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A Thursday evening fire in Apalachicola, ignited around the time the entire county was bracing for the impact of Hurricane Helene, managed to be brought under control by volunteer firefighters. According to George Watkins, fire chief of the Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department, the call came in about 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, that smoke had…
During the week of Sept. 6 through 12, Officer Stallings observed a vessel returning to Franklin County from offshore and conducted a resource inspection, during which he discovered multiple undersized, out-of-season red grouper. The operator was charged for the violations and issued the appropriate citations. During the week of Sept. 13 through 19, Officer Hartzog…
My husband, Bert, loves to greet people with a huge smile and a cheerful, “How you livin’?” His question (although perhaps a bit grammatically incorrect) is a great one for us to consider. How would you respond to Bert’s question? I’m not talking about which social class you enjoy. I’m asking you to consider what…
Can you believe it’s already October?! Three quarters of the year are behind us – one quarter to go! And what a quarter it will be. Interest rate policy will be a major point of interest in the coming months. The Federal Reserve just reduced rates by 0.50%, and they will be closely watching employment…
If anyone would have said at the outset of the 2024 football season that halfway through the season, Franklin County would be the only undefeated team on the Forgotten Coast, and that they would squaring off against an undefeated Aucilla Christian team, they likely would have had their doubters. But as improbable as it sounds,…
Prompted by the recent death of an Apalachicola man on a downtown street due to a cardiac event, the Weems HealthCare Foundation has invested in community safety by strategically placing the first of what it hopes will be a series of automated external defibrillators in public locations throughout the county. The first AED was unveiled…
The Bay Area Choral Society has begun rehearsing for their 2024-25 season. The Christmas concert this year will be on Friday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. ET at First United Methodist Church of Port St. Joe, and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Apalachicola. One of the featured pieces of…
My dad was a blue-collar good guy, a bit rough and gruff, but that’s how he’d grown up, up north. He was Richard LaFleur, so he and my mom Maggie renamed me Richard (I’d been Raymond Franklin Veilleux until they adopted me in 1945 as a war-baby infant, maybe illegit). Dad fought in World War…
Hi Y’all, As the first day of autumn is almost here, our calendars will begin filling up. Lanark will start this season with clean beach accesses, thanks to the eight volunteers who were out on the beach early Saturday morning. Great news! The beach and water access were cleaner with less trash and debris this…
“This is PYNN, Protect Yourself News Network. Due to compromising conditions, we have issued a sin warning! Weaknesses have been sighted in your thoughts, which could lead to further lawlessness. Please abandon all temptation and seek immediate protection in God’s Word.” Although I’ve never heard an audible warning like this, I’ve often heard the Holy…
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