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Renourishment tax not equitable nor justifiable

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

On Mother’s Day and the ninth day of beach renourishment at about 2 p.m., we were returning to our residence on Navarre Beach. Turning onto the causeway, we observed many visitors at the reopening of the Butterfly House. Traffic was very heavy at the intersection but moving. We slowed to 20 mph and watched the skimmers and terns in the nesting areas.

Bob Sikes Bridge to Accept SunPass®

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.

Visitors and residents of Pensacola Beach will be able to use SunPass, the Florida Turnpike Enterprises’ prepaid electronic tolling system on the Bob Sikes Bridge beginning May 26.

CyberThon Funds Available for College Scholarships

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.

Local high school students pursuing advanced education in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) are now eligible for new funding in the form of AFCEA scholarships. The AFCEA Blue Angels Pensacola Chapter is making $10,000 in college funds available to local high school graduates as a result of generous sponsor support of CyberThon 2016.

Beach park for dogs

Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in News.

Camille Abbamonte is a self-professed animal lover and advocate.  A couple of weeks ago she accidently stumbled across a beach dog park in Pensacola, so she stopped to take a look.  “I was in awe of how well it went, there must have been 40-50 dogs there.  Everyone was acting responsibly, the dogs were socializing, it was great.”  She liked it so much that she returned with her three rescues.  “Within 10 minutes, all three dogs were engaged and I made a new friend.  I met some wonderful people and my dogs were having a great time,” Abbamonte said.

Three brothers need one home

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.

Matthew, Jeremy, and William are all charming and very active children.  They all do well in school although William’s behavior sometimes gets him into trouble and affects his citizenship grade.   In the past he was often responsible for being the caregiver for his siblings.  Now his behaviors are sometimes very challenging.

Beach replenishment tab is moving target

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.

Although at least three Santa Rosa commissioners support exempting beach leaseholders from paying an extra share of the planned $17 million sand replenishment project, the board’s eventual vote will likely hinge on the county’s overall budget needs.

Krutches for Kids Drive needs crutches

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in News.

Helping athletes have success on their road to recovery from an injury is something the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze does well and its latest effort will aid in that recovery process.

Kohl has special challenges and needs encouraging family

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Faith.

Kohl is a very sweet young man with some big challenges.  He has Autism and some significant cognitive delays.   His speech is somewhat delayed and he is working on about first and second grade level in most areas although he is enrolled in a 7th grade special class.  He receives weekly language therapy and several other specialized services.  He can read at least 67 “sight words” and can write his name and copy information from the board. 

Waiting for a real family

Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in News.

There are more than 500 children in temporary foster homes in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties.  They have been abused, neglected or abandoned.  While some may eventually return to their birth families, the rest will need adoptive families. 

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