During the 2016 election cycle, Santa Rosa County Commissioners will ask voters once, twice if necessary, to reconsider supporting a temporary penny sales tax to fund construction of a new county courthouse.
It happens just about every Wednesday that Dr. John Abrams sees patients in his Westside office. Someone sees his name tag and asks, “Was that JJ Abrams who had an optometry practice on the Westside your father or relative? My great-grandmother or grandmother used to see him.”
Happy Tails Retriever Rescue Inc., Navarre, has joined thousands of animal welfare organizations across North America that list their homeless pets on Petfinder, the online leader in responsible pet adoptions. Petfinder, the largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet, has been committed to animal welfare and rescue organizations dedicated to the cause since its founding in1996.
International tax attorney, Vietnam veteran and Rosemary Beach resident Cym Lowell was the featured guest speaker at the Mid-Bay Rotary Club’s meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at Bluewater Bay Golf Course Club House. Lowell discussed his initiative, Operation: Next Chapter, and how the proceeds from the sale of his book, Jaspar’s War, are donated to Soldiers’ Angels Project: Valour- IT, to purchase voice-controlled laptop computers for wounded military heroes, who for various reasons, have lost the use of their hands.
Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in the Florida Keys if British researchers win approval to use the bugs against two extremely painful viral diseases.
When the New Year rolls around, most people are armed with resolutions and ready for a fresh start. Many focus on bettering themselves; it’s not often we hear of those who want to better serve God.
Just a few questions here: Why is it my car beeps at me for all kinds of silly reasons (seat belts, lights left on, open door before I turn the car off – when it’s in park!) but it won’t beep at me when I need it to – like when I forget to release the emergency brake?