About 30 people, most of them representing local governments and organizations that participate in water monitoring data collection, attended a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) meeting March 13 in Pensacola to provide input and learn about the department’s water quality assessment and restoration priorities for the next two years.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) released March 10 an endangered Florida panther on private property in Hendry County near Everglades Wildlife Management Area.
The Navarre High School NJROTC Orienteering Team took home 12th place overall at the national competition in Elberton, Ga. March 8 and 9. A total of 22 schools and 331 students from as far away as California competed.
Hurlburt Field – “Off we go into the wild blue yonder…” begins the U.S. Air Force Song, but Airmen at the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron aren’t leaving all the flying up to traditional pilots.
The Florida Senate unanimously passed the Florida GI Bill, House Bill 7015, March 11, which is recognized as Florida National Guard Day at the Capitol.
March is National Kidney Month. The National Kidney Foundation estimates about 95,000 people in the U.S. are awaiting kidney transplants. One man who isn’t thanks to the kindness of a Florida resident is 70-year-old Phillip Cunningham from Scarsdale, New York.
Tom Roche was a larger-than-life man. He served as fire chief in Navarre and became the first director of Santa Rosa County Emergency Management. His son, John, inherited that same passion for saving lives and started Lifeguard Air Ambulance 24 years ago.
Some insurance companies are steering customers toward national chain pharmacies and retailers, offering reduced co-payments. Paul McMellon, a local pharmacist and owner of Rx Express Pharmacy, is petitioning against the effort, which he says hurts local pharmacies.
Nearly every weekend local residents have the chance to support a nonprofit by participating in a run or walk. For some, this is part of a lifestyle but others put on their running shoes only once or twice a year as they support their favorite charity.
