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MATHEW PELLEGRINO

There are few things college engineer students hear in their lifetime.  “Welcome to the Air Force” being one of them. Those words came from the mouth of Lt. Col. James Palumbo at the Pace Air Force recruiting center after UWF senior... Full story

SRPE, teacher ‘de-friending’ district media policy

MATHEW PELLEGRINO

A Santa Rosa Professional Educators member is looking to file a lawsuit today against the school district on a new social networking policy. The educator believes a new board policy is restricting educators from freely using social sites such as Fac... Full story

School prayer ruling delays lawsuit

Katie Tammen

PENSACOLA — The original parties in the school prayer case in Santa Rosa County might be headed back to court. Several months after the Liberty Counsel sued the school district for signing a consent decree to resolve an earlier lawsuit, U.S. D... Full story

Seward sentenced to 60 years

Bill Gamblin

A Pensacola man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday for three counts of sexual battery and one count of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child, by Santa Rosa Circuit Judge Thomas Santurri. Jeffery Scott Seward, 43, was found guilty of th... Full story

Pensacola State College looking forward in Santa Rosa

MATHEW PELLEGRINO

Pensacola State College is looking to make its mark on the Milton community. The now state college is offering more than just associate degrees to the Milton community, but are looking to expand sometime in the near future. But the push for the col... Full story

Peacock crossing

Mathew Pellegrino

A peacock was seen strutting alongside Highway 90 in front of the Bitco Bait and Tackle shop in Milton Monday afternoon. The male peacock, along with another male and a female with her babies wander alongside the busy roadway during the day. The pea... Full story

Soldier's name could be removed from EOD memorial wall

Tom McLaughlin

EGLIN AFB — The Board of Directors of the EOD Memorial Foundation is considering removing the name of one of the men whose death is chronicled on its memorial wall. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Miles Lankford was in Iraq in September 2007 w... Full story

Feeding one's soul

Bill Gamblin

Bluegrass music lovers can feed their soul once a month at the Pensacola State College in Milton. On the fourth Saturday of each month, except in December, the Gulf Coast Bluegrass Music Association takes over the student affairs building for some p... Full story

Why recruit aerospace and defense companies?

Cindy Anderson, TEAM Santa Rosa

It’s no secret that we have a very hot spot for the Aerospace and Defense industry, right in our backyards. Northwest Florida is dominated by several military bases, including Eglin Air Force Base, Hurlburt Field, Whiting Field, and Naval Air S... Full story

Here comes the sun...flowers

Theresa Friday

It may be towards the end of summer, but you can still plant sunflowers and enjoy them during the fall. In north Florida, try to complete sunflower planting by the third week in August.  Depending on the variety, sunflowers will bloom about 55 t... Full story

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