Mar 16, 2017
Teacher complaints derail plan to extend school day
A plan to extend the school day by 30 minutes next year has been put on hold because of negative reaction from teachers, Santa Rosa school Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick says.
Mar 9, 2017
Support groups offered for grandparents raising grandchildren
Grandparents raising grandchildren is more common than people realize.
Mar 9, 2017
Program kindles conservation interest among Florida kids
Seven years ago the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission launched a program to generate interest in the outdoors among youth in the state and establish within them a lifelong love for fish and wildlife conservation.
Mar 9, 2017
Bring down the hammer
Eglin Air Force Base -Fishing boats equipped with makeshift machine guns and weapons to resemble ‘pirate boats’ invaded the area by the Midbay Bridge between Niceville and Destin Feb. 6.
Mar 9, 2017
Let’s get SUPER
Getting fit is a super idea! One of the best ways to do that is with what we fitness folks call “Supersets.” A superset is a fancy way of making you do more than just one exercise at a time. However, that extra work is for a purpose!
Mar 9, 2017
What is a superfood?
Superfood. That word gets tossed around quite a bit, doesn’t it? It almost seems as if it’s applied to every food these days, in fact. I used to roll my eyes at the term because I believed that these foods aren’t so much super as they are just actually what we were supposed to be eating in the first place! So, no they don’t “reduce the chances of cancer,” they just don’t CAUSE cancer like so many of our food-like products do these days.
Mar 9, 2017
No holds barred in pier dispute
The legal dispute among partners who manage the Navarre Beach Pier has them hurling allegations at each other over nearly everything but the kitchen sink –and who’s in charge of that is even in doubt.
Mar 9, 2017
Robbery spree ends with teen in prison
A month-long robbery spree that began in Navarre and ran through Santa Rosa and Escambia counties ended in a sentence of 25 years in state prison for Lonnie Locks, 19, after he pleaded guilty March 2 and 3.
Mar 9, 2017
Hurricane-damaged house riles beach neighbors
Just one lot short of Gulf Islands National Seashore there is a brick-and-concrete home at 7315 Gulf Boulevard.
Mar 9, 2017
Commissioners at odds on need for pier master plan
County Commission Chairman Rob Williamson has a vision of what the Navarre Beach pier should look like in coming years.