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Jan 29, 2024
County commissioner James Calkins shared a post from Jay High School that highlighted the wrestling team winning a district title and punching a ticket to state.
Nice effort on the gesture.

Jan 25, 2024
“Truth is our currency.” That is the first, most basic and foundational core value prescribed by our parent company, Sandpaper Publishing. We explain it this way: “We must know the truth to make good decisions. The same with our community – they must know the truth. Admit mistakes quickly so we can deal with them.”

Jan 25, 2024
Not long ago, my wife and I had breakfast at a restaurant that has become our favorite breakfast destination. I had eggs benedict: two poached eggs, each set atop a piece of Canadian bacon and a halved English muffin, then blanketed with a hollandaise sauce. They were delicious. Eggs benedict is a dish of misnomers: the bacon is not Canadian, the muffin is not British, and France, not Holland, is the country of origin for the sauce. A label is no guarantee of authenticity.

Jan 25, 2024
Although Chrys Holley is 93 years old, she engages with a sharp wit and vibrant memory when she speaks about her life. She gives God the glory for everything with a vivid story full of detailed descriptions. Holley is a breast cancer survivor of almost 27 years but found herself in the throes of battle last December, this time in stage four of the disease.

Jan 23, 2024
#Respectmydecision. That’s the hashtag that has become quite popular on social media when an athlete announces  he or she is decommitting or transferring to another school.
Typically, you only see it in football. In the end, it’s one of those things that shouldn’t have to accompany a decision.

Jan 18, 2024
Often, growth comes with pain. The dull ache of “growing pains” in our legs kept many of us awake many nights as children.

Jan 18, 2024
The congregation I serve as pastor, is a church plant of the Evangelical Free Church of America. Yes, we are as advertised, evangelicals, though these days with gluten-free, sugar-free, and caffeine-free products, a person might surmise we are not.

Jan 17, 2024
If you are looking for the strongest girls weightlifting in the state, look no further than right here in Northwest Florida.
Those aren’t just words in a column either. It’s fact.

Jan 10, 2024
The day after Christmas, what my kin call Boxing Day, a kinsman posted on Facebook pictures of various Christmas cards reading, “JOY to the world!” and “Peace on Earth,” then gave this advice for the new year, “We must find joy where we can since peace eludes us.” At first blush, this advice seems insightful given the bleak state of our world; news outlets are awash with reports of crime and war. Peace on earth seems nonexistent and joy a rare commodity. The reason these proclamations of joy and peace seem such non sequiturs is that they have been reduced to mere holiday slogans severed from their source.

Jan 10, 2024
EDITOR’S NOTE: State Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman filed a draft version of HB 1485, which would create the North Santa Rosa County Utilities Authority on Friday. He said edits to the bill already have been filed and will appear in the version of the bill considered in committee. 
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