of 2024, the city of Apalachicola will be operating a wastewater treatment plan better able to withstand hurricane-force winds and flooding, at a lower cost for operations and maintenance. That’s because the city is slated to receive $14 million in federal funds through the Protecting Florida Together grant program administered by the…