Senate approves Florida GI Bill
The Florida Senate unanimously passed the Florida GI Bill, House Bill 7015, March 11, which is recognized as Florida National Guard Day at the Capitol.
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Fla. man donates kidney to stranger in N.Y.
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March is National Kidney Month. The National Kidney Foundation estimates about 95,000 people in the U.S. are awaiting kidney transplants. One man who isn’t thanks to the kindness of a Florida resident is 70-year-old Phillip Cunningham from Scarsdale, New York.
Roche family has been saving lives in Santa Rosa for decades
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Tom Roche was a larger-than-life man. He served as fire chief in Navarre and became the first director of Santa Rosa County Emergency Management. His son, John, inherited that same passion for saving lives and started Lifeguard Air Ambulance 24 years ago.
Preparation and pace helps prevent injuries
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Nearly every weekend local residents have the chance to support a nonprofit by participating in a run or walk. For some, this is part of a lifestyle but others put on their running shoes only once or twice a year as they support their favorite charity.
Christian music isn’t what it used to be
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Two award-winning Christian rock bands – Third Day and Skillet – headline a tour March 28 at Pensacola Bay Center. Both bands released their first projects in 1996 and have collected numerous awards and sold millions of albums since then even though their musical styles are quite different.
Creation conference at Midway Baptist
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Midway Baptist Church is hosting a speaker from the nation’s leading ministry supporting the biblical account of creation. Dr. Tommy Mitchell from Answers in Genesis will present multiple sessions March 23 – 24 at the church.
Preparing students for work
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For many years, the focus of schools and many parents was to prepare children for college; however, according to Santa Rosa County Schools Director of Workforce Education Charlin Knight a new emphasis is being placed on preparing students for the world of work. She spoke at the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting March 13.
Gulf Breeze brother-sister team wins business plan competition
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Fifteen local students participated March 12 in the first Greater Pensacola Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) investor panel showdown. Nine teams took the stage in a “shark-tank-like format” and pitched their ideas to a panel of business leaders. At the end of the competition, the panel selected The Spice Kidz, 12-year-old Eve Knight and 13-year-old Liam Knight from Gulf Breeze Middle School, as the winners. They will now compete in the Yea! Saunders Scholars Regional Competition.
Bills to allow firearms in schools moving forward
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A Senate committee and House subcommittee in Tallahassee last week approved bills, by split votes, that would permit certain school employees or selected volunteers to carry firearms. Senate bill 968 was approved by a 5-2 vote March 10 by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. The House Education K-12 Subcommittee approved a similar bill by a 9 – 4 vote margin March 12.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
Navarre Beach is finally getting some of the recognition it deserves. We received the TripAdvisor® press release on press day that Navarre Beach was named the No. 25 beach in the Travelers’ Choice™ Awards for Beaches in the U.S. We barely made the list – but we made the list which is an accomplishment. Last Thursday my daughter called me to say that the water at Navarre Beach was especially beautiful. She told me it looked like what magazines always depict for Caribbean resorts. I called the office because I was traveling and sent one of our photographers out to get pictures and three hours later I received a call he hadn’t returned. I forgot all about it until Monday afternoon when I remembered to look at the pictures. I have lived here for more than 20 years and I was blown away by the pristine beauty of Navarre Beach all over again. I was gasping at every picture because the water was crystal clear and was a beautiful emerald green and turquoise opalescent color. And then there was the sea turtle that popped up out of the water, schools of fish that swam by, the jellyfish that appeared, and the heron that landed on the pier railing by our photographer. It was almost as if nature was showing off. We definitely got a “snapshot” so to speak – of our beautiful area.