Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Skip to main content
Advertisement
Search Results for “ci

$2M in profits returned to local farmers

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

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.

Some areas still impacted by flood

Last April’s flooding exemplified the destructive force of water, testing the capability of area infrastructure with record-breaking rainfall. One year later, county officials are using knowledge gleaned in its aftermath to update the county’s flood mitigation plan.

Commission divided over courthouse

While the majority of commissioners expressed support in January for a 2016 referendum regarding a smaller courthouse design in downtown Milton, the board remains undecided on what course to take following Tuesday’s judicial workshop.