At war and in peace, builders revel in memories
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At war and in peace, builders revel in memories

In 1942, not long after graduating high school in Donaldsonville, a small town in southeastern Louisiana along the Mississippi River where it winds south from Baton Rouge through the parishes towards New Orleans, Bertus Robert joined the Navy.For the next two years, “Bert,” the youngest of 11 brothers and sisters, would serve as a radio……

Araujo pleads guilty to Seiden murder
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Araujo pleads guilty to Seiden murder

On the eve of their upcoming first degree murder trial for the bludgeoning death five years ago in an Eastpoint motel of a South Florida woman with whom they were traveling through Franklin County, one of the two defendants pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to second degree murder. Accompanied in the Apalachicola courtroom by her attorney,……

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Josh Jablonski, RN, named Jackson Hospital’s employee of the quarter

Josh Jablonski is named Jackson Hospital’s Employee of the Quarter.  He has been a part of the Jackson Hospital family for almost six years. Jablonski was chosen for assisting a patient visiting the area from England who was brought to the Emergency Department by EMS.  Josh stepped up to transport the patient back to his……

ABC pre-K learns to love the land
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ABC pre-K learns to love the land

When the Apalachicola Bay Charter School’s pre-Kindergarten teacher Joy Floyd had a long-time dream, she did something about it. It was her hope to have the classes of these young ones create a sensory and food garden, all to be in keeping with the ideas found in the curriculum for these kids just embarking on……

Lady Hawks to host Bozeman in regional Thursday
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Lady Hawks to host Bozeman in regional Thursday

Following a 5-3 loss Tuesday night in the district tournament, the Franklin County Lady Seahawks will host Bozeman this Thursday in the Class 1A Region 2 semifinals.  The Lady Seahawks enter the regionals as the second-seed, with Bozeman the third seed. The top-seeded Liberty County Lady Bulldogs are seeded first, and take on fourth-seed Sneads…….

Tragedy on the river as boats collide
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Tragedy on the river as boats collide

Two people are dead following a collision early Saturday afternoon between two charter boats in Scipio Creek. According to a report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the accident took place Saturday just minutes before noon, between a 23-foot Parker vessel piloted by Austin Finch, 23, of Apalachicola, and a 21-foot K2 Marine,……