News Archive

The third annual PSC/J.C. Penney “Suit-Up” event will be held 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at JC Penney in University Town Plaza at 7171 N. Davis Highway.

In May of this year, biologists from the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and the Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management released 3,300 1 to 2-inch genetically pure, hatchery-spawned fingerlings into the Chipola River. Those Shoal Bass were spawned at the Blackwater Fisheries Research and Development Center in Holt after two failed attempts.

Coffee has become an important part of societal norms around the globe. Coffee houses and cafes are gathering spots for the young, the old, and everyone in between. And at Central School, coffee plays an important role in bringing the school together.

On Oct. 26, District One Medical Examiner’s Services (DOMES) held their monthly meeting to discuss different options for a new facility as well as their strategy of when they should have a plan in place.

It’s official: The Pea Ridge Connector legally will be known as…Pea Ridge Connector Road.

“Everybody I know calls it the Pea Ridge Connector,” Commissioner Sam Parker, whose district includes Pea Ridge, said at the commission’s Oct. 24 committee meeting.

Adams Sanitation can legally provide trash service in the south end of Santa Rosa County after a judge dismissed a temporary injunction against the Okaloosa County business last week.

Waste Pro, a private waste collection company that has a franchise agreement with Santa Rosa County, asked for the injunction against Adams Sanitation after the county commission voted 3-2 to allow Adams to begin serving customers south of the Yellow River.