State takes aim at challenge to social media law
Tallahassee – Saying social media is “facing a reckoning,” Florida fired back Jan. 13 against a lawsuit challenging a new state law aimed at keeping children off social-media platforms.
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Citizens rate hikes remain unresolved
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Tallahassee – Proposed rate increases that could have taken effect Jan. 1 for customers of the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. remain unresolved — with any hikes now unlikely to hit customers’ bills for months.
Is Florida headed toward a deficit of $6.9 billion?
Written by Marlo Scafe on . Posted in News.
On Jan. 9 at the Santa Rosa County Legislative Delegation meeting, Rep. Alex Andrade and Sen. Don Gaetz discussed the funding of various projects. The state has worked with a surplus in its budget over the past few years, but now Florida is trending toward a deficit of more than $6 billion.
Citrus projections low, but hold steady
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Tallahassee – With a major grower set to exit the business, Florida’s struggling citrus industry saw little change Friday in a production forecast for the hurricane-damaged growing season.
Air Force names first female SERE specialist to chief master sergeant rank
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Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas – Tiffany Zaloudek became the first female survival, evasion, resistance, escape specialist to earn the rank of chief master sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, Nov 1.
Community Health Northwest Florida launches ‘Baby Bucks’ program to support healthy pregnancies
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Community Health Northwest Florida, a nonprofit healthcare organization which serves Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, has instituted a new program to promote healthy pregnancies for medically underserved people.
Announced in July of last year, the Baby Bucks program is designed to provide educational materials and supplies to expectant mothers, as well as incentivize them to keep up with their prenatal checkups.Base, community respond in aircraft crash exercise
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The 96th Test Wing and local emergency response agencies participated in a large-scale aircraft accident response exercise Dec. 11.
Science rules at Holley Navarre Middle’s Song Family Science Fair
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Before winter break, students at Holley Navarre Middle School competed in their school’s annual science fair. A total of 102 projects were submitted across 12 categories, with winners advancing to the West Panhandle Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the University of West Florida on Jan. 27.
Navarre High wins Special Olympics Florida award
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Education.
Special Olympics Florida recently announced the winners of several awards, each recognizing a person or organization who has gone above and beyond to help Special Olympics reach more people and fulfill its mission of ensuring people with disabilities are treated with respect and given opportunities to compete in athletics.
One of the awards, the Marilyn Grigsby Award, was awarded to Navarre High School for more than a decade of support for Special Olympics Florida in Santa Rosa County. According to Special Olympics Florida, the Marilyn Grigsby Award recognizes organizations that provide sustained service, leadership, and impact over five years or more.
School board appoints new assistant principals at Woodlawn, Holley Navarre Middle
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community, News.
Santa Rosa County District Schools have appointed Brad Berry and Jennifer Netro as the new assistant principals at Holley Navarre Middle School and Woodlawn Beach Middle School, respectively. Netro will begin her time at WBMS Jan. 6, 2025, and Berry will start work at HNMS Jan. 7, 2025.