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🌱 Meet the volunteers Apalachicola just honored for keeping our community thriving

Apalachicola, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi there, Apalachicola! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the volunteers Apalachicola just honored for keeping our community thriving
  • What the Sand Beach Road wildfire and burn ban mean for you

Also on today's calendar: Apalachicola Farmers' Market and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• In honor of volunteers (franklincounty.news) — Local volunteers who keep Apalachicola and Franklin County running smoothly were recently honored during the Apalachicola Boat and Car Show. The Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce and the city recognized community leaders from Eastpoint, county beautification efforts, and the city’s parks committee for their year-round service.
   

• Sand Beach Road wildfire contained (franklincounty.news) — A wildfire in the Sand Beach Road area of the Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area is now over 50% contained, with no homes currently in danger. Fire crews and local volunteers have ringed the blaze with fire lines, but Franklin County’s burn ban remains in effect, and deputies have already cited one person for violating it.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Panama City

  • Panama City announces restart of school zone safety program (mypanhandle.com)
  • Bay Chamber: First Leadership Bay Alumni Reunion in 30 Years (mypanhandle.com)
  • FSU InSPIRE offers AI courses to Gulf Coast K-12 teachers (mypanhandle.com)

Crawfordville

  • Local artist set to perform at Relay for Life of the Big Bend fundraiser this Saturday (wctv.tv)

Ok Apalachicola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Apalachicola

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