On March 10, a Black Hawk helicopter with seven Marines and four soldiers crashed into the Santa Rosa Sound during a training mission killing all 11 on board. The UH-60M helicopter was piloted by a Louisiana National Guard Crew. The helicopter took off from the Destin Executive Airport for a routine training mission.
Y receives inclusionary grant for special-needs programming
For years, the Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA in Navarre has made it a priority to include special-needs children in its summer camps and after-school programs.
Students lined the halls in their pajamas as the sun set over Holley-Navarre Primary School Jan. 29. The evening dubbed as a “literacy family night” included three different stations focused on reading.
At the annual awards and installation banquet 2014 chamber chairman Jim Taylor passed the gavel to Regina Carter of Gulf Power Company, who served as chairman of the 2015 executive board. The event honored businesses and individuals who had made a difference throughout the year. Ambassador of the Year was awarded to Linda Fusco, All Phase Cleaning; Mentor of the Year to Jan Clark, Made For You Gift Venue; Volunteers of the Year to Cherie Rice, Coldwell Banker United Realtors and Sarah Hasty of New York Life Insurance Company; Director of the Year to Norm Crowder of St. Rosa Sound RV Resort; Spirit of Navarre to James Dabney of East River Smokehouse; Member of the Year to Navarre Area Board of Realtors; Business of the Year to Navarre Drywall; Citizen of the Year to Shirley Brown; Corporate Citizen of the Year to Bill Crouch of Tech Star Systems, Inc.; and the Legends Award was given to Frankie and Barbara Gibbs.
Steps still need to be taken before work begins on two artificial reef projects off Navarre Beach, but according to Navarre Chamber Foundation President Mike Sandler, things continue to move forward. The next step is the contracting process.
Washington (NNS) — The Departments of the Navy and the Air Force broke ground with Gulf Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, at Naval Air Station Pensacola, marking the start of construction for three large-scale solar electric generating facilities Dec. 16.
When you buy a house, you negotiate the sales price. When you buy a car, you negotiate the bottom dollar on the car. When you take a new job, you negotiate the salary and terms of your employment. Very few things in life are set in stone – most things are negotiable. Our county seems to have forgotten the art of negotiating. Good dealmaking means the money goes further.
Thanks for the great article in your Dec. 17 issue: “Commissioner raises concerns with Tough Mudder.” I just sent the below letter to the Board of County Commissioners hoping they get it at some point. Continuing to spend bed tax funds on events where the organizers make more than $1 million does not make sense to me. Keep pushing this as most of us don’t want to see our limited funds used on these events.
