News Archive

“One hundred years ago, 1879, was the last U.S. continental coast to coast total solar eclipse,” said Dr. Wayne Wooten, astronomer and newly retired astronomy professor from Pensacola State College (PSC).

Through the centuries, little research has been done on animal behavior during solar eclipses, but what little data and anecdotal information is out there paints a weird picture.

Americans who wish to bring home a furry friend are faced with a multitude of choices. Fluffy the Norwegian forest cat might come from a close friend burdened by debt. Teddy the poodle may be found at a recommended breeder, and Fido the mutt just might jump into your arms from the pens at a county shelter.

In one case, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers responded to a boating accident in which a rented personal watercraft struck a swimmer in the head.

For mature veterans like me who associate military base exchanges mostly with the ones in Vietnam that featured unrefrigerated cases of beer stacked on wooden pallets, a surprising new benefit is dawning.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teamed up with the Navarre Navy Junior ROTC unit July 27 to help with the Cram the Van project.

Recently I attended a health and fitness conference and I was blown away by the simplicity of the phrase that is my headline today. The speaker was talking about how the home is the center of health, which is absolutely true – in many ways. I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit as we all prepare to send our littlest ones back to school in the next few weeks. The home is the center of health in three key areas.

Jackie Ellen Passmore of Milton was convicted of aggravated manslaughter of a disabled adult at jury trial in the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County Aug. 3, according to a press release from state attorney Bill Eddins.

Major Christopher Watson of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office was one of 30 criminal justices executives who graduated Aug. 4 from Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) Executive Leadership Seminar in Tallahassee. The graduates in Class Five serve in leadership roles and represent criminal justice agencies from across the state, according to an FDLE press release.

Santa Rosa County’s impending quest for an outside economic development consultant will lead officials into a nationwide network of highly paid advisors who often work for both local governments and the companies they seek to recruit as new employers.