The streets in downtown Milton were lined Nov. 11 with hundreds of grateful citizens, celebrating the service of veterans during the annual Veterans Day parade.
Thirteen percent of 18 to 20 year olds who were involved in an automobile crash admitted they were sending or receiving text messages, according to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. The institute also found text messaging increased the risk for crashes by 23 percent.
Do you remember in elementary science class when you looked at light through a prism you saw many different wavelengths, or colors, of light? Did you know that those different wavelengths of light affect you differently? One of the most potent wavelengths is the non-visible blue-violet wavelength that comes from that big, bright ball in the sky: the sun.
Last weekend’s final airshow of the Blue Angels’ 2014 season had special meaning. Not only did a record-breaking crowd welcome the precision flight squadron back to their home base of NAS Pensacola, following cancellation of most of the team’s 2013 schedule due to sequestration cuts, but the event also served to recognize that installation’s centennial anniversary.
If you noticed the “Christmas creep” start even earlier this year, as in when you were able to buy Halloween costumes and Christmas trees simultaneously, it wasn’t just your imagination. This year, many retailers have a new strategy: Get the money first.
It was a huge win, a $10,000 win, for Tracey Sutton, driver of the #12 crate late model at Southern Raceway’s 100-lap race dubbed “The Big One.” After winning, an emotional Sutton thanked his sponsors, friends and family for their support and said the win “meant the world” to him.
George W. Bush was president. Wal-Mart and Whataburger didn’t exist in Navarre. Kelly Clarkson’s “Since You’ve Been Gone” was the number one song. “Happy Feet” was the top grossing film, and “The Office” was the number one show on television. This year’s seniors were 9 or 10 years old and in the fourth grade.