Florida investigates cyberattack on school testing program
Florida’s new online standardized test was the target of a cyberattack that caused delays at some schools, officials said Monday.
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Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
The largest amount of colleges are celebrating spring break this week and next week. Florida State, University of Central Florida, University of West Florida, Troy University, University of Georgia and University of Southern Mississippi are just some of the colleges out this week.
Lack of communication only fuels rumors
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
Long before we were propelled into the digital age, kids had a way to communicate with each other – whether they passed notes during class, scribbled on bathroom walls or dropped a message in someone’s locker.
Requiring tracks to report greyhound injuries overdue
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
The Florida Senate demonstrated the appeal and effectiveness of simplicity, unanimously passing an uncomplicated bill requiring that injuries to racing greyhounds be promptly reported to a state agency.
Women’s group celebrates 50 years of service
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Santa Rosa Woman’s Club (SRWC) marks 50 years of service to Gulf Breeze on Thursday, March 12, a day proclaimed as General Federation of Women’s Clubs – Santa Rosa Woman’s Club Day by the City of Gulf Breeze.
Navarre gets fresh
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
More than 400 pounds of fresh produce was delivered to a home in Holley by the Sea Friday, March 6. From there, about two dozen Navarre women filed in from every direction to grab Ikea bags filled with organically grown cabbage, artichokes, carrots, strawberries, mushrooms and more.
Emerald Coast Community Band supports Covenant Hospice
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
The Emerald Coast Community Band donated $1,382, the money raised from its holiday concert, to Covenant Hospice. The money will benefit programs such as bereavement services, children’s support programs, spiritual support services and charity care. Covenant Hospice accepts patients regardless of ability to pay. In 2014, the organization provided more than $1.7 million in care for uninsured or under-insured patients facing a terminal illness.
Dispose of hazardous waste during Amnesty Day
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Amnesty Day, which offers south Santa Rosa County residents the opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste at no charge without having to drive to the central landfill in Milton, is scheduled for Saturday, March 21 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Santa Rosa County South Side Service Center located at 5819 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Midway. Amnesty Day is not a recycle day, but a special day for disposal of household hazardous waste.
Student’s honest account wins first place in essay contest
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
A Holley-Navarre Middle School student won first place in the Rotary Club of Navarre essay contest offered to all eighth-grade students in the Navarre area. The contest asked entrants to write an essay on what the Rotary Four-Way Test means to them. Area schools each presented their three best essays to the Rotary Club of Navarre and a committee chose the winning essays.
Home BancShares and Centennial Bank acquire Doral Bank’s panhandle operations
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
Centennial Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Home BancShares, Inc., with a location in Navarre, recently acquired all the deposits and substantially all the assets of Doral Bank’s Florida Panhandle operations through an alliance agreement with Banco Popular of Puerto Rico, the successful lead bidder with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on the failed Doral Bank of San Juan.