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Henry Merrill named substitute teacher of year

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Education.

Henry Merrill, 76, was sitting in a Bagdad Elementary School classroom when superintendent Dr. Karen Barber and staff from the school came into the room holding flowers.

At first Merrill, who is a substitute teacher, thought he might be in trouble, but soon realized Barber was there for a much different reason.

Gulf Breeze chamber announces 2022 award winners

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.

The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber Foundation hosted its annual awards gala at the Hilton on Pensacola Beach last month. Community leaders, volunteers, and local professionals gathered to celebrate another year of chamber business and to honor the outgoing 2023 chairman, Jonathan Tucker.

American Legion post honors the Four Chaplains

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community, Military.

At a ceremony held Sunday, Feb. 5, American Legion Post 382 honored four men who made the ultimate sacrifice 80 years ago. Alexander Goode, George L. Fox, John P. Washington, and Clark V. Poling, known collectively as the “Four Chaplains,” died when their transport ship, the USAT Dorchester, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.

On Feb. 3, 1943, the Dorchester was headed to Greenland when it was struck by a torpedo from a German U-boat. The ship carried 902 servicemen, merchant seaman and civilian workers. With the ship hit, Goode, Fox, Washington and Poling all leaped into action to help their comrades.

DeSantis visits Milton to announce Broadband Opportunity awards

Written by Ken Garner on . Posted in News.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Milton Thursday to present a $2.36 million Broadband Opportunity Grant to Santa Rosa County leaders.

The popular Republican governor visited the historic Imogene Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 2, to announce the first Broadband Opportunity Grant Program awards to expand broadband internet for Florida’s underserved communities. The Santa Rosa grant will help bring high-speed internet to 791 homes and businesses in the county. Statewide, the program is committing more than $144 million for 58 projects in 41 counties, impacting almost 160,000 unserved residential, educational, business and community locations.

Pensacola State dedicates FPL Innovation Center

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Education.

The new Florida Power and Light Company Innovation Center in the Pensacola State College Charter Academy can take a student from the middle of an African savanna where they are surrounded by zebras and elephants to inside the human body to learn up close about biology.

Out and About

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

We had the opportunity to speak with a few members of the Navarre Krewe of Jesters last week and I was glad we did.

It was certainly a lesson for both of us. We, of course, know what time of year the Mardi Gras parade is, but we don’t necessarily know when all the events are.

Raider girls basketball team runs out of time

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

Angel Rhodes had to take the shot. She was open. And with the distance being from the free-throw line, it was a good look for the senior standout.

Sure, there was pressure, especially with Navarre down two and the seconds slipping way in a District 1-6A girls basketball quarterfinal against Milton that went right down to the wire.

All-County Honor Band has two performances

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Education, News.

Santa Rosa District Schools celebrated middle and high school students who were selected to the All-County Honor Band during two performances Saturday, Jan. 28, at Pace Assembly of God’s auditorium.

The middle school band was conducted by Ann Leffard, who has taught music education at schools in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties. The high school band was conducted by John Folsom, who recently retired after 45 years of full time band directing in Alabama and Georgia.

Commission approves ‘upzoning’ in East Milton

Written by Ken Garner on . Posted in News.

Some folks in Navarre worry about “Florida’s Most Relaxing Place” becoming another Destin; some in East Milton are pointing to Pace as a cautionary tale of development run amok.
Elizabeth Plant is among them.

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