Jul 2, 2015
Eglin receives national community partnership award
The 96th Test Wing received the 2015 Installation Excellence Award at a June 24 Defense Community Awards ceremony hosted by the Association of Defense Communities in Washington, D.C.
Jul 2, 2015
Air Force couple heals, touches lives with ‘Tiny’ stitches
For nearly two years, they’ve collected and crocheted handmade blankets to help cancer patients in South Carolina. But it all began with a “tiny” idea.
Jul 2, 2015
When it comes to eating, is timing everything?
Depending on the latest diet scheme to hit your weight-conscious circle, you may be consuming a greater proportion of your calories in the morning, fasting after dinner or spreading your calories over five mini meals.
Jul 2, 2015
DOH offers heat safety tips
Summer has arrived and with it, its customary heat and humidity. As temperatures climb, the Florida Department of Health encourages safe habits to prevent against heat-related illness.
Jul 2, 2015
Celebrity health: ‘Pawn Stars’ heart health
Every day, customers bring personal items that they want to sell or pawn into Las Vegas’ Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, wanting information and, hopefully, a sale. Rick Harrison, its owner and co-star of the History Channel’s “Pawn Stars,” is a wealth of historical information, but these days he’s a wealth of medical information, too.
Jul 2, 2015
Strong turnout expected for Fourth of July weekend
Fireworks will light up the sky over Navarre Beach Saturday night, putting the exclamation point on what promises to be a busy Fourth of July weekend.
Jul 2, 2015
Zoo’s vet never saw signs of abuse
In the wake of allegations that the Gulf Breeze Zoo CEO and his daughter willfully violated the Animal Welfare Act, Dr. Natalie Dyson, the zoo’s veterinarian, said she’s never seen any signs of misconduct at the zoo.
Jul 2, 2015
$600K project to alleviate crowded facility
It won’t come as a surprise to the 4,400 members of Navarre’s Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA that it is time to expand.
Jul 2, 2015
Face off over Tiger Point Golf Course
Gulf Breeze City Manager Buz Eddy June 25 asked Santa Rosa County Commissioners to delay the formal declaration of an intergovernmental conflict over Tiger Point Golf Course – but the board still moved forward.
Jul 2, 2015
Man lived with mother’s decomposed body
A Pace man was charged June 25 for not reporting his mother’s death after police discovered her badly decomposed body in the home they shared during a May 13 welfare check.