Tallahassee – With state universities and colleges continuing to see turnover of presidents, a House panel Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about presidential candidates from public disclosure.
I’m very honored to be on the board of Main Street Crestview Association (MSCA) as their Vice President, and together we have accomplished a lot of positive changes. However, the board has never seen the kind of “trouble” that tends to follow me. Luckily, they are very astute and have seen this as an opportunity to learn what slander and libel looks like and how to address very negative social media posts – that are patently untrue. Also, they have learned how to resist the urge to address every accusation on social media. Crestview isn’t used to having a real newspaper that reports the news, no matter who might be the subject.
In the latest issue of Editor & Publisher Magazine, they tackle the issue of Freedom of the Press and some of the perils that come with it. Leonard Woolsey, a respected publisher of the Daily News in Galveston, Texas, and the 2025 president of Southern Newspapers, had a lot to say about the perils of reporting the truth. The following is a portion of what was published in the February 2025 issue, with Gretchen A. Peck reporting.
It’s not every day the largest bounce house comes to your neck of the woods!
This past weekend the Big Bounce America 2025 tour bounded into Northwest Florida, landing at the Pensacola Fairgrounds from Friday, March 14 to Sunday, March 16.
After winning their primaries, Republican Jimmy Patronis and Democrat Gay Valimont are set to square off Tuesday, April 1, to decide who will serve as Northwest Florida’s Congressional representative.
The Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court is implementing a new and improved Tourist Development Tax online filing system effective April 1, 2025 that is designed to enhance user experience and streamline the tax filing process for our customers.
Santa Rosa County will be conducting a second, and final, debris pickup for residents in and around the Quayside Village neighborhood in Gulf Breeze following the severe weather event that impacted the area in March 2025. The pickup will take place on Tuesday, April 1, and will include both vegetative debris and construction and demolition debris.
Yalal Mustafa says a quick prayer before stepping onto the platform at the Navarre Invitational earlier this month for his latest lift. He then proceeds to crush the attempt.
It’s another highlight in what has been a good second year of weightlifting for the Navarre Raider standout, who has had to get used to quite a bit inside and outside the athletic world.
Baskerville-Donovan, Inc., in partnership with Santa Rosa County, will hold a public meeting regarding the East Navarre Watershed Analysis at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 at the Tiger Point Community Center, 1370 Point Park Lane in Gulf Breeze.
