It seems several lifetimes have passed since I sat in the grass on the side of a hill in a small community outside Rockford, Illinois, watching fireworks with my boyfriend.
I was 17, about to head off to college and had no idea what the next decades would bring.
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That white bicycle was placed there to honor Elizabeth Allmon, known to many in Navarre as the “Bike Lady.” Allmon was killed June 9, 2009 when a car drifted across the white line dividing the roadway from the shoulder and struck her while she was bicycling along the busy highway. The bicycle was donated by the Emerald Coast Cyclist’s Club. Allmon, who lacked a permanent address, was a familiar sight in Navarre.
Adams Sanitation, which has 9,000 customers in the north end of Santa Rosa County, has submitted a permit to provide garbage pickup in the south end of the county.
The permit, filed Wednesday, was submitted with a letter challenging the county’s “exclusive franchise” agreement with Waste Pro. According to the letter, written by Adams’ legal representative Nathan Boyles, the ordinance assuring franchise exclusivity was adopted by the county June 9, 2011.
