The July 4th weekend certainly went down with a bang, but it wasn’t from the fireworks shows across the region. Instead, it was rain making the big impact on the holiday weekend.
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Jim Melvin envisions construction of a four-lane bridge connecting Hwy 87 with Gulf Boulevard on Santa Rosa Island as a possible long-term solution for area traffic congestion. Santa Rosa County Commissioners discussed that idea along with other short- and long-term traffic solutions at their July 8 committee meeting, following a presentation about a recent traffic study by county traffic engineering consultant Volkert, Inc.
The many benefits of kayak fishing have made it a popular alternative to boat fishing, and president of the Gulf Coast Kayak Fishing Association Jay Kania agrees that the sport is gaining popularity.
HURLBURT FIELD – Before hundreds of Air Commandos, citizens of the Emerald Coast and static displays of special operations aircraft, Col. William West assumed command of the 1st Special Operations Wing during a July 3 change of command ceremony at the Freedom Hangar.
Personalized medicine at University of Florida Health celebrates its first successful year helping heart patients with news of major funding from the National Institutes of Health that will advance the program to more patients and health care providers across the state.
Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System will start the new year with a healthy choice for themselves and for others, as they will adopt tobacco-free hiring policies beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
While the July 4th holiday is often a time when people love watching and shooting fireworks, our furry companions often get stressed and anxious when the booms and crackle of fireworks sound through the evening air.
Afternoon thunderstorms are commonplace during summers in Florida. Sometimes the resulting winds blow down nests built in trees, leaving baby animals born in springtime without a home and often orphaned. It’s a situation which can be heartbreaking to watch and make residents feel hopeless or uncertain about helping.
When Navarre High School alum Ensign Tyler Barker graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy recently, two of his former JROTC instructors were there to attend the event along with his parents, Brian and Donna Barker.
A bright yellow “Don’t tread on me” flag stood out against a protective blanket of red, white and blue flags and posters, effectively symbolizing the defiant, patriotic atmosphere outside East Hill Church of God in Christ in Pensacola on June 22. It was a scene where hundreds of Americans lined the street, forming a human barrier outside the funeral ceremony for fallen soldier, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jesse Lamar Thomas Jr., who died June 10 while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistran. The counter protestors were geared up for the arrival of Westboro Baptist, a Kansas-based group renowned for inflammatory pickets at military funerals.
