Nine ghosts rose from the dead at Chestnut Cemetery Saturday night. Portrayed by local actors and elected officials, the twice yearly Ghost Walk, sponsored by the Apalachicola Area Historical Society, drew about 250 visitors, and raised more than $1,650 to help in the restoration of the historic cemetery. Included in that total were about $250…
I stood in line behind a young lady at the Just Love Coffee Café in Nolensville, Tennessee, trying to get a better look at the tattoo running down her left forearm without looking like I was trying to get a better look at the tattoo running down her left forearm! It was a hunting dog….
When you think about the Apalachicola Area Historical Society, do you think Oh yeah, they run the Raney House Museum? I was asked this question and decided it was time to talk to the community about the historical society. In January we began the third year of our monthly Spring Speaker series, which runs from…
Both the Franklin County baseball and softball teams advanced in post-season play Tuesday night, and for the boys on the diamond, it was especially sweet. Kevin Coxs Seahawks tallied a dramatic 5-4 win in the district semifinals against rival Port St. Joe, on the Tiger Sharks’ home field. This marked the first time Franklin County…
Apalachicolas Independence Eve celebration in Riverfront Park, cancelled last year due to COVID-19, is coming back. Apalachicola Main Street said this week that the celebration will be back this summer, although somewhat scaled back from previous years. “A plan for COVID precautions is under development,” said Director Augusta West. Live music, food trucks, a veterans…
TALLAHASSEE — With Democrats likening the measure to Jim Crow-era practices aimed at keeping Black people from voting, the state Senate on Monday passed an elections package that would make it harder for Floridians to cast ballots by mail. A single Republican — Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg — crossed party lines to join Senate…
Watering the lawn has not been on anyone’s list lately. The ample, if not excessive, rain has placed a temporary hold on this necessary task to maintain most home lawns and landscapes. It is true the spring weeds are enjoying the liquid bounty supplied from above. Flowerbeds and gardens have new residents peeking through the…
The Class 1A District 4 Softball Tournament begins today at Wewahitchka High School with semifinal games at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. CST and the Championship game is set for 6 p.m. CST Friday. In the April 29 semifinal games #2 seed Liberty County plays #3 seed Bozeman at 4 p.m., and in the 7…
What drove a 4-year-old male red wolf to leave St. Vincent Island and swim to the mainland can only be surmised. Perhaps it was the excitement of the weekend, or a nagging curiosity, a feral drive towards a mysterious something out there he had to find. Perhaps it was his knowing that a 7-year-old female…
The first bit of story telling I can remember was about a dog and a bone. This wayward hound was crossing over a small stream on an equally small bridge (the Childcraft book had pictures) carrying a bone in his mouth. Mother read how the dog saw his own reflection and, greedy for the other…
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