Sacred Heart to provide free flu shots in November
Sacred Heart to provide free flu shots in November
During November, Sacred Heart Health System will provide free flu shots at locations in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze for adults who are poor, elderly or uninsured. Only individuals ages 18+ are eligible for these flu shots. Following is the November schedule for adult screenings: · Nov. 1 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Ann … read more
Teachers of the Year announced
Teachers of the Year announced
West Navarre Primary’s Teacher of the Year, Christina Andrus, left, congratulated by West Navarre Primary Principal Billy Price Santa Rosa Education Foundation is pleased to announce the 33 nominees for Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year. Nominees were selected by their peers at each school throughout the district: Becky Nation, Avalon Middle; Laura Rader, Bagdad … read more
Holley man arrested after acting like a dog
Holley man arrested after acting like a dog
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies responded October 27 to Forester Road in Holley where a witness told police she observed a suspect, later identified as Jakob Russell, acting very strange, rolling around in the middle of the road, acting and barking like a dog. The victim stated when she backed her vehicle out of her … read more
Tickets on sale for area’s largest Mardi Gras ball
Tickets on sale for area’s largest Mardi Gras ball
Tickets for the 2018 Cordova Mall Ball are now available for purchase! Northwest Florida’s largest Mardi Gras ball, the 23rd Annual Cordova Mall Ball will be held Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, from 8 p.m. to midnight at Cordova Mall in Pensacola to benefit sick and injured children at The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred … read more
Clay Shoot for America’s Heroes aims to help veterans
Clay Shoot for America’s Heroes aims to help veterans
Last year, charities that support the military received more than $90,000 from the Gulf Power Clay Shoot for America’s Heroes. On Nov. 2, the event returns to the Santa Rosa Shooting Center in Pace to support three local charities that provide assistance to wounded and at-risk military members and their families in Northwest Florida. 2017 … read more
New Sacred Heart partnership enables faster critical care response
New Sacred Heart partnership enables faster critical care response
Sacred Heart Health System has launched a new collaboration with UF Health ShandsCair — the critical care transport system of UF Health Shands Hospital — to provide air and ground transportation for critically ill neonatal and pediatric patients. As a Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and Northwest Florida’s only children’s hospital, Sacred Heart … read more
1,200+ Harley Davidson riders expected this week
1,200+ Harley Davidson riders expected this week
More than 1,200 Harley Davidson riders, registered from 23 states and even some international bikers, are expected to rumble through the streets of Pensacola during the 2017 Southeast H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) Rally, October 31 – November 4, 2017. Visit Pensacola is encouraging businesses to roll out the welcome mat for these riders and urging … read more
Another price hike at Gulf Islands National Seashore
Another price hike at Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Islands National Seashore officials announce changes to entrance and Fort Pickens Campground fees will begin January 1, 2018. Private Vehicle $20 Individual (on foot, bicycle, or in large non-commercial vehicle) $10 Motorcycle $15 Annual Pass $40 Fort Pickens Campground Loops A, C, & E (power & water) $40; Loops B & D (tent only) … read more
Holley By The Sea Improvement Association applies for BearWise Funding
Holley By The Sea Improvement Association applies for BearWise Funding
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has received applications from 10 communities for $515,283 available in BearWise funding to help reduce human-bear conflicts. Eight counties applied for BearWise funds: Collier County Parks and Recreation, Franklin County, Highlands County, Lake County, Orange County, Seminole County, Volusia County and Walton County. Two homeowner’s associations also … read more
Developing system predicted to be “pulled northward over the weekend”
Developing system predicted to be “pulled northward over the weekend”
The National Hurricane Center’s 7 a.m. CDT indicates a broad area of low pressure located over the western Caribbean Sea has a 20 percent chance of development in the next 48 hours and a 40 percent chance thereafter. The system’s close proximity to land is likely to limit development of this system for the next … read more
