$100,000 Gift Will Help Local Children Battling Cancer

Sandy Sansing Dealerships is donating $100,000 to the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research Gulf Coast. The donation was presented Tuesday at Sandy Sansing BMW in Pensacola. The money will help provide financial assistance to local families dealing with a childhood cancer diagnosis, while also supporting research into safer treatments and potential cures. Sandy Sansing says the dealership is proud to support Rally and families across the Gulf Coast. The donation continues a partnership focused on helping children and families today while investing in research that could improve treatment options in the future.

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REACTION TO PROPOSED BOARDWALK PROJECT ON NAVARRE BEACH

About 25 people signed up to speak at Tuesday's County Commission Committee of the Whole meeting — most of them opposing a proposed boardwalk and event center on the east side of the Navarre Beach Causeway Bridge. Commission Chairman Colten Wright addressed rumors head-on, saying there was no vote planned despite online chatter. The topic wasn't on the agenda, and no vote could have been taken either way. The project's back in the spotlight because it's now out to bid — contractors have until September 3rd to respond. A Change-dot-org petition against the project had drawn nearly four-thousand signatures by meeting time.

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Gulf Winds Credit Union to begin operating under new name next spring

Gulf Winds Credit Union says it will operate under a new name and identity: TruWorth Credit Union. The rebrand is expected to take effect in spring 2027. Gulf Winds also announced plans to acquire Madison County Community Bank in Madison, Florida. The deal would add about 200 million dollars in assets and two branches in Madison and Perry, bringing the combined organization to more than one-point-seven billion dollars in assets and 15 locations across Florida and Alabama. The credit union says the combined organization would serve more than 87-thousand members. The transaction still requires shareholder and regulatory approval, with final approval expected in mid-2027.