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Get ready for Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harold, Idalia, Jose, Katia, Lee, Margot, Nigel, Ophelia, Philippe, Rina, Sean, Tammy, Vince and Whitney. These are the names of what the National Hurricane Center says could be between 12 and 17 named storms for the 2023 season, which began June 1. Five to nine…
Following a whirlwind soft opening last month, the new Izzy’s Cafe, owned by Isabel Pateritsas, marked a grand opening June 5 with a ribbon cutting by the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce. A descendent of the Nichols’ family, known for their stewardship of the Owl Cafe in its early years, Pateritsas, shown snipping the ribbon…
It looked pretty darn good for Bennett Rash going into the toss-off round of the 31st annual Mullet Toss on St. George Island Saturday. The Franklin County native had thrown for 121 feet in the adult round, five feet better than the two other qualifiers, Florida State University student Julian Guerra and Kolton Lawson. So…
Hi Y’all, Memorial Day was a beautiful day. Camp Gordon Johnston American Legion Post 82, in Lanark had a ceremony on Monday, May 29. It was bittersweet for it was as it should be, a day of memorial. Our country’s red, white and blue was displayed everywhere. Many veterans and friends gathered to honor those…
Michael David Turner II, a 2011 graduate of Franklin County High School, was pinned as a radiology technician at a May 4 graduation ceremony from Gulf Coast State College. Turner, who earned an associate of science degree with honors, also received the Outstanding Radiology Student Award. He was among 17 students to graduate, and later…
The Apalachicola High School Class of 1973, the first class to graduate from the “new” school, will host its 50th class reunion on Saturday, June 17. The reunion will be from 5 to 10 p.m. at Apalachicola Masonic Lodge #76 F & AM, at 3 Chestnut Street in Apalachicola. BYOB, but bottled water and sodas…
They didn’t win it all, but with a Final Four appearance, and a loss to the eventual Class 1A state champion, it was a pretty darn good year. Coach Ray Bailey celebrated the Seahawks’ 20-8 season, and district and regional titles, with a banquet at the high school May 31. Named as Offensive Player of…
In the three years since it began during the Covid crisis, the Forgotten Coast Performing Arts studio in Apalachicola has been a worthy successor to the decades-long dance program started and sustained by the late Pam Nobles. Last month, the dancers showed how they have come into their own, bringing to life a technically sound…
The weather is heating up on the Forgotten Coast. How do you plan to enjoy this summer weekend? Mullet toss on the island Saturday The annual St. George Island Mullet Toss, sponsored by the Blue Parrot Oceanfront Cafe, will be this Saturday, June 10, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the beach behind the…
It was a great year for Franklin County softball, with a 19-9 record and a sixth-place ranking in Florida Class 1A, and the team celebrated it May 31 with a banquet at St. James Bay. Dining on fried fish and shrimp, and all the trimmings, the middle school, junior varsity and varsity teams and their…
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