Tallahassee – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments about the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022, with Chief Justice Carlos Muniz pointing to potentially far-reaching future effects of the court’s decision.
Labor Day has passed, fall is among us, and that just means one thing – Christmas is right around the corner! Decorating Christmas trees with glimmering ornaments, hanging up colorful lights and wreaths, candlelight service at church, singing Christmas carols – it truly is the most wonderful time of the year.
I just completed a summer sermon series in the Psalms, a common practice among churches. I was motivated by the need to preach more from the Old Testament and a desire to keep up my skills with the Hebrew language.
This past week we heard of the passing of Navarre icon Tommy Cox – the owner of Tommy’s Sno-balls. For decades, on any given day in the warm months, you would see carloads of people enjoying the cold treats at the foot of Navarre Beach bridge. During the school year he would reward honor roll students with a free sno-ball, he hired high school students to work the stand and learn about business and customer service, he volunteered his time with the Navarre Youth Sports Association, and there is story after story of how he impacted lives across our area. We are thankful he was part of our community – or maybe we were part of his. Either way, he will be missed – a lot. You can read more about Tommy’s life on page 2A.
WSRE PBS will host a free film screening of “Florida Road Trip: Pensacola” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, in the station’s Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio at Pensacola State College.
Navarre takes aim at winning its first game of the season tonight when it battles Mosley at Tommy Oliver Stadium in Panama City.
Kickoff is 7 p.m. for the Raiders, who have been shutout in the first two weeks of the season but have won the last two meetings against the Dolphins (3-0).
Tallahassee – Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office this week argued that a judge should allow Florida to continue challenging a new federal rule that requires more gun sellers to be licensed and run background checks on buyers, contending the rule causes a financial hit to the state.
