The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission commends Seminole County on its unanimous vote Tuesday to approve an ordinance that will help deter bears from lingering in Seminole County neighborhoods. The ordinance requires residents to take precautions to remove food attractants such as unsecured garbage and encourages the use of bear-resistant trash receptacles.
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — One of the last surviving Doolittle Raiders visited Air Commandos here Dec. 9.
Retired Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, co-pilot to Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle during the Doolittle Raid, was at the 319th Special Operations Squadron for a Q&A session.
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — The Department of Defense named the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron the 2015 winner of the Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence, during this year’s secretary of defense awards ceremony held Dec. 8.
Most remember vividly the days when Mom and Dad wouldn’t allow dessert before vegetables had been eaten. Still today, parents do their best to convince kids that plants are healthy. For kids, groans often replace chewing: The bizarre foods of varying (usually) green shades rarely elicit a positive response.
Experts agree that fruits and vegetables maintain healthy arteries. But exactly what kinds of fruits and vegetables should you eat? Here are a few heart-healthy foods to add to or complement your diet.
The Navarre Beach pier operator has averted a debt default and takeover of its operations by Santa Rosa County, but Coastal Concessions nevertheless says sharing business responsibilities could help avoid a future financial crisis.
Kyle and Amber Cooley in Milton were arrested Dec. 10 on charges of felony child neglect and possession and production of drugs and drug equipment stemming from a 911 call Amber Cooley made Dec. 9.
A drug deal nearly turned deadly Friday night, Dec. 11. Santa Rosa deputies say that Tyjuwan Jahdeil Vades Jenkins, a 17-year-old Navarre male, agreed to meet another subject at the Tom Thumb located at Laredo Street and Highway 87 south to buy marijuana. At some point during their meeting, Jenkins pointed a gun at the other male and shot him in the leg.
Just after 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 deputies responded to a home invasion call on Joyce Phillips Lane in the town of Jay. According to Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Rich Aloy, the suspect broke into the home through the front door and the resident shot the suspect.
