Argos put 10 on Gulf South Conference preseason team
The 2024 All-Gulf South Conference preseason football team features 10 University of West Florida football players, the most of any school in the league.
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
The 2024 All-Gulf South Conference preseason football team features 10 University of West Florida football players, the most of any school in the league.
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Byrd Mapoles, a former Santa Rosa County commissioner, and the former “flying” mayor of Milton, passed away on July 25.
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Tallahassee – Florida in recent years has held a variety of sales-tax “holidays” covering everything from hurricane supplies to theater tickets.
Written by Michael Bannon on . Posted in For God's Sake, Opinion.
As I write this column, I am in the last third of a two-week vacation. What exotic or exciting destination did I visit? Well, first, my yard, then my office, and soon I will be visiting my garage. Mine was a “staycation” involving yard maintenance, office and garage de-cluttering, and an unanticipated repair project in the master bathroom. No, it has not been the most restful vacation I’ve ever taken, but it has been refreshing, nonetheless.
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
Have you heard of the perfect storm? Well, we are being tested here as of the last two-three weeks. Our awesome bookkeeper for the past five years decided she would like a summer to stay home with her children, so she gave us plenty of notice to find a new bookkeeper. One we hired and waited two weeks for, emailed in the day before she was to start and said she took another position. Another person actually started training, and it was obvious in the first few days that she barely knew her way around a computer, much less QuickBooks, so we had to say no thank you. By that time, it was mid-July and rightfully so, our bookkeeper went home to be with her children. And, at the same time, our front desk admin gave her notice because she got a job with better benefits…i.e., a government job, and we hired someone to replace her and four days of training later, the last four days of our former team member’s time with us — she emailed us late one night and said she decided to stay home and homeschool her child. So that left us without a bookkeeper or a front desk admin. I told Gail, our Publisher, that this means something awesome is about to happen. And then, I found a quote from a friend of mine who is also going through some trying times. She wrote, “Whenever something important falls apart, it’s because something bigger and better is on the horizon. And, with sudden change always comes the deepest opportunities for growth. Well, we are definitely growing through this. The good news is that we used to put out a job opening and get zero applicants. Now, they are coming in all day long – which is a job in itself – weeding through applications, interviewing, onboarding, etc. However, well worth it when you end up with awesome team members like we have now.
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In Santa Rosa County, there’s a group of recognizable faces that you see at most public meetings. Whether it’s the Santa Rosa County Commission or Milton City Council, the same people are usually in the crowd.
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David Clearman had a few options on the table for college basketball, mainly at the junior college level. But the 2024 Navarre grad wasn’t sure if he wanted to start at one school and then transfer to another in two years.
Enter Southern Mississippi. And a unique offer and opportunity that carries a lot of meaning to the 6-foot-7 standout.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon saw record sales for Prime Day this week as Prime members purchased more items than ever before, the company announced Thursday.
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July 18 was tourism day for Leadership Santa Rosa’s 37th class. That meant fun in the sun and an opportunity to learn more about Navarre’s contributions to the tourist economy in Santa Rosa County.
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Tallahassee – High school athletes in Florida, just like their college counterparts, will be able to make money off the field through endorsements and other kinds of deals.