Do you need help when praying for your spouse?
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Do you need help when praying for your spouse?

Have you begun praying for your husband or wife and gotten sidetracked into telling God all the ways they irritate you?  Before you know it, rather than standing in the gap for your spouse, you’re sitting in judgment against them. Each time I “pray” this way, my heart for Bert becomes less soft and warm…

Holiday Events in Franklin County
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Holiday Events in Franklin County

Here is a rolling list of holiday happenings taking place in Franklin County this year. Know of an event that should be added to this list? Message us at The Apalachicola Times on Facebook with details or email dadlerstein@nevespublishing.com. Apalachicola Downtown Christmas Celebration  Friday, Nov. 29, 3- 8 p.m. Experience the holiday spirit early, at…

American Indians have storied history in baseball
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American Indians have storied history in baseball

Between 1884 and 1947, from the year that Moses Fleetwood Walker played for the American Association’s Toledo Mud Hens until the Brooklyn Dodgers inserted Jackie Robinson into the lineup, the most prominent minority in baseball was American Indians. One of the most insightful chapters in Larry Ritter’s classic, “The Glory of Their Times,” is based…

Trump builds his cabinet and other election observations
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Trump builds his cabinet and other election observations

It is fun to watch the left go hyperbolic over Trump’s big presidential win. They bought into the echo chamber of lies fed to them by the mainstream media. I am not sure if they are mad at the leftist media for misleading them or at Trump. Either way, it is fun to watch.  Ratings…

Angler’s Grand Slams quest ends in Apalachicola
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Angler’s Grand Slams quest ends in Apalachicola

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is excited to celebrate Catch a Florida Memory’s first-ever Grand Slam Master Angler – Gregg Lewis, whose four-year quest ended this year in Apalachicola.  The pursuit of this monumental achievement first began in 2020, when Lewis joined FWC’s saltwater angler recognition program, Catch a Florida Memory. Over the…

Getting your penny’s worth
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Getting your penny’s worth

The Penny’s Worth thrift shop at 195 Avenue E in Apalachicola, an outreach of Trinity Episcopal Church, is getting ready for the Christmas holiday with a complete assortment of festive gifts for family and friends to go along with its usual offerings of gently used clothing, and lots of items for home and kitchen. In…

Weems staff could become county employees
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Weems staff could become county employees

Voicing general support for the idea, Franklin County commissioners signaled earlier this month that they would like to explore whether employees at Weems Memorial Hospital could become county staffers and receive the benefits of the state retirement system. As it stands now, the hospital, while owned by the county, is a separate entity and while…