More than 400 pounds of fresh produce was delivered to a home in Holley by the Sea Friday, March 6. From there, about two dozen Navarre women filed in from every direction to grab Ikea bags filled with organically grown cabbage, artichokes, carrots, strawberries, mushrooms and more.
The Emerald Coast Community Band donated $1,382, the money raised from its holiday concert, to Covenant Hospice. The money will benefit programs such as bereavement services, children’s support programs, spiritual support services and charity care. Covenant Hospice accepts patients regardless of ability to pay. In 2014, the organization provided more than $1.7 million in care for uninsured or under-insured patients facing a terminal illness.
Amnesty Day, which offers south Santa Rosa County residents the opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste at no charge without having to drive to the central landfill in Milton, is scheduled for Saturday, March 21 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Santa Rosa County South Side Service Center located at 5819 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Midway. Amnesty Day is not a recycle day, but a special day for disposal of household hazardous waste.
For 2 ½ years, Nicole Gunter wanted backyard chickens. After learning about the 4-H Club in Milton at the Santa Rosa County Fair, she started raising chickens and a year later her backyard pets won Best of Show and Best in Breed at the fair.
Betsy Dale Adams will sign copies of her investigative book “Immunity From Justice, Pat’s Story,” on Sunday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Navarre Chop House.
A hard-working, devoted husband and father of three from the small community of Holley, just north of Navarre, was named Civilian of the Year for his classification category during Eglin Air Force Base’s Feb. 13 annual award ceremony.
It’s no secret that the south end of the county isn’t pedestrian friendly, and a recent survey underscored residents’ concerns about safety along U.S. 98.
