Raiders on Campus: Wright earns all-conference recognition
Dante Wright didn’t get a chance to play many football games this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But when he was on the field, he made his presence felt.
Month: December 2020
Pets rock the Christmas finery
Readers were asked to submit Christmas photos of their pets.
Here are some of the those photos.
Court: Firms in bankruptcy blocked from PPP loans
In a Florida case that could have broader implications, a federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a U.S. Small Business Administration decision that prevents businesses from receiving Paycheck Protection Program loans if they are in bankruptcy proceedings.
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Williamson, who sided with Gateway Radiology Consultants, a Pinellas County medical practice that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019 and sought a $527,710 loan under the Paycheck Protection Program.
State adds 24,000 jobless claims as Trump ponders relief bill
Florida’s unemployment agency awaits a decision by President Donald Trump about the latest federal-stimulus package, which could provide $300 a week in assistance after Christmas to jobless residents.
Congress passed the long-sought $900 billion COVID-19 relief package this week, teeing it up for action by Trump.
Water System plans to protest county’s decision
Portraying proposed changes to the Santa Rosa County comprehensive land-use plan as a significant threat to potable water safety and supply, the Holley-Navarre Water System board of directors decided at their December monthly meeting to intensify the utility’s opposition campaign.
]The proposed land-use amendment would permit borrow pit expansion, which was requested by some pit owners.
Photo of the Day
This photo of Navarre Beach was taken from the pier by Richard and Joanne Ilkka of Minnesota earlier this year.
Kelly earns MVP honors at all-star game
Blitzing wasn’t supposed to be part of the deal. This was, after all, an all-star game.
But when the West squad blitzed in the second half, the East did the same. And that opened the door for Navarre’s Grady Kelly to go after the quarterback, something he specializes in considering he is the all-time leader in sacks at Navarre.
Joint utility set to fight for water protection
Fairpoint Utility, the collective of water utilities for south Santa Rosa County, announced a new strategy for stopping repeal of water well protections.
A press release issued Dec. 22 addresses a vote by the board of county commissioners (BCC) Dec. 10 to repeal a section of the Comprehensive Plan that would allow expansion of a borrow pit and vegetation dumping over the wells that supply water to all of south Santa Rosa.
Bridge toll battle goes to appeals court
Bondholders have gone to a state appeals court as they seek to force the Florida Department of Transportation to pay damages because of lost toll revenues on a long-controversial Panhandle bridge.
Sassy parrot dials up neighborhood drama
On sunny days, ladies strolling along the sidewalk of Harvest Village Court are frequently greeted with wolf whistles from the front porch of one residence.
The unscrupulous flirt is Pretty Boy, an African gray parrot and favorite feathered family member of the Salas household.