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Marshals seek help in locating dangerous fugitive

Wednesday, 27 October 2010 13:31 Written by Jennifer Hensley

The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force is asking for the public's help in locating a man wanted for murder in Texas.

Convicted killer Dennis Ray Anderson, 64, is said to be traveling in the Pensacola area.

Police and U.S. Marshals in Houston, Texas, began searching for Anderson after a tip lead them to a body stuffed in a barrel at his Houston-area home. Authorities believe Anderson fled the Lake Charles, La., area Sunday night and took a Greyhound bus to Pensacola. He was scheduled to arrive in Pensacola Monday morning.

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Navarre man eludes police, jumps in water

Wednesday, 27 October 2010 13:11 Written by Jennifer Hensley

A Navarre man was arrested in the early morning hours of Oct. 22, after a whirlwind episode that left one deputy injured and two K-9 teams searching for the man’s lost pants.

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Navarre man facing life in prison

Wednesday, 27 October 2010 13:08 Written by Jennifer Hensley

A Navarre man who was charged with armed robbery following a series of incidences last fall will spend life in prison for his crimes.

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Raiders rout Gators

Wednesday, 27 October 2010 13:06 Written by Ken Garner

Halloween is Sunday, but the Beasts of Bennie Russell rampaged across the gridiron Friday in Navarre.

“I thought we played great defense,” Navarre High School football coach Chad Lashley said after the Raiders dismantled District 1-4A rival Escambia 51-7 at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. “We were gap-sound and had great hustle to the ball.”

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Homeowners offer reward for information on animal killer

Wednesday, 27 October 2010 13:01 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Robledal Estates is, by all accounts, a peaceful subdivision.

Situated just north of East Bay Boulevard, the houses on these streets are bigger than most, and the tranquil waters of nearby Redfish Cove lend to the neighborhood’s quiet charm.

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Commissioners get beach title ball rolling

Wednesday, 27 October 2010 13:00 Written by Ken Garner

Many questions remain unanswered, but a new effort to let Santa Rosa Island leaseholders own their property is underway.

“This isn’t going to happen overnight,” Escambia County Commission Chairman Grover Robinson IV said Monday in Milton during a joint meeting of Escambia and Santa Rosa county commissioners. “We’re not advocating any one position or another, this is about being able to give our leaseholders more options.”

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Robotics team makes a comeback

Wednesday, 27 October 2010 12:57 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Call them the comeback kids.

Just last year, the students at Holley-Navarre Middle School didn’t have a robotics team, a club dedicated to all things engineering, technology and science.

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