Moments after bombs were dropped April 16 by F-16s stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, local social media blew up with related reports of ground shaking as far away as northern Escambia County. The impact of the bombing was so strong it registered on seismic equipment at the main campus of Pensacola State College.
Two communities, Grant and Valkaria, officially became the incorporated town of Grant-Valkaria in 2006, making it Florida’s newest town. On April 12, the community celebrated the official opening of its new town hall during its annual picnic.
“Yes, I Pahk the Cah At Hahvahd Yahd,” chuckled David Harrigan when I said he sounded like he was from Boston, rather than Taunton, Massachusetts where he was born and raised.
More than 20 mothers brought their babies to the Midway Fire station last Wednesday morning to help film a commercial raising awareness for A Safe Haven for Newborns.
A year has passed since the bombings at the Boston Marathon last April that left three people dead and hundreds injured. But that tragedy isn’t keeping runners away from the race this year.
The 2014 Santa Rosa County Fair closed Saturday, and two Navarre area families brought home top prizes for their 4H poultry projects. The Gunter and Burger families’ success is even more amazing since this was their first year taking chickens to the fair.
Navarre incorporation proponents have hired a consultant from Cape Coral, Fla., to complete a feasibility study, which is another step in moving the community toward becoming a city. Citizens to Incorporate Navarre member Laurie Gallup said BJM Consulting was chosen because of their experience.
National Library Week is April 13 – 19 and libraries in Santa Rosa County are working to spread the word that libraries here change lives. The national theme is “Lives Changed @ Your Library.”
“Yes, I saw combat, but there’s not much to talk about,” said Bob Haney, when asked about war in Vietnam. “I got shot at, and I shot back … I dropped lots of mortar rounds on folks that might not have needed it …” his voice became muted.
The state’s longest yard sale, called “Flea Across Florida,” will take place Friday and Saturday along the U.S. 90 corridor, known as the Old Spanish Trail. The 272-mile sale route runs from Live Oak to Pensacola.
