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City of Apalachicola to Discuss Local Economy
The city of Apalachicola will hold a meeting this week to give serious thought to its economic future.
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Speed Limit Lowered in Apalachicola
The regulatory speed limit signs on US 98 from west of Airport Road to Jackie Whitehurst Street will be changed from 55 to 45 MPH beginning Friday, October 17th.
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Tour Group Coming to Apalachicola
The tour group will visit the "oyster capitol of the world" during the weekend of October 17-19. The tour is part of the Florida Humanities Council's cultural-heritage tourism program called the Gathering which ...
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Fifth Anniversary of Unsolved Homicide
Apalachicola has an unsolved mystery on its hands, and is looking for help. On Oct.
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Biggest Year Ever for Annual Estuary Day
Over 600 people attended the ninth annual Estuaries Day celebration held Sept. 26 at the offices of the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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ABC School to Host Visioning Meeting
The Apalachicola Bay Charter School will be holding a 'visioning' meeting on Monday, Oct.
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Edmiston to Direct State's Coastal Areas
Lee Edmiston, one of the region's key scientific voices on water issues in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint basin, has moved on to a post in Tallahassee overseeing management of Florida's more than four ...
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Money Questions Loom as Anchor Vacations Dissolves
The fate of tens of thousands of dollars in rental deposits and rent from the 2008 summer season is unknown after one of the largest Franklin County vacation rental firms abruptly closed its doors.
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GOP Political Signs Vandalized
Sometime between sunset Saturday, Sept. 27 and sunrise Sunday, Sept. 28 a number of McCain / Palin yard signs in the Apalachicola area were stolen, thrown into the street or otherwise defaced by person or ...
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Speed limit reduced on U.S. 98 west of Apalachicola
The regulatory speed limit signs on U.S. 98 from west of Airport Road to Jackie Whitehurst Street will be changed from 55 to 45 MPH Friday, Oct.
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County Says Farewell to Butch Baker
He's a career military man with a soft-spoken charm the county has grown to love over the last decade, who keeps a cool head during those times when it is most in demand.
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Deadline Nears for Master Naturalist Course
The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve announces the Florida Master Naturalist Uplands Habitat Course, to be held from Oct.
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Apalachicola Moves Halloween to Thursday
The city of Apalachicola has moved Halloween this year because it interferes with the Florida Seafood Festival.
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Nelson and Boyd ask Crist to help save Apalachicola
Kevin Spear of the Sentinel staff just field this report: The imperiled Apalachicola River urgently needs the Florida governora s attention, said U.S. Sen.
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Time to Get Your Flu Shot
The Franklin County Health Department is now providing flu shots to local residents.
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Carrabelle Food Pantry Seeks Donations
Carrabelle's new Food Pantry, located at the Carrabelle United Methodist Church, is asking for help in providing food for the poor in our community.
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FWC Cites Oyster Harvest Violators
On Sept. 13, while working in Apalachicola Bay, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officers Travis Huckeba and Don Walker performed a vessel inspection on a commercial oyster vessel in the Eleven-Mile area.
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Huge Yard Sale in Apalachicola Saturday
Clean out your closets, gather your treasures and join neighbors and local agencies for a huge community yard sale this Saturday, Oct.
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Apalachicola: More than oysters
The high-tech hedonism of Miami's South Beach. The perpetual carnival atmosphere at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando.
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Spaghetti Dinner Saturday Oct. 4
The St. Joseph Catholic Church Men's Club of Port St Joe will be hosting their annual Spaghetti dinner on Saturday evening, Oct.
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