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Oriole Beach Elementary student dies

Written by Staff Reporters on October 29, 2015. Posted in News.

A 5-year old Oriole Beach Elementary kindergartner has died from an unconfirmed case of viral meningitis. The school principal, Joshua McGrew, issued a letter to all parents of students in an effort to reassure them of their children’s safety.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on October 22, 2015. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Last weekend was full of fun things to do as you can see by reading this issue. I’m not sure they could have crammed one more thing into the weekend. Thankfully – it was a beautiful weekend and the weather didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits or hinder attendance.

A disabled veteran’s quest for benefits

Written by Staff Reporters on October 22, 2015. Posted in Community.

Medically retired Army Cpl. Camden Babcock is well aware of the bureaucratic red tape that can delay military benefits, but he’s surprised at the VA’s balking over blueprints for handicapped-access remodeling of a bathroom in his Holley by the Sea house.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month

Written by Staff Reporters on October 8, 2015. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

A cancer diagnosis at any stage is devastating news. The questions, concerns and even panic that can set in can throw any life off of a sure path. In the case of breast cancer, it can affect the sheer essence of who a woman thinks she is. We have been taught in life that our female body parts are what make us who we are. And that couldn’t be further from the truth. Breast cancer survivors will tell you that.

Too fast at any speed

Written by Staff Reporters on October 8, 2015. Posted in Community.

No matter how few drivers exceed the speed limits on residential streets in the city of Gulf Breeze, that’s too many for the volunteer Traffic Calming and Enforcement Committee.

Nine candidates make cut for top county job

Written by Staff Reporters on October 8, 2015. Posted in News.

Nine candidates to succeed Santa Rosa County Administrator Hunter Walker when he plans to retire at the end of the year have made the first cut by a selection panel.

iNKSTAND students reporting for education

Written by Gail Acosta on October 8, 2015. Posted in Education.

Hundreds of students grace the hallways of West Navarre Intermediate School. And a group of 18 of those students may well be the future journalists of Navarre. This class, known as iNKSTAND, is reporting the news of WNIS through a digital newsletter under the leadership of teachers Kenny Long and Elizabeth Bauer.

Pass needed, no private funds for public beach

Written by Staff Reporters on October 1, 2015. Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

Dear Rep. Doug Broxson,

Nichols not aiming to process concealed weapon licenses

Written by Sandi Kemp on October 1, 2015. Posted in Community.

County tax collectors around the state of Florida are becoming alternative sites for residents to apply for or renew a state concealed weapon license under the direction of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The legislation to make this all possible was passed in 2014. This unique partnership allows tax collectors to receive applications, take fingerprints and photographs and send the information to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to process the request for a concealed weapon license.

Proposed aquatic center has home but no funding

Written by Staff Reporters on October 1, 2015. Posted in Community.

Finding an acceptable site for any proposed public project can be among the toughest hurdles, but the nascent campaign for a new aquatic center in south Santa Rosa County already has a prospective home.