The Northwest Florida Water Management District announced Feb. 13 more than $1.2 million in grant funds will flow to Santa Rosa County communities to support water supply development projects, and nearly $350,000 is heading to the City of Gulf Breeze to help fund construction of an elevated water storage tank.
At last Monday’s meeting, Gulf Breeze councilmembers gave up their seats to slightly younger counterparts. Instead, eighth graders got a unique opportunity to lead the meeting as part of a program designed to reward students who show leadership skills.
The stigma attached to online dating is wearing off. Websites and apps including OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, Match and eHarmony are changing the way we meet our significant others.
Hartford, Conn. (AP) — Worried about the groom getting cold feet? There’s an insurance policy for that.
With the cost of the average American wedding reaching about $26,000, insurers have been selling a growing number of policies to protect against losses from extreme weather, illness and, in one firm’s case, even a sudden change of heart.
An ancient tradition was brought to life as the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society opened two wood-fired kilns full of pottery Saturday at the Woodstoke Pottery and Kiln Festival in Holley.
Formally known as Think Pink Navarre, the Pink Pirates are prepping for a head-shaving event called “The Bald and the Beautiful,” with a goal of raising money and awareness for breast cancer.
In 2009 former Florida Governor Charlie Christ signed into law a significant increase in annual motor vehicle registration fees. There is now wide spread support to reverse that action. Senator Joe Negron (R-Stuart) filed legislation last fall, proposing a reduction in those annual fees. So far the bill has passed two out of three committees without the first nay vote.
A report released last week by Florida Realtors® showed housing sales in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent MSA, which includes Santa Rosa and Escambia counties, outpaced sales in other northwest Florida locations stretching as far as Panama City.
Navarre CERT will host a Community Emergency Response Team training March 21-23 and March 28-30. It is open to adults and teens of at least 14 years of age.
