Hi, I'm Benjamin! I am a 5- to 6-year-old hound. I have a
very calm demeanor and love affection. My favorite things are sniffing around
and getting treats. I am dog friendly and seem to do fine around cats as
well. I would make a wonderful addition to any home. Come by the shelter
to meet me and all my friends!
You'll find the Humane Society at 1007 10th street in Port St. Joe
Call: 850-227-1103
info@sjbhumanesociety.org
The
Gulf County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting donations for their annual
Christmas Toy Drive.
Through
this Friday, December 8th you can donate toys or cash to insure that
local children have a merry Christmas.
They are looking for toys for children from toddlers
to pre-teens with a focus on the elementary school aged children.
This year, they have well over 300 kids who need
toys.
You can take your donations to the Gulf County
Sheriff’s Office between 9 Am and 5 PM.
The sheriff’s office is located at 418
Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd. in Port St. Joe.
The City of Apalachicola is looking for business
members to take part in a business license study committee.
This is a temporary committee composed of seven
local business members.
The task of the committee is to recommend a revised
occupational classification system and rate structure for the city’s annual
Business License Tax.
The City is looking for applicants representing restaurants,
Retail Shops, Hotels/Vacation Rentals, Bars, Trades and Building, Non-Profits and
Business Professionals.
You do not need to be a business owner or property
owner. But you do need to be work in one of the business classifications.
The city is accepting applications until December 15th.
The committee will begin work in January and will continue
until the committee has developed a proposal and submitted it to the City
Commission.
It is expected to take 4-9 months.
To apply for the Business License Study committee,
please download the Candidate Application Form from www.cityofapalachicola.com
The
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will cut the commercial greater
amberjack annual catch limit and catch target for 2024.
They are taking the action
because too many greater amberjacks were caught this year and the action is needed
to protect the greater amberjack population.
The greater amberjack
population is currently considered overfished, which means the population size
is too low, and it is undergoing overfishing which means too many fish are being
harvested.
The latest report for 2023
Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack commercial landings indicates over 136
thousand pounds were harvested this year, which is over 35 thousand pounds more
than was allowed.
As a result, the 2024
annual catch limit is reduced from 101,000 pounds to just under 66 thousand
pounds and the annual catch target is reduced from about 94 thousand pounds to just
under 59 thousand pounds.
The harvest reduction
is effective for the 2024 commercial greater amberjack fishing season,
which opens on January 1st.
Franklin County provided over 128 pounds of peanut butter to
local food banks through this year’s Peanut Butter Challenge.
Each year University of Florida/IFAS faculty from across
Florida, in concert with the North Florida Peanut Producer’s Association,
conduct the Peanut Butter Challenge where they collect peanut butter which is
then given to food pantries across the state.
Collection sites are set up around the county; donation sites
this year included the
local libraries, schools and businesses.
Last year, Franklin County collected over a thousand pounds
of peanut butter, mainly because of a strong effort by kids at the Franklin
County School, which didn’t happen this year.
Statewide, the effort collected nearly 14 tons of peanut
butter, Santa Rosa County was the biggest collector with nearly a ton of peanut
butter.
Gulf County collected about 400 pounds of peanut butter,
while Wakulla County collected over 1600 pounds.
The food donations are very useful, especially this time of
year.
Franklin County ranks above the State average in the percent
of residents experiencing food insecurity and households with an income below
200% of the Federal Poverty Level.
If you have not yet gotten a flu shot– don’t
forget the immunizations are available at the local health departments, doctors’
offices and at local pharmacies.
The peak flu season runs from January to March, but some states,
including Florida, are already seeing high flu rates.
Health professionals recommend that everyone get a flu shot every year-
especially people with weakened immune systems or long-term health problems, as
well as pregnant women and residents of nursing homes or other chronic care
facilities.
Flu shots are also strongly recommended for children between the ages
of 6 months and 5 years.
If you’d like more information about the flu vaccinations,
stop by your local health department or talk to your primary care physician.
You can also call the health department in Apalachicola at
653 -2111 or in Port St. Joe at 227 1202.
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