A recent study conducted by the Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, found that lowering a person’s target blood pressure could be lifesaving. High blood pressure was defined as a systolic pressure of 140mmHg (millimeter of mercury) or greater, and the heart produces systolic pressure when it contracts. However, the study suggests that the target should be lower.
The theme of the 2015 Navarre Women’s Expo was Women Empowering Women. And the presenters of this event, Cherie Rice of Coldwell Banker United Realtors and Sarah Hasty of New York Life Insurance company lived up to the theme.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will once again try to revive his political career as a Democrat, with an announcement Tuesday that he will run for Congress after losing his last two statewide elections.
Today, Gov. Rick Scott announced $1 million in proposed funding for the state to partner with high-tech companies in Florida to create a paid summer residency program for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers to bring new industry trends back to Florida’s K-12 classrooms.
Deputies were dispatched to a Panhandle Trail apartment for a fight in progress at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Upon arrival, deputies found two men with stab wounds.
Brandon Worley, 35, of Winners Circle in Navarre was arrested Oct. 17 and charged with grand theft, trespassing and criminal mischief with property damage more than $1,000.
The Holley-Navarre Fire District is seeking candidates to fill the seat 4 fire commissioner position recently vacated by William Painter. Painter resigned for personal reasons in early October.
While the causes of the weekend wildfires are still under investigation, Joe Zwierzchowski, Public Information Officer for the Florida Forest Service, says low humidity and winds fanned the flames of both. “Typically we don’t see this in the overnight hours, but low humidity and high winds make for larger flame heights, and they move more quickly,” Zwierzchowski said.
