National Nurses Week
This week (May 6 through 12), the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System honors the dedicated men and women we in the Department of Veterans Affairs consider to be the backbone of the veterans’ health care system – nurses.
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Saturday marks annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
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On Saturday, May 9, Escambia and Santa Rosa letter carriers will join forces to help Stamp Out Hunger in the community. In its 23rd year, the annual food drive has grown to be the largest national single-day effort that benefits millions of Americans who struggle to put food on the table, according to a press release from the United Way of Escambia County.
Venture Hive and FWB launch accelerator for veteran entrepreneurs
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The City of Fort Walton Beach and Miami-based Venture Hive have partnered to create a new home for the veteran entrepreneurship movement with the launch of a customized national accelerator for veteran-owned businesses.
Education key component at Butterfly House
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After lying dormant during the winter months, the Panhandle Butterfly House emerged from its cocoon May 2 to kick off its 2015 season.
Roundtable will discuss public transportation and economic development
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Santa Rosa Bridges and Locklin Technical Center will host a business/post-secondary leader roundtable to explore the positive impact public transportation has on economic development.
$2M in profits returned to local farmers
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Farm Credit of Northwest Florida is set to give $2 million dollars back to nearly 850 members who primarily live, operate or own farms in northwest Florida’s rural communities. This refund is the equivalent of approximately 15.6 percent of the interest earned on each member’s loan during the last year, and is paid entirely in cash.
Revised numbers: more than 98M tourists in 2014
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Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that according to the revised preliminary 2014 visitation figure released by VISIT FLORIDA, 98.9 million people visited Florida last year, a 5.1 percent increase over the previous high of 93.7 million in 2013.
Madril makes mark as one of nation’s best prep soccer players
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Sophomores aren’t usually mentioned in the same sentence as “best player in the state.” They rarely get to bask in the glory of being recognized as one of the athletes in the nation either.
Truck strikes woman in Winn-Dixie lot
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Fire personnel responded to Navarre Winn-Dixie at around 5 p.m. Tuesday after a woman was hit by a Chevy Silverado in the parking lot.
Changes underway at Holley-Navarre Water System
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Faces are changing at Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) – two recently hired administrators are adjusting to their new roles, and one longtime board member, Charlie Enghauser, is resigning.