Jan 7, 2016
Growth-management strategies meeting to address county schools
The Santa Rosa County School Board will conduct a workshop with the county commissioners at the Russell Center on the Locklin Technical Center campus Thursday, Jan. 21 at noon in order to discuss growth-management strategies for the Santa Rosa County School District. Last year in April, in order to solve problems caused by overcrowding within the school systems of Santa Rosa County, School Board Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick put forth a rezoning proposal for nine Pace area schools. However, in a narrow 3-2 vote, the school board rejected this proposal.
Jan 7, 2016
County will seek more time to restore beach
The local hospitality industry’s quest to delay the Navarre Beach restoration project may get inadvertent support from Sheila Fitzgerald, director of Santa Rosa County special projects and grants.
Jan 7, 2016
Mutts and their owners make model scouts
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP) — They go on camp outs. Earn merit badges. And sniff out good deeds.
Jan 7, 2016
Roads impacted by flooding in Blackwater River State Park
Heavy rain that drenched most of the area last week flooded two roads in the Blackwater River State Park in Holt.
Jan 7, 2016
New TLF now open at Hurlburt
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — The 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron new temporary lodging facility (TLF) is now open after a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 18, 2015.
Col. Sean Farrell, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, hosted the event for airmen and their families.
Jan 7, 2016
Maintaining the Force
Hurlburt Field, Fla., — As the sun sets over the flight line and most units have gone home for the night, maintenance airmen are attending roll call and issued their tools before making their way out to aircraft to begin their shift.
Jan 7, 2016
Start fresh and healthy
Late-night dinners; skipped breakfasts; hand in the candy jar. Maybe you gave your healthful habits a vacation. That’s pretty typical behavior this time of the year, and now your diet is suffering from a holiday hangover.
Jan 7, 2016
Up and At ‘em
Early risers have a more positive outlook on life and are more likely to succeed in their careers because they tend to be more proactive, university studies have found. However, night owls may be more alert 10 hours after awakening, compared to early birds, whose energy fades.
Jan 7, 2016
Tourism leaders seek delay in beach dredging
The cheapest price isn’t the best deal on the $15 million dredging project to renourish Navarre Beach this spring, area tourism leaders assert.
Jan 7, 2016
County seeks lease fees uncollected for years
The owners of condominium units at the Sugar Dunes complex in Navarre Beach have hired an attorney to investigate why the lease fees they have been paying for years aren’t being been received by Santa Rosa County officials.