The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced July 31 that newly designed decals are available for purchase with proceeds supporting research, rescue, rehabilitation and management of Florida’s endangered sea turtles and manatees. Rescues of manatees and sea turtles that are injured, ill or otherwise in distress are one of the many FWC conservation activities supported by decal donations.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced that they were having five public workshops to garner input from anglers about red snapper management in state and federal waters. Based on the popularity of red snapper fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico, four of the five workshops were held in northwest Florida.
In the early morning hours of Dec. 21, 2013, 8th Special Operations Squadron crews departed in three CV-22 Ospreys to evacuate American citizens from the remote city of Bor, South Sudan.
There’s a crowded pool of well-experienced applicants seeking the top spot at the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC). Around 30 candidates have applied to fill the vacancy created by the Aug.1 retirement of former executive director Kate Wilkes.
Like many other Santa Rosa County residents this campaign season, Norman Stephens was visited by a political candidate. Rob Williamson, who is seeking the District 4 county commission seat, stopped by Stephen’s house in Milton to campaign.
Navarre residents who travel and live near High School Boulevard might find the construction being done on the road both beneficial and annoying at the same time.
Crews have completed their work to remove a tar mat discovered June 21 in the Gulf of Mexico in the Fort Pickens Area of Gulf Islands National Seashore. The amount of material removed was about 30 percent more than a tar mat discovered in the area in March.
A company looking to develop about 185 acres along Soundside Drive invited nearby property owners to an informational meeting July 31 in an effort to alleviate concerns many had expressed prior to the county’s zoning board meeting in June.
