Outhouses; Heard tell that if the country folks whose facility it was, was bad poor, they had a one hole-er; but if they were just poor, they had a two-hole-er with the Sears catalog being the preferred medium for toilet paper, but if you run out, it was suggested that a corncob was a suitable replacement;
Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Michael Crews was in Milton last week, speaking out on department budget cuts and employee terminations. Crews fired 32 employees Sept. 19, triggering verbal attacks from Teamsters and further scrutiny of his beleaguered agency.
How tough was your last job interview? Holley Navarre Fire District put seven candidates through a rigorous interview process last week that included an agility test immediately followed by board-style interview. Firefighters showed up early Sept. 22 to Station 45 to test their mental and physical faculties in order to compete for one part time and one full time position.
Residents of Holley are signing a petition, urging the county to add playground equipment, restrooms and bleachers at Holley Ball Park. Currently the 3.5-acre park owned by the county and located on Bob Tolbert Road, has sparse accommodations, including a ball field, batting cages and one portable toilet.
County commissioners from Escambia and Santa Rosa joined forces to lobby the United States Senate, specifically Senator Bill Nelson, over a controversial amendment added to House Resolution 2954, Public Access and Lands Improvement Act that would prohibit the construction of a pass or channel through Santa Rosa Island.
Thelma Jiranek was in her 30’s when she decided to become a Spelunker – that’s those folks that explore caves … holes in the earth; deep and dark holes … caves … where bats and creepy crawlers live;
Dr. Karen Chapman, Director of the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County, has issued a rabies alert in response to three bats testing positive for rabies within the past 30 days in the same general area. The rabies alert, which went into effect on Wednesday, Sept. 17, is for 60 days.
This weekend two major events are taking place at the beach – The Navarre Beach Sand Sculpting Festival and Navarre Beach Fishing Rodeo. Those events are serving as a prelude to a monthlong celebration of the best October venues Santa Rosa has to offer during the 2014 Beaches to Woodlands Tour.
