With an increase in cases of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) in our area, the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) encourages everyone to protect themselves and their families from the flu by getting vaccinated.
Welcome to January. Have you ever wondered how our calendar evolved and why we have twelve months and 365 days a year? I recently learned the calendar use to start with March. There is a lot of history with the calendar and how it came to be what we hang on our walls today. Attempts at calendars can be traced back to the very invention of writing in the middle east. Yes – early humans were trying to organize their days from the very beginning. They used signs offered by nature – such as the moon and the stars as early as 27th Century – BC.
Early in March the marketing firm hired by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), announced a new marketing slogan for Navarre. The motto, “Florida’s most relaxing place” would replace the long used “Florida’s best kept secret.” Problems started early in what would later be dubbed “Sign-gate.”
Boy Scouts of America made a decision Jan. 30 to allow transgender youth to join, a decision fueled by a civil rights complaint a mother in New Jersey filed last year when her 8-year-old-child, who identified as a boy, was kicked out of his unit after parents and leaders discovered the child was transgender.
Plans to expand the Santa Rosa County school day by 30 minutes could cost the school district an extra $3 million, but unexpected funding has made that possible.
Arguments to build or not to build within the Navarre Beach Marine Park started last year. Though they were met with significant opposition, developers Vic Deal and Ron Ward continued with plan to build a 134-unit condominium project within the confines of the Navarre Beach Marine Park.
