The National Weather Service in Mobile reported that Pensacola and Mobile recorded their wettest month in history April 2014, thanks mostly to the April 29 storm that dropped about two feet of rain the area. However, since then, the area in June experienced a below average amount of precipitation. According to NWS, the area experienced 3.26 inches of precipitation in June, which was less than half of the average amount of 6.60 inches.
A report released late last month by Florida Realtors generally showed an increase in the number of single family homes sold in May when compared to last year but a decline in sales in the condo and townhouse market. May is the third consecutive month with the same sales trend.
A family from Quitman, Arkansas, participated July 4 in the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park’s newest animal encounter, “Discover Reptiles.” Rob and Alicia Hicks and their eight-year-old son Kyle Williamson got to go behind the scenes with Senior Aquarist Graham Northrup from Navarre and Gulfarium’s curator of fish and invertebrates Allen McDowell.
Based on the budget, the July 4 fireworks display on Navarre Beach should have lasted about 12 minutes, but fireworks company representatives had planned to stage the show in such a way that spectators would get at least 20 minutes of “oohs and aahs.” But due to a firing mishap during the show, crews continued to send shells skyward nearly 90 minutes after the show began at 9 p.m.
Despite the fact that most fireworks are illegal in Florida, local residents and visitors supplemented professional public displays with their own shows, and that meant a few busy nights for local firefighters.
Born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Norm Crowder, an only, and, spoiled child – ask his wife – grew up in Woodridge, Virginia where he attended Garfield High School;
Hundreds of participants flooded South Shoreline Park June 28 and 29 for Gulf Breeze Sertoma Club’s 24th Annual Family Fishing Rodeo. Many of the anglers were children, and some of them earned a free rod & reel for completing a “how-to” course on fishing.
Locals who were in the area after Hurricane Ivan in 2005 remember all too well the post-storm communications blackout. In such situations, amateur radio operators become a crucial link between communities and emergency management officials. County commissioners honored the vital part they play during disasters with a proclamation June 26.
All candidates for fire commissioner at Holley-Navarre Fire District and Midway Fire District won election earlier this month because only one candidate qualified for each of the available seats.
