According to the National Fire Protection Association, about half of home fire deaths are a result from fires reported between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when most are sleeping. So this year’s theme for the 2015 National Fire Prevention Week is “Hear the beep where you sleep,” encouraging people to install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of your home.
The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County will reopen its doors to serve the south Santa Rosa community on Nov. 3. The clinic, which has been closed due to heavy damage caused by the April 2014 flood, is located at 5840 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Gulf Breeze.
The Navarre Garden Club was awarded a National Certificate of Commendation by the National Garden Club, Inc. during its 86th Annual Convention in Louisville, Ky. The awards presented were for entries that reflected projects or activities that occurred during 2014, and the commendation was for the landscaping around the Blue Star Memorial Highway marker installed last year at the Navarre Park. Rachel Coggins, club president, accepted the award for the club at the recent District I meeting in Ft. Walton Beach.
The Springfest Steering Committee set a goal of selling 3,000 tickets before Sept. 30, 2015, to gauge interest, raise funds and move forward with a festival in downtown Pensacola.
No matter how few drivers exceed the speed limits on residential streets in the city of Gulf Breeze, that’s too many for the volunteer Traffic Calming and Enforcement Committee.
The Holley-Navarre Fire District hosted a celebration on Oct. 3 in honor of its 50 years of service to the Navarre community. The Open House was held at Station 45, located behind the Winn-Dixie shopping center.
For the 12th consecutive year, the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Santa Rosa County by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
A variety of festivals, art, history lectures and even an old-fashioned country fair highlight the second full weekend of the 2015 Beaches to Woodlands Tour of Santa Rosa County.
County tax collectors around the state of Florida are becoming alternative sites for residents to apply for or renew a state concealed weapon license under the direction of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The legislation to make this all possible was passed in 2014. This unique partnership allows tax collectors to receive applications, take fingerprints and photographs and send the information to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to process the request for a concealed weapon license.
