Opinion Archive

While our friends to the east are still reeling from Hurricane Michael of October 2018, making landfall as a category 5 storm, it is the beginning of another season. While it seems the 2018 season just ended, the 2019 season is starting. Included in this issue is a Hurricane Preparedness Guide with new storm names and predictions. Read it. Follow directions. Be prepared.

Our (The Santa Rosa County) “Land Development Code” (LDC) is a document prepared to help guide the future growth and development of Santa Rosa County by a qualified staff, and basically our LDC should continue to follow the current guidelines:

The “Demoncrats” (Pelosi) accuse Trump of a “cover-up,” falsely accuse him of being a “dictator.” He’s not! Only God, Hillary and Company know how many “cover-ups” they’re guilty of. For years the pot’s been calling the kettle black!

We have an awesome story on 9A about foster families in our area and the need for foster families. May is National Foster Care Month but we need to be aware of the need every month of the year. Children often find themselves the victim of circumstances when their parents are not able or allowed to take care of them for various reasons. I’m very thankful for programs like the programs provided by the United Methodist Children’s Home.

Our community is getting ready to celebrate a new chapter in the life of our youth as the oldest of these graduate high school.

It’s all about improvement when it comes to sports.

If you own a PC computer, it’s likely you’ve received that phone call claiming to be from Microsoft informing you that they have detected a problem with your Windows. Can I get a witness? The caller is a scammer hoping to gain access to your computer so he can steal everything from you – including your identity. My wife has a very creative way of dealing with these calls: play stupid.

A Milton mother of five has been charged with felony child neglect – five counts. Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office investigated and entered the home to find the children living in squalor. What they found was disgusting. Children living in a roach-infested house. No furniture except a dining room table. A room with three mattresses on the floor, no linens and no clothing except for dirty clothes in a basket. No food could be found in any cabinets, no food in the refrigerator except for spoiled milk and eggs. Dirty dishes littered the counters with rotten food and roaches. Piles of cat feces were all over the floor. A microwave oven still powered on was hanging out of a window by the power cord. The home also had several broken windows and shards of glass were on the floor. Trash bags were all around the home in the yard.

Our feature on the Business Billboard is Southern Specialty located in the plaza across from Publix. If you haven’t been – what are you waiting for? They are constantly updating their inventory because they have a lot of unique items that are hard to find – and items you didn’t know existed. And, their clothing selection is always fun and perfect for our weather and lifestyle. They even have children’s clothing. Their wall art is Navarre-centric and has the cutest sayings about Navarre and the beach. I know I’m not doing them justice – you just need to stop by. And, if you drink adult beverages, you can also stop by the Vine which is located in the same shopping plaza. Their menu is on our “On the Menu” page.

It was one of those nights at Blue Wahoos Stadium where you started to wonder if the day would end before the game.