The Loss of a Leader

City officials, staff and the entire Apalachicola community are sadden by the loss of Jimmie J. Nichols our former Mayor, leader and friend.

Nichols served the citizens of Apalachicola faithfully as an elected municipal official for a number of years.

First elected to the Apalachicola city council as a commissioner in 1955, during his term as city commissioner he received the appointment of mayor following the resignation of then Mayor Cory Henderson.

In 1971, he made a successful run for mayor and again in 1975 and in 1987, all totaled he served four terms as mayor of the historic city of Apalachicola.

From Left to Right: Former Apalachicola Mayor Jimmie Nichols, Jim Woodruff, Sr.,
and Congressman Bob Sikes during the 1958 Harbor Day Celebration in Apalachicola.
Photo courtesy of the Florida State Archives, photographer Karl E. Holland.
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As Mayor, in the late 50's Nichols presented Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield with a 2-ton anchor in support of a channel to Atlanta.

In addition to his public service, he was a local business owner, and a real estate broker, owning Jimmie J. Nichols Realty, Inc.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00AM Monday, August 24 at the Trinity Episcopal Church.

In honor of our former Mayor, flags will be ordered flown at half-staff throughout the city on August 24 the day of the service.