MILTON — The person who severely beat two men in a Navarre home in 2011 was sentenced to life on Wednesday in Milton. Timothy Donald Helton was sentenced to life in state prison by Judge David Rimmer as a habitual felony offender and a prison release re-offender. For more, read the May 16 issue of the Navarre Press, or subscribe online.

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Last Thursday, The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Santa Rosa School District regarding a suspicious letter received by a school member on May 8.

According to police reports, a white male hand-delivered a letter to a school staff member encouraging schools to be sure that students were safe. The letter did not indicate specific threats to the school, students or staff, and did not reference any school functions.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has assigned additional deputies to the case as well as additional patrols of the schools as a precaution.

Anyone with knowledge of this incident is urged to call the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers at 437-STOP.

This incident is under currently investigation. More information will b posted as it becomes available.

Santa Rosa County deputies reported to a Navarre Beach residence to investigate a disturbance call on May 2, and left having busted up a meth lab operation.

Staff Sgt. Brian Dunnagan, an Explosive Ordnance Technician with the 1^st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron at Hurlburt Field described his job and answered questions about his job and life during a presentation to the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.

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The Snead family in Navarre tries to stay mobile. But simple tasks such as going to the grocery store can be a challenge.

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