Car burglaries fuel more crime
Crime rings stealing firearms and selling them on the black market for drugs sounds like something out of a movie, but it’s a reality hitting close to home.
Chamber location safe for now
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will remain at the Navarre Beach Visitor Information Center for the time being.
Medical marijuana in Gulf Breeze squeeze
The message from Gulf Breeze City Council to medical marijuana dispensaries: This town isn’t big enough for both of us.
Pride, doubts mix in vivid memories of Vietnam
It was the war he couldn’t wait to fight. Patrick McCrary wanted to be in Vietnam.
Kitten season taxes shelters
Vicki Hoff, manager of the Save Our Cats and Kittens (SOCKS) shelter in Fort Walton Beach, recently arrived at work one morning to find a box – wrapped in a garbage bag –sitting at the front door.
Efforts still being made to improve scallop population
While the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently restructured the season structure for recreational scalloping, the outlook for that opportunity opening up in Northwest Florida in the near future isn’t the brightest.
Chaplain candidates participate in internship
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi – About 20 years ago, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor placed his hands on a 7-year-old boy’s forehead. After a moment of reflection, he prophesied the boy would be a man of God. Today that boy is now 2nd Lt. William Hammond, an Air Force chaplain candidate completing his Master of Divinity.
Inspiration to go around
One of the coolest things about my job is that I get to be inspired by people who do cool things.
Williamson listening tour arrives in Navarre
Board of County Commissioners Chairman Rob Williamson continued his third annual listening tour with a July 12 meeting at the Navarre Beach Visitors Center.
Courthouse quest requires money and momentum
The proposed location for a new county courthouse on Avalon Boulevard is owned by a Pensacola businessman who is trying to roughly double his 2009 investment of $550,000 in the 19-acre site.












