“An answered prayer.”
That’s how Austyn Evans describes knowing her two-year-old son, Conrad, now has a kidney after an agonizing search for a donor. Although the search took them from Northwest Florida to Texas and then to Georgia, the donor turned out to be closer to home (in fact, the donor lives in their home).
Eglin Air Force Base’s Fire and Emergency Services recently lost one of their own in a motor vehicle crash, which occurred Wednesday, March 13. Battalion Chief Matthew Becker, who served with Eglin Fire and Emergency Services for 17 years, left behind a wife, two children and countless loved ones.
Navarre’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) held a training session Sunday, March 3, at Holley Navarre Fire District Station 45. The training session was part of a six-session training course to prepare residents of Santa Rosa County for emergencies and how they can help their community.
Five people participated in the course. Four were from Navarre and one from Pace.
Santa Rosa County District Schools is again recruiting and accepting applications for School Guardian.
The Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, and Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program was established in 2018 through the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. In its initial report, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission found that having guardians in schools is the best way to ensure highly trained personnel are in place to respond immediately in the event of a school shooting.
Citizens Moving Forward Inc., a nonprofit corporation the mission of which is “to develop and support the development of programs, curriculums, and activities that enhance the socialization of seniors and the educational development of youth,” held an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Sept. 28, to celebrate the updating of its kitchen and renovation of the interior of its building at 6151 Dogwood Drive in Milton.
The first meeting with FABA is always on the organization, after that we encourage you to join this fine organization. Membership is by family and for a family to join go to https://blacksmithing.org (click on the membership tab), the cost is only $30 per year.
Emily Donalson, the principal of Sims Middle School, has been named Florida Innovative Principal of the Year. Donalson, exemplifies outstanding, visionary leadership, according to the press release announcing the award. She has served as an educator for over 20 years, always fostering the use technology as a tool for learning. Entering her sixth year as […]
In between teaching college classes at two schools, Dr. Brian Rucker, a longtime resident of north Santa Rosa County, writes books. His latest is on Disneyworld resorts.
This issue is a literary collection of prose and poetry that explores values and sentiments unique to Santa Rosa County. Milton’s Poet Laureate Marc Livanos’s belief is that you have the right to feel what you feel.
