A decision by the Santa Rosa County Circuit Court that could doom the efforts of ARC of the Emerald Coast to support adults with special needs in Santa Rosa County has been pushed back to Jan. 6.
Hundreds volunteer during Santa Rosa County’s first Day of Service
Despite 90 degree heat, more than 700 volunteers of all ages stepped up to help their community Saturday, July 23, for the first Santa Rosa County Day of Service.
Emmett is coming up on his first birthday and doctors think he will likely need lifelong care, but he is improving every day. It is impossible to tell how much he will be able to recover as he still has considerable blood on his brain. He was blind, but it now appears he may be recovering some sight in one of his eyes. He was thought to be totally deaf, but it appears he may be hearing some sounds as he is very responsive and is making sounds of his own.
As Christmas approaches, several community churches have scheduled special services, live nativities and candlelight services to celebrate this holiest of holidays.
Earning a Master of Divinity and become an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church can take 10 years of study, work, paper writing and scrutiny.
Haley is a very pretty, shy young woman. She is a freshman in high school and especially loves reading and writing. She enjoys outdoor activities and bowling. She loves animals. She is also very active in her church youth group.
Last fall Dillion said his goal was to be adopted by the time school was out because he really wanted to be a part of a forever family. Unfortunately that never happened and now he lives in a nursing home.
As part of National Farm to City week, Nov. 18-24, the University of Florida/IFAS Extension Service partnered with Feeding the Gulf Coast and other area organizations to provide a complete holiday meal to 800 food insecure families in Santa Rosa and Escambia county Tuesday, Nov. 22.
