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Charter system works at PB Elementary
In his seventh year, PBES Principal Jeff Castleberry still enjoys steering the ship of the charter school
      For the past seven years, Pensacola Beach Elementary School Principal Jeff Castleberry has been a sort of circus performer, walking a tightrope of finances, balancing the state regulations against the needs of his students, taming the weather, and being flexible enough to work with a board of directors while being strong enough to withstand criticism.
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Weather delays Ft. Pickens Road opening
Visitors to see a very different park
      Reconstruction and opening of the road to Fort Pickens is delayed by a recent rash of bad weather, according to Superintendent Jerry Eubanks. Eubanks calls the delay a "semantic term" as construction is on track to complete the road, but "rain and storms have made the process take a little longer than expected.
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Remodeled Live Oaks Visitor Center open
      Gulf Islands celebrated the grand reopening of the Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center on Wednesday, April 22.
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Remember our responsibility for God's creation
      As I write this article, I'm aware that April 22 will be observed as "Earth Day." The message that goes out from various places is that although we did not create this beautiful Earth, we are really the caretakers. We can abuse it and misuse it, or we can give it lots of tender loving care.
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This week on Pensacola Beach
      Saturday, April 25 Tour De Cure Cycling Ride supporting the American Diabetes Association begins and ends at Andrews Institute.
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