Lighthouse to glow with musical Lantern Fest 
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Lighthouse to glow with musical Lantern Fest 

Lantern Fest, an outdoor festival known for its display of over 100 colorful, hanging lanterns,will be celebrated this Saturday, Nov. 9, from 6 to 10 p.m. ET at the Crooked River Lighthouse outside Carrabelle. Lighting up the night at the 1895 maritime landmark, will be music by gifted Irish musicians, Killavil; a glow-in-the-dark performance from the Tallahassee State…

Tyndall commander to speak at SGI Veterans Day ceremony
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Tyndall commander to speak at SGI Veterans Day ceremony

The St. George Lighthouse Association, in partnership with THE SGI Veterans Reveille Group and Apalachicola’s American Legion Post 106, is inviting the Forgotten Coast community to attend the annual Veterans Day ceremony in Lighthouse Park on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. ET.  This year’s ceremony will feature special guest, U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler…

FWC Report
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FWC Report

During the week of Oct. 11 to 17, Officer Butts responded to a complaint in Gulf County about a subject who was observed trespassing. During the encounter, the subject was found to have a shocking device for harvesting freshwater fish. Butts took appropriate action.  Master Officer M. Webb was conducting resource inspections at a local…

WWII as seen through a veteran’s eyes
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WWII as seen through a veteran’s eyes

On Dec. 7, 1941, Marie and Georges Schneider and their three teenage sons gathered around their new RCA radio, tapping their toes and slapping their knees to the big band sound of Sammy Kaye.  A shocking announcement interrupted the program – and their lives. “President Roosevelt said in a statement today that the Japanese have…

Feeding seniors
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Feeding seniors

The Hillside Coalition of Laborers for Apalachicola (H’COLA) has for many years prepared and served Thanksgiving lunch at the Holy Family Senior Center. Last week, H’COLA presented the Elder Care Community Council with its annual donation of $1,200 for the lunch. H’COLA members pictured are Brenda Ash, Elinor Mount-Simmons, Sherry O’Neal and Dolores Croom. The…

‘Cases of Love’ donated to Hurricane Helene victims
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‘Cases of Love’ donated to Hurricane Helene victims

The community service mission of Lanark Village Wandering Star Quilters has been to support a need within Franklin County.  This time, however, it was to support residents in Taylor County who were devastated by the Category 4 Hurricane Helene on Sept. 26.  Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith referred the guild to Pastor Davy Cannon with…

Dramatic rescue made of stranded boater
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Dramatic rescue made of stranded boater

It was a pretty dramatic rescue of a man having medical issues on a boat in Apalachicola Bay Oct. 7, but thanks to the work of law enforcement people, it ended well. At nearly 7 p.m. ET, the Tallahassee Regional Communications Center received a call referencing that Thomas Bush, an 81-year-old man from Clearwater, had…

Record turnout expected for election
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Record turnout expected for election

Tuesday’s Nov. 5 general election is already breaking records. As of Monday in Franklin County, more than 37.5 percent of the county’s 7,240 active eligible voters had cast ballots, with 1,538 casting them at early voting locations at the supervisor of elections office in Apalachicola and at the Carrabelle annex. Another 1,174 had voted by…

Festival royalty brings seafood pedigree
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Festival royalty brings seafood pedigree

You don’t get more of a deep lineage in Franklin County’s seafood industry than the royal family that will reign over the 61st annual Florida Seafood Festival this weekend in Apalachicola. The newly crowned Miss Florida Seafood, Franklin County High School senior Olivia Poloronis, has roots in the industry that extend back more than a…