Sep 17, 2015
Utility board blindsided by surcharge
The South Santa Rosa Utility board of directors didn’t know that a 3- percent surcharge will be imposed on its water and sewer customers until after the Gulf Breeze City Council tentatively approved the levy in August.
Sep 17, 2015
Ducks and turtles targeted with BP spill funds
The ducks, geese and turtles living in the pond at Navarre Park weren’t threatened by the BP oil spill that polluted the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, but now the financial compensation from that tragedy may eliminate their habitat.
Sep 17, 2015
Fire departments seek new ‘Jaws of Life’
When the Navarre Beach Fire Department tried to demonstrate its emergency equipment to extricate passengers pinned in wrecked cars a couple of years ago, their so-called “Jaws of Life” failed.
Sep 17, 2015
Bezos’ space company to build, launch rockets in Florida
Cape Canaveral, Fl. – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is shipping his space business to Florida.
Sep 10, 2015
Lost in translation
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — Watching cartoons on Saturday morning is an American pastime almost every adult can trace back to their childhood, feigning nostalgia.
Sep 10, 2015
Guardsman who died in crash to be buried at Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. — A Louisiana National Guardsman killed in a helicopter crash whose family’s request that he be buried at Arlington National Cemetery was initially denied will be laid to rest there.
Sep 10, 2015
Hundreds of military families urged to leave Turkey
Hundreds of U.S. military families are urged to leave southern Turkey amid new concerns about safety, a defense official said Thursday.
Sep 10, 2015
Teddy Bear event advances awareness, funds for pediatric cancer
More than 10,000 children in the United States below the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer this year. According to the American Childhood Cancer Organization, it is a leading cause of death in children, only exceeded by the number of accidental deaths that occur between the ages of 4 -14.
Sep 10, 2015
Owner of missing cobra cited for delaying escape report
Orlando, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the owner of a king cobra that escaped an Orlando home last week is being cited for not immediately reporting it.
Sep 10, 2015
Tiger Point Golf neighbors wary of lease
As the City of Gulf Breeze nears a handoff of Tiger Point Golf Club to an Orlando management company that will lease it, homeowners near the facility are wary.