Julian Bond, a leading figure from the 1960s civil rights movement who served as chairman of the NAACP after a long career in politics, died Saturday in Fort Walton Beach, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75.
The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department and Humana will present the 2015 Pensacola Senior Games Sept. 7 through 20. Athletes 50 and older are invited to compete in 21 events including bocce, horseshoes, bowling, darts, track and field, tennis, swimming and more. First-timers and seasoned athletes are both welcome.
Florida Panhandle authorities say the two men responsible for shooting a wildlife officer during a violent struggle Friday also tried to repeatedly run him over with his patrol boat.
Gov. Rick Scott and cabinet members approved the purchase of the 165-acre Clear Creek/Whiting Field parcel in Santa Rosa County for $705,000 from Paradise Bay Developers.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced that the Florida Forest Service treated more than 246,000 acres of state forests with prescribed fire over the last 12 months, the highest number ever reported by a state forestry agency in United States history.
The prize waiting at the end of a scavenger hunt for three southwest Florida children was bigger than they could have imagined. After working their way through the clues, their father, a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, was home a few days early from his six-month deployment in the Middle East.
Staff Sgt. Kurtis Harrison, 96th Communications Squadron Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Project Manager, was recognized as one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, one of the top-level honors an airman can receive.
