May 25, 2017
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics trains to lead, build partnership in Jordan
Explosions reverberate throughout the city, and rapid gunfire echoes off the stucco buildings as a joint nation special operations force fast-ropes onto a three-story building to infiltrate the hostile city.
May 25, 2017
You’re not a dog
One of the most profound quotes I’ve ever read on Pinterest was: “Do not reward yourself with food; you’re not a dog.”
May 25, 2017
Should you get a prostate screening test?
Prostate cancer, which affects 11.6 percent of men in the United States at some point in their lives, has actually shown a drop in the number of cases by an average of 5.8 percent each year over the last 10 years. Death rates also have been falling, 3.4 percent on average each year, according to the National Cancer Institute.
May 25, 2017
County to woo more retailers to Navarre
Navarre could eventually be the site of new high-end grocers such as Whole Foods and The Fresh Market if the county successfully expands its fledgling economic development incentives for national retailers as Shannon Ogletree envisions.
May 25, 2017
Red tape commandos fight for vets’ benefits
The daunting hodgepodge of forms and documents required to obtain some financial and medical benefits for military veterans has driven up requests for help in Santa Rosa by double digits in the past five years.
May 25, 2017
Courthouse costs mount as site debate drags on
For nearly 20 years Santa Rosa County has been arguing the point of creating a new courthouse, and that delay has been costing the county millions.
May 25, 2017
Tourism board cuts event funding by half
Following spike in grant applications, the county Tourism Development Council (TDC) took a hard line stance on requirements to receive their funds, cutting event grant spending in half.
May 25, 2017
Lies, cover-ups, projection and deceptions
Holley-Navarre Water Department board member, Robert Coley, didn’t tell the truth when he said he was not planning on resigning the Holley-Navarre Water System Board of Directors.
May 25, 2017
Local ‘Love Your Neighbor’ advocate lands national award nomination
Last Friday night Michelle Abrams was surprised to find out she had been chosen as one of 25 finalists for the nation-wide Portrait of a Hero contest put on by Culver’s.
May 25, 2017
Grants expanded for college students
Summer school just got a whole lot sweeter, at least for college students.