By WXTK News
Cape Cod State Rep Steven Xiarhos is receiving his first committee assignments.
The Fifth Barnstable District republican will serve as the ranking minority member on the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs and hold the same position on the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
He will also serve on the Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Elder Affairs committees.
A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature would pave the way for distressed parents to surrender newborn children through a box, but there is opposition to the idea.
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Volunteers deliver seniors Valentine s gifts
Special to the Times
Last week, Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County (ECCC) participants were greeted at their door by ECCC volunteers with a Valentine balloon from the Tabernacle of Faith International Ministries, a variety of magazines from the Apalachicola Margaret Key Library and bedding donated by The Gibson Inn and St. James Health and Rehabilitation Center.
The smiles were priceless and the conversations for the volunteers were full of wisdom and a hope for a better tomorrow. Thank you to all the donors and the volunteers.
ECCC encourages you to call the Elder Helpline, 866-467-4624, if you are over age 55 and are seeking accurate, unbiased information about federal, state, or local social health and human services. Advantage Aging Solutions, part of Department of Elder Affairs State of Florida: Area Agency on Aging, is the designated private non-profit entity that advocates, plans, coordinates, and funds a