Rittenhouse and clear self-defense: He should be found not guilty

Now 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse is on trial for fatally shooting two men and wounding a third. He and a friend traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin to protect local business owners and provide medical aid after two nights of businesses being looted and set on fire there. Rittenhouse, who was trained in emergency care, brought a medical…

City secures $14M for sewer plant upgrade

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…

Build Back Better BS

The Democrats’ lobbyist-driven “Infrastructure Bill” recently passed, but the Build Back Better plan (“Human Infrastructure”) plan is meeting resistance even though they named it something alliterative, which made it sound adorable. I studied it, and the Build Back Better plan is a three-step process. First, the Dems take the money from us via taxes, then they…

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Capital Chordsmen to perform holiday concert

The Capital Chordsmen return to bring their classic barbershop harmonies back to Apalachicola with a holiday concert at Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. The performance is free to the public as their way of giving back to the community following the COVID restrictions. The concert features a mix of classic…

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Buck O’Neil talk set for Saturday morning

The Carrabelle History Museum is presenting a fascinating history program entitled, “Right On Time: Buck O’Neil and Black Baseball” this Saturday morning, Nov. 20 at C-Quarters Marina, 501 St. James Ave. (U.S. 98) in Carrabelle, This program, featuring author Wes Singletary and baseball aficionado Josh Weaver and will be held from 10 a.m. to noon…

Ausley goes solo at delegation hearing

At last week’s annual delegation hearing. State Sen. Loranne Ausley introduced State Rep. Jason Shoaf’s legislative aide, Preston Wilson, to the audience in the county commission chambers. “We are taking good notes and we are a team working together,” said Ausley. While they appeared amiable, the comments were necessary, since Shoaf was absent from what…