TALLAHASSEE — Florida health officials say they’re investigating 23 cases of a stomach bug that has infected more than 320 people in 14 states and New York City.
MIAMI — Health insurance giant Florida Blue, one of the state’s largest employers and political donors, wants to restructure itself, but critics warn the move could create a conflict between turning a profit and the obligation to provide low-cost insurance to its 4 million policy holders.
The tax exempt status of the United Peninsula Association and its effect on a Florida Department of Transportation project was discussed at a meeting last Wednesday in the Tiger Point Golf Clubhouse.
Florida Department of Transportation’s R. Carter Johnson and Jim De Vries gave updates on current projects and took questions about the current state of U.S. Highway 98 at a Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday.
The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County has once again issued a water advisory for the water in the sound at Navarre Park. Last week’s test results showed high levels of bacteria, and swimming and water activities are discouraged at the location until further notice.
A Fort Walton Beach man who is a registered sex predator was arrested for lewd behavior at the Gulf Breeze Wal-Mart, according to a news release from the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office.
MIAMI — Retired Col. George “Bud” Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain’s cellmate, died at the age of 88, his widow said Sunday.
It’s out with the old and in with the new at the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council, at least when it comes to taglines. The area will now be known as “Florida’s Playground,” replacing the longstanding “From Rivers to Beaches.”
