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Hurricane center watching 2 tropical waves. FL to see thunderstorms as tax holiday kicks off
The tropics remained calm as a sales tax holiday for hurricane and other disaster supplies kicked off Saturday, but severe weather could affect portions of Florida over the weekend. Tropical cyclone activity is not expected over the next seven days, the National Hurricane Center reported in its latest update. ...
NAVARRE FISHING REPORT SATURDAY 8-24-24
SPECIAL NOTICE: The Navarre pier is open from 5 am until 11 pm daily. Visit our You Tube channel Navarre Newspaper. You will find the weather and information videos about the emerald coast of Destin, Navarre, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola areas.This report is updated during the day. This is our...
Florida State’s Fight With the ACC Likely to Last All Season
Florida State’s football team flew to Ireland on Wednesday night in preparation for Saturday’s season opener against Georgia Tech in Dublin. But the school’s legal representatives spent time this week meeting with officials from the ACC for a court-mandated mediation surrounding FSU’s efforts to leave the conference.
Florida is much safer than Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Osgood: The only logical way to look at murder rates is homicides per capita. Cherrypicking a total deaths number without reference to the number of residents in a state is foolish at best and disingenuous at worst. Florida was ranked 27th in the United States with 5.0 deaths...
Local non-profits provide tool to help protect your open drink
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A couple of non-profits are teaming up to give women a tool that helps protect their drinks. Date rape drugs are a discrete way for predators to target victims at bars, restaurants, and parties. Experts say it only takes a few moments to spike someone’s drink. “Somebody can set their […]
Man finds surprise kidney donor in high school classmate from 25 years ago
Following three years and 10 hours a day on dialysis, Jereme Peterson found an angel and a miracle all at once, and his life was saved. The 42-year-old federal corrections officer encountered a donor in his Blountstown high school classmate from 25 years ago. He was down to 315 pounds,...
Orange Beach Makos Win Rivalry Football Game In OT
Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – A new coach, new training facilities under construction and energized players have the Orange Beach Makos ready to start the new football season. Friday evening they showed that this is going to be a better year by beating rival Elberta in overtime, 27-21.
Church of the Highlands spends $4.6 million on land for Daphne campus
Church of the Highlands, the largest church in Alabama, purchased around 27 acres off State Highway 181 in Daphne for a new, permanent campus in coastal Alabama. According to public records, in July the church bought the land from Malbis Plantation, Inc., care of Stirling Properties. The land was purchased for nearly $4.6 million.
Tuesday's primary was a political earthquake for the Escambia County Commission
Escambia County experienced a political earthquake in the Republican primary Tuesday night, with Steven Stroberger defeating Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh in the District 1 contest. Bergosh, along with Republican Commissioner Steven Barry and Democratic Commissioner Lumon May, has been the dominant voting block on the five-member board for the last several years. Party identification is rarely the deciding factor in controversial commission votes. ...
Inspired by the pandemic, a Florida beachside music festival tries something new
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — A little more than an hour before the first act takes the stage at the Moon Crush Pink Moon music festival, concert promoter Andy Levine circles up a crew of about 150 for a last-minute pep talk before the gates open. “Hey we had no...
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