Commissioners move on Holley by the Sea flood control
The Board of County Commissioners directed staff Aug. 10 to prepare requests for proposals (RFPs) for flood mitigation efforts related to the Holley by the Sea homeowners’ association.
Cyclospora infections up 134 percent nationwide
The number of reported Cyclospora infections is up 134 percent nationwide from last year, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between May 1 and Aug. 2 this…
Astral event of the century
“One hundred years ago, 1879, was the last U.S. continental coast to coast total solar eclipse,” said Dr. Wayne Wooten, astronomer and newly retired astronomy professor from Pensacola State College (…
Eclipse brings bizarre behavior
Through the centuries, little research has been done on animal behavior during solar eclipses, but what little data and anecdotal information is out there paints a weird picture.
Animal services takes aim at pet homelessness
Americans who wish to bring home a furry friend are faced with a multitude of choices. Fluffy the Norwegian forest cat might come from a close friend burdened by debt. Teddy the poodle may be found a…
Military woos new clientele to online shopping
For mature veterans like me who associate military base exchanges mostly with the ones in Vietnam that featured unrefrigerated cases of beer stacked on wooden pallets, a surprising new benefit is daw…
ROTC, LDS team up to Cram the Van
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teamed up with the Navarre Navy Junior ROTC unit July 27 to help with the Cram the Van project.
Home is where the health is
Recently I attended a health and fitness conference and I was blown away by the simplicity of the phrase that is my headline today. The speaker was talking about how the home is the center of health…
