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Winn-Dixie won't close Navarre store

Thursday, 29 July 2010 08:40 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Grocery store giant Winn-Dixie announced the imminent closing of 30 of its southern stores this morning.

None of the Florida Panhandle stores is included in the list.

The Jacksonville-based chain announced the closures on its website this morning. The closures affected "underperforming" and "unremodeled" stores. The Navarre store, located just west of the Navarre Causeway Bridge in a large shopping complex, will not be affected.

For more on this story, check out the Aug. 5 edition of the Navarre Press.

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Last-place finish taking its toll on Santa Rosa County schools

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 07:34 Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 08:58 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Though the outlook was decidedly optimistic at the July 22 meeting of the Santa Rosa County School Board, the notoriously cash-strapped district is feeling the pinch of it's last-place ranking for per-student state funding.

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Grant needed to continue Navarre East water improvements

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 07:33 Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 08:59 Written by Ken Garner

The Holley-Navarre Water System will complete sewer improvements in Navarre East if Santa Rosa County gets the money, the system's board of directors agreed last week.

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Backpacks provide relief for children coping with loss

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 07:32 Written by Jennifer Hensley

It's been nearly a month since Covenant Hospice launched a new pilot program to help children cope with the loss of a loved one and coordinator Julie Patton said so far, so good.

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Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle nest relocated

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 07:28 Written by Staff Reports

Gulf Islands National Seashore excavated the first Kemp's Ridley sea turtle nest in a unit of the National Park Service at dusk last Friday, at the Seashore's Fort Pickens area. The nest was located on the south side of Fort Pickens Road near the easternmost parking area.

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Get Twitter updates from the sheriff's office

Friday, 23 July 2010 07:55 Written by Staff Reports

The Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office now offers the convenience of "Twitter" for citizens to receive law enforcement information.

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Tropical activity in Gulf causes boom removal

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 09:27 Written by Staff Reports

The State Emergency Response Team, in coordination with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), today announced the removal of supplemental Tier 3 boom within the next 72 to 96 hours in the Panhandle counties. The removal is in light of the potential tropical activity in the Gulf of Mexico.

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