by Charles Dragonette Board of County Commissioners regular meeting: (this was a 5 1/2 hour marathon!) With no SS United States Reefing Project item on the agenda there was no reason to expect any news from the meeting and there was none. If there’s any significance for us, it is that none of the on-going work requires Commissioners’ action or their vote. No public comment from visitors or any Commissioners’ Minute addressed the SS United States Reefing Project. To catch ever

By Mark B. Perry (Screenwriter & Novelist) If you’ve read my novel "And Introducing Dexter Gaines," you’ve probably guessed I have an obsession with ocean liners, with my favorite ship, the SS UNITED STATES, having a star turn as the maiden voyage setting for a rather significant plot point. This fascination started when I was around eight-years-old thanks to a chance viewing of the 1960 disaster film, "The Last Voyage," which was shot entirely aboard the very real 1920s era

By Charles Dragonette Chatting with people online and off, the appearance that activity swirls everywhere is hard to ignore. However, since 16 June when Okaloosa County approved the final Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida State Historic Preservation Officer and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that enables wrapping up the Army’s Section 106 review of Permit SAJ-1996-03565, there has not been a single thing reported affecting the ship or the reefing program. It’s business a