Roughly 80 percent of businesses in the U.S. open their doors without taking out a business loan, according to the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of West Florida.
While grappling with issues that could affect how much Holley Navarre Water System ratepayers are charged in the future, the volunteer board that supposedly reached harmony in a January election shake-up has become a familiar war zone with new combatants.
Following contentious contract negotiations with the county’s teachers union, challengers have entered the ring for the three school board seats up for election this year.
Precinct 34, an initiative to improve voter turnout in the Navarre area, brought together more than a dozen candidates for a variety of offices to debate the issues April 17.
Abigail Pantlitz leaned over on the track, a few feet away from the finish line she had just crossed in the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.65, her hands on her knees, trying to fight back the pain in her legs.