Wednesday night, the remaining co-founder of Aflac, Paul Amos, passed away after a lengthy illness. He was 88 years old. “Mr. Paul,” as he was affectionately known throughout the company, held numero…
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New City of Milton Attorney chosen
A changing of the guard happened at the July 8 Milton City Council meeting when Roy Andrews, city attorney announced he accepted the Santa Rosa County attorney position, after serving the City of Mil…
Nicely in the running for School Board District 1
Sandra Nicely said teachers are tired of not being able to use their creativity in the classroom and she will see to it change will happen.
“It has to start with the school board,” said Nicely. Sh…
Conversations with Gizmo
Every morning my African Grey parrot Gizmo calls to me from his cage, beckoning me to visit with him and fill his bowl. If I ignore his calls, he will become belligerent and continue to call as he mu…
With 'friends' like Facebook…
Facebook has endured. I thought the social networking phenomenon would have slowed down after everyone got to look at that sandwich I had for lunch or the family pictures from Dollywood I posted last…
Commissioner Cole receives Governor’s Veteran’s Service Award
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Bob Cole was recognized by Governor Rick Scott and Congressman Jeff Miller for his military service and received a medal from Governor Scott. Cole said three hundred ve…
MOAA presents scholarships to JROTC cadets
The Military Officer’s Association of America, MOAA, presented its annual scholarships to the 2014 outstanding JROTC cadets of Santa Rosa County on June 26 at the monthly membership meeting. The ca…
DAR Continental Congress
June 24 through 29, Suzanne Terry and Wilma Scofield, members of the Three Rivers Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), attended the 123rd Continental Congress in Wa…
Recycling options return to SRC
There is no question now of whether or not recycling will happen again in Santa Rosa County. Many citizens have been upset at the thought of throwing away reusable plastics, papers, and cans, but the…
Insensitive breeders are the problem
Dear Editor,
Common sense and much research tells me there cannot possibly be a home for every pup born. Ask yourself this question: what happens to the pups not sold? Female dogs come into s…