Jan 8, 2015
One dish at a time, former homeless veteran revamps life through cooking
After serving President George H.W. Bush and the Anheuser-Busch family their favorite dishes for years, chef Bryan Jacobs launched a program to help veterans who are struggling the same way he once was.
Jan 8, 2015
Rx Express puts service, community first
Everyone is the boss at Rx Express Pharmacy of Navarre as far as Paul and Priscilla McMellon, owners of the local pharmacy, are concerned.
Jan 8, 2015
Expert who oversaw German World War II records dead at 93
Robert Wolfe, who for more than 30 years served as a specialist in Nazi Germany at the National Archives and Records Administration, has died. He was 93.
Jan 8, 2015
Flu season continues to worsen, could peak this month
The flu is now widespread in all but seven states, and hospitalization rates match the dismal season two years ago. While health officials fear this will be an unusually bad year, it’s too soon to say.
Jan 8, 2015
Getting the New Year off to a healthy start
“Most of us could lose a few pounds, smoke less and drink less alcohol. That is it – you can go home now,” family physician Shane Adkison told the more than 100 people attending the Navarre Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast on Dec. 5.
Jan 1, 2015
2014 Health Year in Review
Gulf Breeze family behind Charlottes Webb
A Gulf Breeze family was instrumental in getting a medical marijuana bill passed in June. The bill, dubbed Charlotte’s Webb, allowed specific patients access to a low THC-strain of cannabis in Florida. Peyton and Holley Moseley advocated on behalf of the strain of marijuana that is high in cannabidiol, or CBD, the ingredient that controls seizures. They said their daughter, ten-year-old RayAnn, who suffers from retractable seizures would benefit greatly from the medicine, dubbed Charlotte’s Webb. Gov. Rick Scott signed the bipartisan bill in June that legalized the use of the noneuphoric strain of marijuana to treat conditions such as epilepsy, Lou Gehrig’s disease and cancer.
Jan 1, 2015
Pipe rupture drains 300,000-gallon tower
Paul Gardner, assistant general manager for Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS), said crews worked throughout the night Jan. 2 to repair a line break which resulted in the loss of roughly 400,000 gallons of water.
Jan 1, 2015
Brotherhood of shark fishermen brave winter weather
Navarre Beach is mostly deserted during colder months, but there’s one group of local anglers who refuse to let frigid sea breezes and bone-chilling temperatures keep them off the island.
Jan 1, 2015
Rezoning for helicopter field swap set for Jan. 8
The Santa Rosa County zoning board Jan. 8 will review a request from Escambia County to rezone a 601-acre agricultural parcel roughly 10 miles south of Jay for military use.
Jan 1, 2015
Emergency surgery for Gulf Breeze officer dragged by car
Sgt. Kerstan Tatro of the Gulf Breeze Police Department (GBPD) underwent emergency surgery Jan. 5 for a compound fracture of his arm sustained during a traffic stop involving Amy Giorgio, 30, of Pensacola.