There are things that really puzzle me. Some life insurance companies charge lower premiums if you haven't made a life-shortening lifestyle choice. Being a nonsmoker is one of them. Actuarially, that…
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Speak Out September 3
Friday 9:50 a.m.
This is Bobby. Mayor Thompson is always talking about the city needing to clean up and look better this and that. It’s Friday and I just drove down Willing Street and there i…
Pace High School gets chilly for ALS
In a twist on the popular ice bucket challenge, roughly 35 Pace students got soaked from the fire department’s ladder hose to raise money for a cure for ALS.
Fire extinguisher education
Nancy Padgett, director of Kid’s Discovery Center at 5753 Highway 90, teaches Diane Johnson, VPK teacher how to correctly use a fire extinguisher. This is a new law requirement in the State of Florid…
Pace student records single, working on big time career
Samantha LaPorta is learning early in life what it means to be an artist. At the tender age of 12, Samantha recently travelled to Nashville to talk with a recording group who wants to train her for a…
Panhandle Regent’s Council
The Florida Panhandle Regent’s Council Meeting was held August 23, 2014 at Jim’s Buffet and Grill in Marianna, FL. The Council includes Regents and Chapter members from the National Society Daughters…
Jay High School presents new cafeteria
Jay High School recently opened its brand new cafeteria. Until now both elementary and high school students shared the same breakfast and lunch area, said Assistant Principal Carlisle Griffin. “The w…
Milton Cemetery clean up
Milton High School ROTC will be cleaning Milton Cemetery Saturday at 8 a.m. All hands on deck to clear weeds and debris to keep up the cemetery. Bill Bledsoe, Milton Cemetery spokesperson said the ce…
Pyrates mourn the loss of fellow shipmate
Walter Schumann, also known as Captain White Beard, and the rest of the Blackwater Pyrates mourn the loss of their navigator, Philip "Yellow Beard" Boswell. Schumann said, "Our trusted navigator ensu…
Tank’s fire truck ride
Melissa Stankard, with a local rescue called SouthBark, said a bonded pair of Am Bulldogs, Tink and Tank, were rescued from Mobile County Animal shelter who were owner surrendered two years ago. A fa…