By MIKE CROSS, ED DUKE, and SAM HAND

Today’s media is replete with advertisement promoting pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter treatments to manage almost every imaginable malady plaguing humanity.

PHOTOS BY GERALD BROWN

By REV. DR. BETSY GOEHRIG

Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nationwide organization that believes that “a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional and mental support that a child needs…. We are a national organization answering the call to a national problem.” Having a safe and comfortable place to sleep helps a child feel more secure and is better able to focus in school with a better night’s sleep.

Gulf Specimen Marine Lab has unveiled a new shark garden, landscaped with colorful flowers and plants by Primo Landscaping. The garden features life-size fiberglass shark models arranged among the flora, including a hammerhead shark, a great white shark and bull shark. (Photo special to The Sun)

After holding drive-thru backpack giveaways in the outlying communities – St. Marks, Panacea, and Sopchoppy – in the weeks leading up to the start of school, Be A Hero to Our Heroes held its big final giveaway on Saturday at the community center. In addition to school supplies, there was a clothing giveaway, food from Second Harvest, free haircuts and sports physicals – all at no charge. (Photos by Gerald Brown)