The Navarre Beach Fire Department lost a valuable member of its family last weekend when William Allen Acree was killed in a single motorcycle accident.
Scientists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have discovered a new species of black bass in the southeastern United States. Scientists have proposed naming the new species the Choctaw bass and recommended the scientific name of Micropterus haiaka.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants to hear from deer enthusiasts and those who have deer farms or hunting preserves about a proposed rule change that would prohibit the importation of live captive deer into Florida from out-of-state sources.
In honor of Military Appreciation Month, Navy League Santa Rosa Council members held a social honoring NAS Whiting Field active duty May 9 at Blackwater Bistro in downtown Milton. Serving heavy hors d’oeuvres on the restaurant’s spacious front porch where over 50 people, mostly active duty personnel, gathered to celebrate.
HURLBURT FIED — Representatives from Corvias Military Living and Hurlburt Field residents discussed making the on-base housing private during a May 6 town hall meeting at King Auditorium on Hurlburt Field.
PENSACOLA – Lt. Mike Cole, division officer, Family Medicine, Naval Hospital Pensacola, was recognized Wednesday as the Nurse of the Year for the Pensacola area. The award coincides with National Nurses Week, which runs from May 6 – 12.
Overall, Santa Rosa County is a healthier place to live compared to other parts of the state, including peer counties with similar demographics. However, several health status indicators, including alcohol-related injuries, are unfavorable. Santa Rosa has a rate of 103.1 alcohol-related injuries per 100,000 population, compared to a 66.3 state average and 93.3 peer average.
The Navarre High NJOTC received the trophy for being selected as the best unit in Area 8 at the ceremony, and several other awards and scholarships were presented to cadets.
MIAMI (AP) — Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding for uninsured patients next year under the national health overhaul. It’s a loss that will hit especially hard in states — like Florida — that decided against expanding Medicaid coverage. Cuts could jump to $4 billion in 2020, according to estimates released Monday by federal health officials.
