If you have not seen the news, the East Milton Wellfield Protection issue is about how three commissioners (Bob Cole, Sam Parker and James Calkins) voted to remove “existing” water protection rights for the citizens of South Santa Rosa and East Milton.
Let me repeat that, remove an “existing” water protection right.
In these days of COVID and political uncertainty, there’s not a lot that can be predicted. Even the weather can fluctuate from the most educated forecasts.
Sunsets are also a mystery, though less so if you understand the science.
As of Sunday, about 1.7 million people had received COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida. Here is a breakdown of the counties with the most residents vaccinated:
With the landscape having changed dramatically due to COVID-19 in the last year, there’s one thing that you might not have noticed is missing.
Girl Scouts have not been selling cookies outside of local grocery stores. That’s left a void for scouts eager to fundraise for activities, as well as folks who want their annual cookie fix.
The Coalition for Santa Rosa’s Water Future organized a meeting recently that was part informing the public about a proposed change to the Santa Rosa County Comprehensive Plan that would permit expanding borrow pits and part recruitment drive.
An estimated 1,700 in-person school days were lost as a result of COVID-19 isolation and quarantining and one person died after a two-day wrestling tournament that featured athletes from 10 high schools across three Florida counties, according to federal study released Tuesday.
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. leaders Tuesday approved a proposed 7.2 percent average rate increase for residential policyholders, while also backing a plan that could lead to substantially higher rates in the future for new customers of the state-backed insurer.
The Citizens Board of Governors took the steps as it faces a surge in additional policies amid troubles in the state’s private property-insurance market. The troubles have driven up private rates and caused companies to pull back on covering homes, spurring customers to turn to Citizens.
With frustrations mounting amid a constrained supply of COVID-19 vaccines, Florida’s top public-health official urged hospital executives on Tuesday to turn to county health departments if they need to vaccinate newly hired staff members and patients.
