The skimmer season is almost at its end. In just about two weeks most of the chicks found on the Navarre Beach Causeway will have migrated away from the popular nesting location for black skimmers and least turns.
“I’m a Southern lady,” Frances Dohn said, then laughed when I asked her if she grew up in the hills of South Carolina; city boy figures all those Carolina places are hill country.
Dozens of children squealed with delight while sliding down giant waterslides at the Midway Fire Department’s annual open house Aug. 16. The fun-filled event has been held for 30 years, but in recent years waterslides and kiddie pools were added to the activities, making it a splashy end-of-summer celebration.
Winds off East Bay gently whisper amid moss-draped oaks near historic Holley Point Cemetery, where a simple, white wood church once stood. In yesteryear the site, which also served as a school, was constantly abuzz with children playing after school and families enjoying Sunday dinner on the grounds. Now the property remains quiet and has been, mostly, forgotten.
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) experienced a major overhaul in 2012 and then again in 2014. Making sense of the changes is no easy task according to a coastal planning specialist with Florida Sea Grant.
When Billy Davis smiles or laughs, it’s real. Like his chuckles, laughter and smiles comes from his heart. Look close, and in your mind’s eye will see a toothy Jimmy Carter smile in those expressions.
In Santa Rosa County, roughly four out of every 10 people are living in poverty conditions. To address their unmet needs, Dr. Karen Barber, a school district administrator, and other community leaders are starting a nonprofit organization called Santa Rosa Bridges.
Property owners in northwest Florida are going to save some change if a budget proposal from the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) is adopted by its Governing Board in September. The tentative budget announced earlier this month by the organization proposes levying the roll-back millage rate of .039, which is less than the 0.04 rate assessed in the current year and 22 percent lower than the constitutional and statutory cap of 0.05.
