Guest Column: Shop local and do it safely
Everyone is worried about the rise of COVID-19 cases and how to keep families safe during the holidays. Masks have been proven to cut the spread of this deadly disease. Wearing masks and social …
Chasing Shadows: ‘Celestials,’ an altercation, and the Boarding House
A recent visit to Indian Pass with its view of St. Vincent Island brought to mind an account about the smuggling of liquor, dope and “Chinamen” from Cuba to the Florida Panhandle during …
Breaking fresh ground
They broke ground last week on the first expansion of the Gulf Franklin campus in 22 years.
The administrators, board of directors and instructors, and the state representative, on a sunny …
County unemployment rate goes up
Franklin County’s steadily improving unemployment picture took a nose dive last month, rising by nearly one-half of 1 percentage point while the labor force shrank.
According to preliminary …
Riley defends integrity of election process
Right before the polls closed on Election Day, Supervisor of Elections Heather Riley, County Judge Gordon Shuler and County Commissioner Bert Boldt were all busy duplicating mail-in ballots and …
Santa’s scribbling, just not sailing
Ok, so Santa Claus isn’t arriving on a shrimp boat on Friday.
It’s not the Jolly Old Elf’s fault. A special directive issued by the ABCDC (Apalachicola Bay Center for a Dashing …
Lanark News: Thankful wonderful friends (and social media)
Happy Thanksgiving Y'all:
I know that times are tough, crazy and unpredictable. My prayers are for better times, but I am so thankful to be living in this area. With all its beauty, nature …
Lanark News: Thankful wonderful friends (and social media)
Happy Thanksgiving Y'all:
I know that times are tough, crazy and unpredictable. My prayers are for better times, but I am so thankful to be living in this area. With all its beauty, nature …
Chasing Shadows: Blockade running and ‘the abominable Old Hag’
Apalachicola’s reason for existence prior to the Civil War was as a shipping port for the Apalachicola River and its tributaries. The produce of the interior, mainly cotton, was shipped out of …
Key library to host gingerbread fun
While Santa is at the North Pole getting things prepped and ready for the holiday season, the Apalachicola Margaret Key Library is partnering with Trinity Episcopal Church and Bring Me A Book …