Twenty-four years ago, Sept. 11 became an infamous date in the annals of American history.
Four planes were hijacked, with three crashing into major American buildings, such as the Pentagon and Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Nearly 3,000 people died, including hundreds of first responders.
Navarre High School Principal Kasie Windfelder was recently tapped to become the first principal of Soundside High School, a school currently being built on Highway 98 across from the Gulf Breeze Zoo.
The new school is scheduled to be finished sometime in late spring or early summer 2026, with the first class walking through its doors that fall.
A retention pond site is due for Holley by the Sea, along Tom King Bayou.
On the drawing board since 2018, the pond plan is drawing closer to becoming a reality. The official title of the project is Tom King Bayou drainage project.
The Pensacola lighthouse has stood tall along the sandy shores of Pensacola Bay for nearly 175 years.
Now a museum, the lighthouse has quite a history, relating to the Civil War, its lighthouse keepers and the supposed ghosts which haunt the tower and keeper’s quarters.
Jon Hill, the executive director of the Pensacola Lighthouse and Maritime Museum, helps keep the lights on.
While Sunday services provide time to hear and read scripture in a group setting, they can sometimes lack the depth necessary to fully grasp what is being discussed and how it affects our lives.
Community Life Church has been trying to meet the need for deeper discussion of scripture and bible stories through a podcast.
A Santa Rosa County District Schools IT employee faces possible termination by the school board after several incidents involving communications with students came to light.
Keith Elliott, the employee and son of school board member Charles Elliott, is at the center of the allegations. In addition to IT, he has also served as a baseball coach.
Teaching can be a challenging and rewarding profession, where individuals have the oppor-tunity to make a positive impact in the lives of children every day.
Seventh- and eighth-grade students at East Bay K-8 School are getting a taste for teaching through one elective, “Introduction to Education.” This is the fourth year the course has been offered at East Bay.
Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s Navarre Young Professionals group recently visited the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge. By all accounts, it was a hoot (pun intended).
