Apalachicola News

The Florida Seafood Festival board of directors is seeking all young ladies interested in vying for the prestigious title of Ms.

As debate intensifies, county commissioners have scheduled a June 21 workshop to discuss the future of primary health care in Carrabelle.

The Bay Medical Blood Center would like to say a special thank you to everyone who donated blood June 29 in Apalachicola and July 1 in Carrabelle.

There is no convenient way to get here. "You gotta want to come here," says owner Jim McNeill.

Saturday, of course, is the fourth of July but many government offices will be closing a day early for the holidays.

PRODUCE Make merry with berries Beare's Berries, an organic blueberry farm owned and managed by Lord Richard and Nikke Beare, has been designated 'Certified Naturally Grown' and is open for the picking public's pleasure.

Progress Energy Florida's customers will get a chance to comment on a proposed $500 million annual rate increase at a series of public hearings.

Last weekend, when it was hot, I mean really hot, it was our turn to give some grad students who live at FSU's Alumni Village a ride to church.

The City of Apalachicola 2008 Annual Water Quality Report is now available for review online at the City of Apalachicola website .

The parents and grandparents of Heather Fasbenner are proud to announce her upcoming marriage to Corey Maxwell.

Members of the Apalachicola Historical Society enjoy a party after a tour of a historic home that was restored by owners Bill and Lynn Wilson Spohrer.

Before the week is out, Governor Charlie Crist must make a decision on the most watched bill of the legislative session.

ST. GEORGE ISLAND, Fla. -- The closest Ozzie had ever come to a body of water like this was three summers ago, when he splashed around in the cool, clear waters of 650-acre Hulbert Lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Reductions in the flow of the Apalachicola River have far-reaching effects that could prove detrimental to grouper and other reef fish populations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Florida State University study that may provide new ammunition for states engaged in a nearly two-decade water war.

Suspected serial killer Gary Michael Hilton is now being linked to a Central Florida murder.

The Franklin County Commission will hold an afternoon meeting today. The board will meet at 5 o'clock instead of 9 this morning, something they plan to do once every three months so that working people can more easily attend meetings.

The Blue Parrot Restaurant held its 18th annual test of mullet aerodynamics on Saturday.

June 12, 2009 - 2:47 PM The Franklin County Food Pantry is happy to announce that the recent US Mail Carrier Food Drive was a huge success, thanks to the Mail Carriers in Apalachicola and Eastpoint.

The director of The Apalachee Center says the Apalachicola facility, which offers psychiatric services at affordable rates to area residents, could double the number of clients they serve.

The Apalachicola State Bank has unveiled plans for a new bank, to rise by next spring on the site of the old one at Avenue E and Market Street.