It’s a long way from being a young American girl in Mill Hall, Pa., to becoming a “proper Spanish lady” in the Dominican Republic, but Mary Marrero Wallen did it.
A family from Pensacola is working to change an ordinance that would have forced them to find another home for their pet pot-bellied pig named Buttercup.
Gainesville – Sarah Boston, D.V.M., D.V.Sc., waited four weeks for pathology test results to confirm that she had thyroid cancer. As a veterinary surgical oncologist at the University of Florida, her animal patients typically have these results in four days.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is holding six meetings around the state to take public input on the department’s water quality assessment and restoration priorities during the next two years. One of the six meetings will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., March 13, at the FDEP Northwest District Office, 160 W. Government Street, Pensacola.
Hurlburt Field – Master Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, United States Air Force Special Operations School Force Protection Branch NCO in charge, received his second Purple Heart during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field Feb. 20 for wounds received in action as an explosive ordinance disposal technician in Iraq.
Duke Field – Col. David Tabor took command of the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center during an assumption of command ceremony at Duke Field, Feb. 27.
A father and son duo from Colorado is cycling across the Gulf Coast all the way to the Atlantic Ocean supporting the fight against diabetes and stopping to meet with other riders affected by the disease.