As utilities continue moving forward with plans to expand solar energy, state regulators next week will take up a Duke Energy Florida proposal that would add 10 solar plants in the coming years.
The first Florida correctional officer to die after contracting the coronavirus was a 65-year-old sergeant who worked for the state Department of Corrections for three decades.
Rain begins to let up as Navarre’s girls soccer team gets going with another practice at the NYSA Soccer Complex.
But a little precipitation on an afternoon in late October isn’t going to keep the Raiders from putting in the necessary work to prepare for a season that is filled with both high hopes and, of course, uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Garrett Bagley is quick to push away any comparisons of his 2019 state runner-up girls weightlifting team at Navarre to the one that will compete for the Raiders this season.
“That group last year did an amazing job and was one of the best ever from top to bottom,” Bagley said. “This year, we have a new crew, and to be honest, they have a lot to prove right now.”
Deteriorated properties along canals in Santa Rosa County need to shape up if a new proposed ordinance is adopted.
County commissioners gave the thumbs-up to advertise a public hearing on a new canal ordinance. The proposed ordinance will require docks, piers, boathouses and seawalls along man-made canals in the county to be maintained so as not to be a hazard to the public or navigation and to not damage neighboring property.
St. Augustine Church’s community takes care of its faith community.
“We are all about outreach,” said St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church’s Senior Warden, Terri Rothe through a floral face mask. This claim is borne out in the number of community outreaches in which this relatively small congregation is engaged, and they are challenging others to step up and join with them.
I am basically inept when it comes to home repairs. Admitting it has kept me out of the emergency room and has, on occasion, paid some tradesman’s mortgage.
One time, I tried to change out an exhaust fan in a bathroom. An easy job, right? I was glad that I had read the instructions because I learned to shut off the circuit breaker to avoid electrocution.