Controversial bear hunt gets go-ahead
Havana – Despite pleas from animal-rights advocates, Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday approved holding a 23-day bear hunt in December that could lead to 187 bears being killed.
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Rudman exits board amid confirmation troubles
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
(By Jim Turner of the News Service of Florida) Former Rep. Joel Rudman became the third appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis to resign this month from a Northwest Florida college or university board of trustees while awaiting Senate confirmation.
Meanwhile, the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee on Tuesday refused to back another DeSantis appointee, University of West Florida trustee Adam Kissel.
Jay Royals prevail in softball showdown with Pace
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
It was a matchup worthy of late April or early May. Jay and Pace squaring off in a game between two unbeaten teams ranked in the state and sitting atop their respective regions.
On this Friday night in March in Pace, it was the Royals who prevailed, scoring 10 runs in the sixth to pull away for a 17-6 win in six innings over the reigning 6A champion Patriots.
Lighthouse Makos make school history in basketball
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Lighthouse Christian College is a conference champion in basketball for the first time in school history.
Beaten in the title game a year ago, the Makos made sure this time around would be different as they defeated Mid-Atlantic Christian 87-76 in the New South Atlantic Championship game Sunday in Milton.
For God’s Sake: imagine that
Written by Michael Bannon on . Posted in Opinion.
I have a vivid imagination and have had it all my life. It is so vivid that I imagine myself to be six feet tall with brown wavy hair and sporting washboard abs. Others see a man whose hair has turned white, some of it turned loose, and who is sporting washtub abs. They just lack imagination!
First Read Across Santa Rosa challenge ends Sunday
Written by Ken Garner on . Posted in Education.
Ruth Witter wanted a labor-intensive state mandate to produce more than an online database of books. The first-ever Read Across Santa Rosa reading challenge is the result.
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Strong local newspapers create a strong community
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Opinion.
The newspaper industry has been changing, or as we like to call it, evolving. Some newspapers have survived, and many haven’t. So how does a newspaper survive – thrive even?
We have some idea of what it takes. We have experienced growth even in the past year.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion.
There are some axioms that seem to hold true. If you wash your car, it will rain. If your food is running behind at the restaurant, just go to the bathroom and when you come back it will be waiting on you, and if you run a headline about how the dry weather is causing brush fires, it will rain for three days straight after it hits the newsstands.
Youth ministers caution parents to research video games marketed as ‘Christian’
Written by Ken Garner on . Posted in News.
About half of the world’s $200 billion video-gaming market is in the United States, with that share expected to grow 10 percent annually through 2030, according to industry experts. Some game publishers are turning their focus to Bible-based games to offer Christian families an option.
But two Santa Rosa County youth ministers warn parents to be vigilant.