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06/09/2026

06/08/2026

An earthquake off of Cuba Monday afternoon was felt hundreds of miles away in Florida, including St. George Island.

The magnitude 6.1 quake, which occurred at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, happened about 73 miles northwest of western Cuba.

The quake was estimated to have occurred 21 miles below the Gulf, but no tsunami was expected in Florida or Cuba.

The Orlando Sentinel reported that “people in downtown Orlando, Winter Park, Davenport and Walt Disney World said on social media that they felt it. So too did people in Cape Coral, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa”

Oyster Radio received one report of a house shaking on St. George Island, just minutes after the quake occurred – before the US Geological Survey announced that the quake had happened.

06/08/2026

If you would like the training you need to help in the community after a disaster, the Franklin County CERT team is looking for you.

C. E. R. T. stands for Community Emergency Response Team.
It is a training program that prepares you to help yourself, your family, and your neighbors in event of disasters like hurricanes or Tornadoes or even if you are the first person at the scene of an accident.

CERT training also includes basic search and rescue and basic triage to help emergency responders.

There are no skill requirements to join.

You can find our more details and get signed up by contacting Jennifer Daniels at [email protected].

You can also get more information at the Franklin County CERT page.

https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCERT/

Non-profit organisation

06/08/2026

The Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce is looking for sponsors for this year’s July 3rd fireworks show and celebration in Downtown Apalachicola.

This year’s event will include live music, family-friendly activities, and a variety of local food vendors—many of them not-for-profit organizations supporting meaningful causes.

The day will end with an outstanding firework display over the Apalachicola River.

This event depends on raising $30,000 for the fireworks show.
It is the event’s single largest expense.

Sponsorships of the event range from America 250 sponsors for 250 dollars to Stars and Stripes sponsors for 1100.00.

Sponsors get name recognition with their names on sponsor signs, shout-outs on Facebook and on the Chamber website as well as access to the Sponsor Tent, which will house the beverages and BBQ provided to our sponsors.

The Sponsor tent will also have a courtyard facing the Fireworks show for all the sponsors to sit and enjoy the show and the concerts on the main stage.

If you would like to have your business highlighted this year, you need to sign up soon.

Anyone who would like to sponsor the event or get more information should call the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce at 850-653-9419 or e-mail them at [email protected]

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06/08/2026

Commercial Apalachicola Bay (AB) Endorsement Renewal Information
The final date to renew Commercial Apalachicola Bay (AB) Endorsements for the October 2026 harvest season is June 30, 2026.

To renew their AB Endorsement, harvesters must update their annual Shellfish Harvester Training and renew their Special Products License (SPL) in their FWC CLS account.

The Shellfish Harvester Training can be viewed online or at the FDACS Shellfish Center at 260 Dr. Frederick Humphries Street in Apalachicola on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

https://learningmyfwc.remote-learner.net/login/index.php

Harvesters will not receive notice of the status of their renewal until after June 30, 2026.

If you have questions about your Commercial AB Endorsement renewal, please call the FWC Division of Marine Fisheries Management oyster team at one of the phone numbers below:

Morgan Eason:
(850) 544-8893

Hannah Bleth:
(850) 755-7139

Grace Loonam:
(850) 755-7142

06/08/2026

Commercial Apalachicola Bay (AB) Endorsement Renewal Information

The final date to renew Commercial Apalachicola Bay (AB) Endorsements for the October 2026 harvest season is June 30, 2026.

To renew their AB Endorsement, harvesters must update their annual Shellfish Harvester Training and renew their Special Products License (SPL) in their FWC CLS account.

The Shellfish Harvester Training can be viewed online or at the FDACS Shellfish Center at 260 Dr. Frederick Humphries Street in Apalachicola on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

https://learningmyfwc.remote-learner.net/login/index.php

Harvesters will not receive notice of the status of their renewal until after June 30, 2026.

If you have questions about your Commercial AB Endorsement renewal, please call the FWC Division of Marine Fisheries Management oyster team at one of the phone numbers below:

Morgan Eason:
(850) 544-8893

Hannah Bleth:
(850) 755-7139

Grace Loonam:
(850) 755-7142

06/08/2026

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