Annual 5K remembers Ian Lockwood
Denise Lockwood is grateful for all of the pictures she took while her kids were little. She still goes through the photos, remembering her son, Ian, who died of brain cancer months before his high school graduation.
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Day of Service project at UWF
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Faith.
More than 180 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered at the University of West Florida to participate in their annual Day of Service project. The mission of The Day of Service is for churches, civic organizations and government agencies to link arms to strengthen local communities with service projects that will help those in need, beautify communities and build friendships.
Apostolic Lighthouse Church: A home away from home
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Faith.
Currently located at 8177 East Bay Blvd., Navarre Apostolic Lighthouse Church will soon move into its new home just further down the road.
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
Don’t forget Mother’s Day is this weekend. Edible Arrangements in FWB has plenty of sweet treats for Mom this year. Also, Mirror Mirror Hair Studio in Navarre is offering a Mother’s Day Special. See their coupon on page A3.
National Nurses Week
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
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.
Saturday marks annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
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
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
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
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
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
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
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.