In the early morning hours of June 7, firefighters responded to a fully involved fire at 7057 Summit Drive in Holley by the Sea. According to Holley-Navarre Fire District Chief Ron Norton, the 2,600 square-foot home was a total loss.
Washington (AP) — The Justice Department and five states have finalized a settlement of more than $20 billion arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ordinarily, muscle mass declines with age, starting in one’s 30s. Over time, the typical rate of muscle loss starts to outpace the rate of muscle gain, resulting in an increasing net deficit. Decline in muscle mass can weaken an already frail person making him or her more prone to falls or making it difficult to lift items, such as groceries onto the counter.
Secretary of Elder Affairs Samuel P. Verghese began the 2015 Florida Conference on Aging with promises of a big surprise for those willing to wait until the end. Three days later, he delivered, announcing a new plan to wage war on a devastating disease that has long targeted seniors around the world.
The two largest state forests in Florida received sustainability certification Sept. 29 from the Florida Forest Service through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proudly wrapping up Season 3 of TrophyCatch. Since inception of this innovative citizen-science, conservation rewards program in October 2012, nearly 3,000 trophy largemouth bass heavier than 8 pounds have been caught, documented and released in Florida.
Hurlburt Field, Fla. – Corvias Military Living, the military housing division of Corvias Group, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 29 to celebrate the completion of construction on the first Osprey Landing neighborhood homes at Hurlburt Field. These homes are the first to be built by Corvias in the Air Force’s Continental Group, a collection of six installations across the country.
The Navarre High NJROTC cadets recently competed in their first mud run. The SEABEE VOLKSLAUF run was held in Gulfport, Miss., with approximately 1,000 runners. This is the first time our Area 8 Manager made this event competitive for his NJROTC units said Master Chief Ethridge the unit’s Naval Science Instructor.
Hurlburt Field, FL. – The fourth anniversary of the Special Tactics Memorial March will begin Oct. 4 in remembrance of the two Special Tactics Airmen who were killed Aug. 26 in an apparent insider attack in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
