By the time you read this it will officially be spring and our legislators will have been in session for a little more than two weeks. Appropriate enough – Leo Tolstoy wrote in Anna Karenina that, “Spring is the time of plans and projects.”
Reaction was swift and hilarious March 12 when it was announced the snack cakes division of Hostess Brands had accepted the $410 million bid of two investment firms to snatch it out of bankruptcy and restart the factory ovens to make Twinkies and Ding-Dongs.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced March 12 the appointment of Gary Clark and reappointment of Jerome “Jerry” Pater to the Northwest Florida Water Management District.
The Navarre-Santa Rosa Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) added nine members to its 85-plus squad after class-ending exercises March 17 at the E.H. Pullum Senior Center.
The drive from Milton to Navarre on State Road 87 is a long one and until the driver reaches U.S. Highway 98, there is nothing to tell the driver he or she has entered Navarre.
The Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary has moved forward on a project to develop beachside amenities and a large artificial reef off the coast to promote eco-tourism and water recreation such as kayaking and scuba diving.
A University of Central Florida student who pulled a dormitory fire alarm in the middle of the night had a more sinister plan than sending students scurrying out into the Orlando night, authorities said.