There’s no polite way to put this; Frankie may not be the brainiest bird in the coop. But the homing pigeon is home now, having flown 1,389 miles back to Albuquerque, New …
Will Rogers died in a plane crash on August 15, 1935, near Point Barrow, Alaska. On August 16, 1935, in New York City, Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers recorded “I Want to Be a Cowboy’s …
COVID-19 is a virus, and like a great many other viruses, the damage that it does is due to the body’s reaction to it: inflammation. The symptoms well-known to the general population – shortness …
It began its life with us as a normal blue car.That summer, my family packed up the blue car and off we went for our vacation. I was a teenager, and we were headed to Yellowstone National Park. A …
I felt I must write a response to the Doyings of Virginia (See May 6 Times “Don’t scrub headstones to …
First, we would like to thank you for your excellent reporting job in helping us to keep up with …
The 2021 Legislative session has come to an end with the ceremonial drop of the hankie for “Sine …
I stood in line behind a young lady at the “Just Love Coffee Café” in Nolensville, Tennessee, …
Responding to recent articles in The Star regarding student loans and proposals to “forgive” …
There are tremendous advantages to growing up in a small town. For one thing, it doesn’t take …
Your loved one or friend suffers from chronic depression, and you’d do anything for them. But sometimes you wonder if you’re doing more harm than good.Besides feeling as if almost everything you …
Apalachicola resident Dot Hill got a big surprise last week, a party for her 90th birthday.Hill, daughter …
Watering the lawn has not been on anyone's list lately. The ample, if not excessive, rain has placed a …
Proud parents Roger Dale Mathis II and Samantha Fortunas Mathis, of St. George Island, are happy to …
History is replete with stories of sages. These individuals have attained wisdom far beyond the …
Franklin County celebrated Easter in fine fashion, with everything from an Easter egg hunt at the …
Editor’s note: The following is a story by Kermit Brown, a native Floridian whose mother’s ancestors came to North Florida in the late 1700s. His father’s people arrived in the 1840s. …
When you think about the Apalachicola Area Historical Society, do you think “Oh yeah, they run the …
Jim Barfield, retired judge and descendant of Apalachicola’s Flatauer family, will read from his book …
The cicadas are coming and, yes, by the billions! The Cicadoidea superfamily dates back 250 million …
So what is better than a photographic artist? An artistic photographer who turns playwright to the …
With the exception of Ben Turpin, who died suddenly at the breakfast table, first on Friday and …
Franklin County’s steadily improving unemployment picture took a nose dive last month, rising by nearly one-half of 1 percentage point while the labor force shrank. According to preliminary …
Ok, so Santa Claus isn’t arriving on a shrimp boat on Friday. It’s not the Jolly Old …
"Hey I'm not complainin' 'cause I really need the work Hittin' up my buddy's …
"They're out there having fun in that warm California sun." - From …
