Something as simple as a class name tag and a T-shirt might not mean much to the average 8-year-old, but to Lilliana Boczar, it means everything. Lilliana has two very rare genetic conditions; Rett Syndrome (RS) and Williams Syndrome (WS).
According to her parents, Stephan and Mari, she is the only medically documented case in the world with both.
Out-of-the way corners in abandoned places conjure up a variety of disquieting images.
The early winter silence in these neglected locales gives way to the subtle scurrying of unknown creatures attempting to avoid contact and confrontation.
Tommy Greenwell can still remember the first time he paddled out into the waves near the Pensacola Pier. He was 10 years old and wanted to be like his older brother, an avid surfer.
That first day, he learned how to sit on the board.
A proposed gas station for 8006 Navarre Pkwy. was not well received by some area residents saying that it would be in violation of land development code that required “hazardous or potentially hazardous materials” be stored or located at least 500 feet away from the nearest residential structure and the closest residence was only 230 feet away.
For Christmas this year, I got some of the most wonderful gifts of all – feedback from readers that they love Navarre Press and appreciate our role in the community.
A few people went out of their way to send us this gift. Others mentioned it when they were making sure their subscriptions didn’t expire.
Surprise! We have two more newspapers and communities to work with every week. It has been a whirlwind and still is.
Someone sent me an email and said, ‘Yay! When can we celebrate?’ I replied with a long list of what I had on my plate and said that me accomplishing that list was all the celebrating I could do right now.
We keep being told “be more green, conserve energy, reduce CO2, stop using fossil fuels etc.” We’re told the solution, in transportation, is to go electric. I disagree! The most green is the 100+ year old super affordable Bicycle.
ProHealth of northwest Florida donated $21,000 to 10 local nonprofits during the month of December. Each ProHealth office was given $3,000 to donate to a nonprofit of the employees’ choosing.
There is a chain link fence now up between the football field house and Bennett C. Russell Stadium, and that is phase of one of a plan to make the Navarre High School campus a little more secure.