Amie Remington, general counsel for Landrum Staffing, admitted right at the start of her presentation to the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce April 10 that the Affordable Care Act is not everyone’s favorite topic and making it understandable is a daunting task.
A chocolate manufacturer headquartered in St. Louis issued a national recall April 9 for chocolate bunny ears. Karl Bissinger’s LLC is recalling its Dark Chocolate Bunny Ears because one lot was mislabeled and contains undeclared milk. The recall was initiated after a customer discovered milk chocolate products in the dark chocolate product packaging.
Chalmette, La. (AP) – When a BP oil well began gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico four years ago, fisherman George Barisich used his boat to help clean up the millions of gallons that spewed in what would become the worst offshore spill in U.S. history.
Sinco, Inc. is recalling for sale Archer Farms Chocolate Hazelnut Swirl Gelato 30 FL OZ, imported from Italy and sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide. The company announced April 11 that the product may contain traces of peanut protein, which is not declared on the lable.
Bariatric surgeon Patrick Gatmaitan, M.D., recently performed the first robotic sleeve gastrectomy in the region at Baptist Hospital. The da Vinci® S HD Surgical System has been in use at Baptist Hospital since 2007 and will now be utilized for weight-loss surgery as a compliment to the Baptist Bariatric Surgery Program.
A man convicted of sexual abuse against three young girls when he and his family lived in Pace was sentenced to 330 years in prison. Donzell Kevin Nuckles, 40, was sentenced by Santa Rosa Circuit Judge John L. Miller, State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Tuesday.
For the third time in less than nine months, a Navarre family has been forced to deal with the aftermath of the area’s extensive storm water drainage problems.
A Milton man who was struck by a car while walking along County Road 191 died April 10, nearly a month after the accident happened. According to a Florida Highway Patrol news release, 36-year-old Larry McKinley was walking southbound March 8 when he was hit by a car driven by 27-year-old Jennifer Campbell.
Researchers from Colorado State University released April 10 their annual prediction for Atlantic hurricane activity, and they expect a “below average” season for 2014. The 36-page report was prepared by research scientist Philip J. Klotzbach and Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science William M. Gray.
