November is Manatee Awareness Month and the state of the species is far better than it used to be, with Florida manatees now listed as threatened rather than endangered.
Staff Sgt. Kamyla Felder took a roundabout path to get to where she is now. After spending two years at Emory University in Atlanta studying international relations and Arabic, she decided she wanted something else.
I found it interesting when Jennifer Dantin mentioned some kids had never played in dirt in the adjacent article. While it seems hard to believe, it really isn’t. The world we live in these days is very clean and very busy. I was reminded, however, of a practice I heard about a few years ago that blew my mind.
Snack time and lunch are always exciting parts of the day for kids at school. Would it be shocking to hear that students at our schools are choosing salad for their lunch? Would it be even crazier to hear they are eating salad made from plants they had planted and harvested themselves?
Allegations that three of Fairpoint Regional Utility’s seven board members violated Florida’s Sunshine Law by meeting in private last month are under review by the State Attorney’s Office in Pensacola.
When David Piech threw his hat into the ring for District 4 County Commissioner early this month, he did not think of it as a career move. He said he honestly does not think of it as a job at all.
In September, the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners approved paying $80,000-$150,000 to consulting firm Matrix Design Group to create a District 4 Master Plan for the Navarre, Holley and Navarre Beach area. As development of that plan gets underway, the Navarre Press is taking a look at planning the future of Navarre.
