Thirteen percent of 18 to 20 year olds who were involved in an automobile crash admitted they were sending or receiving text messages, according to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. The institute also found text messaging increased the risk for crashes by 23 percent.
Do you remember in elementary science class when you looked at light through a prism you saw many different wavelengths, or colors, of light? Did you know that those different wavelengths of light affect you differently? One of the most potent wavelengths is the non-visible blue-violet wavelength that comes from that big, bright ball in the sky: the sun.
If Navarre ran the state, election results would be … exactly the same. Navarre’s six precincts voted similarly to the rest of the county and matched almost every election result.
Santa Rosa County Commissioners Nov. 13 are expected to delay the deadline for payment of residential beach lease fees until March 31. The board hopes by that date to know more about pending federal legislation which could completely eliminate lease fees on Santa Rosa Island.
Former Navarre High School head football coach Joshua Chad Lashley and former coach Kevin Michael “Mickey” O’Quinn had their state education certificates revoked and are permanently barred from ever reapplying.
(Family Features) Thanks to a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, efforts are underway to streamline licensing for medications known as “biosimilars,” which are similar – but not identical – to cutting-edge biologic medicines. However, the development has some concerned about patient safety, especially among older Americans who tend to suffer from more chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
Saturday morning was cold and windy on Nov. 1. It was a fitting climate to cloak the dozens of animals in desperate need of rescue at the Furever Friends Adoption event organized by CARE (Citizens for Animal Rights Enforcement) of Santa Rosa County.
Recently the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council passed an amendment which could drastically impact recreational red snapper fishing. The move has pro-fishing groups such as the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, up in arms.
While the rest of the school was busy preparing for homecoming week, the NJROTC Raider Battalion was busy collecting trophies and training around the Panhandle. After a second-place win at the Gulf Breeze High School Drill Meet earlier this month, the cadets were happy to take first place at their next meet.
