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Volunteer crews work to clean beach before oil lands

Saturday, 01 May 2010 03:40 Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 May 2010 04:02

In preparing for the worst disaster since Hurricane Ivan, emergency volunteer crews organized a massive clean-up effort of Navarre Beach early Saturday morning, hoping to minimize any damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Scenic workshop draws mixed emotions

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 11:33 Last Updated on Sunday, 02 May 2010 09:56

Though widely noticed, little attended a workshop aimed at educating business owners and residents in south Santa Rosa County about designating portions of County Road 399 and U.S. Highway 98 Wednesday, April 28.

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Navarre Beach rejoins consolidation effort

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 10:21

More than a year after rejecting Midway and Holley-Navarre Fire District's request to consolidate, the Navarre Beach Fire Department has rejoined the effort that hopes to create a South End Fire District.

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State denies Coyote Landfill's permit application

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 10:20 Written by Ken Garner

Coyote Land Co.'s permit to operate a construction and demolition landfill north of Navarre expired more than four months ago, but trucks were delivering debris to the Five Forks Road facility earlier this week.

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Tomlinson pleads not guilty

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:35

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's deputy John Mitchell Tomlinson plead not guilty at an arraignment hearing Tuesday, April 20.

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County fire-hydrants oversight takes an unexpected turn

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 02:30 Written by Chuck Bassett

During their April 19 committees report meeting and after a lengthy exhange with Ken Walker, Holley-Navarre Water System general manager, the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners changed direction in their intention of moving forward with a proposed ordinance requiring periodic maintenance of fire hydrants.

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