Jan 4, 2018
Council on Aging makes holidays brighter for seniors
The holiday season was made a little brighter for senior citizens in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, thanks to the Christmas for Seniors Initiative.
Jan 4, 2018
Recreational options abound at Eglin
For more than 50 years, military land has been open to the public for outdoor recreational activities, and that includes the Eglin Air Force Base Reservation at Jackson Guard.
Jan 4, 2018
2nd CWSS cuts ribbon to new facility
Hurlburt Field – The 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron, an Air Combat Command tenant unit here, held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a new testing and training facility Dec. 19.
Jan 4, 2018
Finding the way: Special Tactics chief awarded Silver Star
Hurlburt Field – Their mission was to act as a blockade for a NATO ground operation tasked with clearing an insurgent safe haven. But what began as an ancillary tasking, ended with one Airman decimating the majority of enemy forces and saving his team from devastation.
Jan 4, 2018
Simple solutions to combat winter skin sensitivity
The winter season is here, and it’s important to get in the habit of taking care of your skin. Cold weather brings low humidity levels and dry air, which can suck the moisture from your skin, and without proper care, skin can become dry, cracked and irritated, causing discomfort.
Jan 4, 2018
Irma leaves Citizens Insurance with policy bloat
For Citizens Property Insurance, the ultimate goal is to go out of business.
Jan 4, 2018
Water works 101
Before 1970, residents of Holley used pitcher pumps for their water source. But a small group of Holley residents saw the need for potable water and stepped forward to form what is the Holley Navarre Water System. With funding from the Farmers’ Home Administration, they began laying the pipes to bring water into their homes.
Jan 4, 2018
Gulf Breeze shooting
Nolen Allen Childers, age 67 of Gulf Breeze, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 2, and charged with attempted second degree murder for reportedly shooting his neighbor Ralph Amick.
Jan 4, 2018
Gulf Breeze questions audit petitions
Unable to fend off a state audit of his city’s operations, Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser is casting doubt on the number of petitioners who requested the review.
Jan 4, 2018
Santa Rosa lobbies state for $18 million slice of the pie
With more than 2,500 bills already on the docket, Florida legislators will be back in the Capitol to duke it out Jan. 9 as the 2018 legislative session kicks off.