Local park offers rare glimpse of carnivorous plant
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park contains one of Florida’s last remaining tracts of wet prairie and includes one of the largest and most diverse communities of pitcher plants in the state.
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Les Harrison: Doveweed makes homeowners fight for their lawns
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in More with Les, Opinion.
There are many mysteries and riddles which defy understanding, even today.
One of those is the common names applied to objects or tangible things, especially some plant species found in the local environment.
Higher ed bill adds tuition breaks, lawsuit protections
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Uncategorized.
Combining several higher-education proposals, a bill that would protect colleges and universities from coronavirus-related lawsuits and give tuition breaks to out-of-state students who have grandparents living in Florida is poised for a vote by the full House.
State tax estimates get $2 billion bump
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Uncategorized.
As they piece together a new spending plan, state lawmakers can anticipate $2 billion more in tax revenue than previously forecast, months after facing the prospects of a major budget shortfall.
Alimony revamps going to full house
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
A proposal that would revamp Florida’s alimony laws, including eliminating what is known as permanent alimony, is ready to go to the House floor. The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted 12-6 along party lines to approve the bill (HB 1559).
County gets green light to improve Navarre traffic flow
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Santa Rosa County officials got the green light Tuesday morning to upgrade the traffic lights at the intersections of U.S. Highway 98 with the Navarre Beach Causeway and State Road 87.
Transgender athlete ban heads to full house
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
A proposal to ban transgender females from taking part in girls’ or women’s high-school and college sports is teed up for consideration by the full House, after a Republican-controlled education panel overrode fiery objections Tuesday.
Limits on local emergency orders advance in Senate
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
A proposal spurred by the coronavirus pandemic to limit local emergency orders is ready to go to the full Senate, despite lingering concerns from Democrats and local governments.
Brian Out Loud
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion, Sports.
My dog got a hold of my press pass the other day and brought it to his pit of death, which is a cooler term for under the dining room table.
He put a few bite marks into it, but luckily, the pass lives on, which means more opportunities are on the horizon for me in the world of covering sports.
Dezaldivar helping to lead Raiders through challenges of lacrosse season
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Soccer had always been the main sport for Zoey Dezaldivar. When Navarre started up its girls lacrosse program last season, Dezaldivar made a switch.
There have been difficult moments for sure, growing pains that come with being new to the sport, such as Thursday’s 12-1 loss to Seacoast Collegiate at Ian Lockwood Field.