A Central Florida firm has been selected to design a pedestrian overpass of Highway 98 in Navarre. The Florida Department of Transportation has selected SAI Consulting Engineers in Kissimmee to provide engineering services for the estimated $2.5 million project.
A judge earlier this month more than doubled the bond set for a Navarre man charged with two counts of attempted aggravated murder. According to Santa Rosa County court records, Judge John L. Miller ruled on a motion filed by the State Attorney’s Office and set bond at $2.5 million for 41-year-old Normond L. Hale. He remains in the Santa Rosa County Jail.
The State of Florida’s “Back to School” tax-free holiday begins at 12:01 a.m., Aug. 1 and continues through 11:59 p.m., Aug. 3. The state estimates Florida residents will save at least $40 million over the three-day, tax-free holiday.
Many area anglers rejoiced when the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) expanded the recreational red snapper season in Florida waters to 52 days for 2014. However, many of them joined Gov. Rick Scott, Senator Bill Nelson and Rep. Jeff Miller in protesting when the season in federal waters was shortened to only nine days.
For many tourists, Florida means sunshine, beaches and well-known Central Florida theme parks, but a new website launched last week is encouraging visitors to take another look at the state and “Discover Florida Wild.”
Senior Airman Timothy J. Wright from Pensacola was fatally injured in a Humvee accident July 17 during a unit readiness training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The Air Force has announced a personnel reduction plan that amounts to 3,500 jobs being cut over the next five years. The good news locally is that only 22 positions are expected to be lost at Hurlburt Field. Under the plan, only one facility, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, is projected to lose fewer positions than Hurlburt.
Firefighters at Naval Air Station Whiting Field recently witnessed the resiliency of children first hand when two, young kids they helped treat following a multiple car accident near Allentown in early June came by for a visit.
Navarre and the surrounding area make for a beautiful place to run and exercise outdoors. Dozens of races mark the calendar throughout the year, including the McGuire’s 5K that had more than 9,000 runners this year. Local races like the Sunset Stampede and Flag Day 5k at St. Sylvester mark the end of the spring racing season as temperatures and humidity begin to climb.
