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Statewide Ban on Texting

Thursday, 02 May 2013 15:46 Last Updated on Thursday, 02 May 2013 15:57 Written by Stacey King

TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- Florida lawmakers have passed a statewide ban on texting while driving. The Senate passed a bill (SB 52) on Thursday by 39-1.

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Memorial service planned for Roy

Wednesday, 01 May 2013 10:36 Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 10:41 Written by Staff Reports

Naval Air Station Whiting Field will honor the career of Chief Petty Officer Robert Roy, who died in a car accident Sunday, April 28, with a memorial serviceat 2 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the base chapel. All are welcome to attend.

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Sheriff’s Office investigates random shooting

Tuesday, 30 April 2013 13:34 Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 10:58 Written by Ken Garner

A bullet fired into a Navarre home early Sunday narrowly missed a sleeping boy, according to a resident.

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George Jones dies at 81

Friday, 26 April 2013 09:21 Last Updated on Friday, 26 April 2013 10:02 Written by Staff Reports

Country music legend George Jones died Friday in Nashville. He was 81.

Jones had been hospitalized since April 18 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with fever and irregular bloodpressure, which forced him to postpone two shows.

Jones may have been known best for the classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today" but recorded dozens of hits, including top-charting songs in five decades beginning in the 1950s.

Fellow country hitmaker Garth Brooks emailed The Associated Press about Jones' death: "The greatest voice to ever grace country music will never die. Jones has a place in every heart that ever loved any kind of music."

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Update: Reported fire, one fatality off East Bay Blvd.

Thursday, 25 April 2013 09:25 Last Updated on Thursday, 25 April 2013 14:24 Written by Staff Reports

A house fire with a possible explosion at 5300 Pecos Pass off East Boulevard resulting in one fatality, has been reported, according to Deputy Rich Aloy, Santa Rosa County Sheriff public information officer.

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