Locals take the beautiful white sand beaches along the Gulf Coast for granted, but its beauty was not lost on a leading travel magazine. Navarre Beach was one of five beaches listed as “Florida’s Top White Sand Beaches” in the February 2014 issue of Conde’ Nast Traveler.
The Citizens to Incorporate Navarre Political Action Committee is seeking signatures in an effort to show Santa Rosa County commissioners enough support exists to place a nonbinding straw poll on the Aug. 26 primary election ballot. Incorporation supporters approached the commissioners in 2012 making the same request but were turned down.
If the Air Force gets its first choice for operating the F-35 joint strike fighter, then Navarre residents may see more of them in the skies around the area.
Safety researchers expressed concern a decade ago that traffic accidents would increase as the nation’s aging population swelled the number of older drivers on the road. Now, they say they’ve been proved wrong.
Pets and livestock can sometimes fall prey to predators including coyotes. A small dog reportedly was injured during a coyote attack last week at Eglin Air Force Base.
A potbellied pig named Buttercup is still in limbo after an item that would have classified her as a domestic pet was pulled from this week’s Pensacola City Council agenda at Tuesday’s agenda conference meeting. The pig’s owner has advocated the city make the necessary change, so Buttercup could remain the family’s pet.
Many palm trees in the area are now sporting brown leaves as a result of colder than normal temperatures this winter. Local experts agree the brown leaves don’t look the best but recommend leaving them on the trees rather than trimming them.
A one-week-old panther kitten was rescued by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists while conducting field research in mid-January at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Collier County, east of Naples. FWC reported the 1-pound male kitten had a dangerously low body temperature and was nonresponsive.
Gulf Islands National Seashore is America’s largest national Seashore and staff say it would be impossible to meet the needs of park visitors without volunteers.
