Judie seemed surprised that I was surprised that she wasn’t raised on a ranch when she said she was born in Grand Forks, N.D., but that was because she didn’t know this city boy thought anybody born in cowboy and Indian country grew up ranching.
Residents curious about what Santa Rosa County is purchasing have a new avenue, as Donald C. Spencer, Santa Rosa Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, recently announced that a monthly vendor check register, dating back to October 2011, is now available for public viewing online.
A social worker described as an advocate, surrogate parent and mentor for youth in foster care, Gulf Breeze’s Caprice Blizzard is the recipient of the Florida Department of Children and Families’ Visionary Award for exceptional efforts on behalf of the department’s clients.
PACE – Magi Linscott, a student at Pace High School and a Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) youth advocate, was recently named the winner of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Southern Region Youth Advocate of the Year Award.
Imani Hornsby is no stranger to travel. Her stepfather is in the Air Force and Hornsby has spent her childhood moving to duty stations across the United States and throughout the world. She even speaks, reads and writes Japanese after living in Okinawa, Japan.
A ceremonial marker for fallen heroes at the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office remains without the first name engraved in honor of a county officer slain in the line of duty. However, all law enforcement officers form a brotherhood, and that idea is not lost on local officers.
Navarre resident Deborah Berry and Gulf Breeze’s Karen Tilton were among those graduating and receiving recognition for excellence during last week’s Northwest Florida State College’s Nursing Program pinning ceremony.
