Earlier this month, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Detention K9 Tracking Unit took on the Southeast Manhunt Field Trials, hosted by Escambia County Road Prison.
NAS Pensacola is nicknamed the “Cradle of Naval Aviation.”
In the military, it’s recognized as the birthplace of naval aviation—the home of the first formal naval aviation school, established on base in 1914. The base is also home to the National Naval Aviation Museum, which was established in 1962 and displays the rich history of the very profession it’s named for. In the last few years, the museum has hosted an annual event for Girls in Aviation Day on Nov. 1 to teach young women about the profession, cultivate a love for it, and encourage young women to pursue aerospace careers.
So far this year, 25 cases of Vibrio Vulnificus — a bacterium sometimes referred to as “flesh-eating bacteria” — have been reported in Florida, including five in Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties.
Santa Rosa Medical Center, one of the major care providers in the area, has treated several of the cases in their own facilities.
Sept. 11, 2025, marked the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The attacks, which were orchestrated by terrorist group al-Qaida, struck at the heart of America, wounding and then galvanizing Americans to stand patriotically against terrorists around the globe.
Twenty-four years ago, Sept. 11 became an infamous date in the annals of American history.
Four planes were hijacked, with three crashing into major American buildings, such as the Pentagon and Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Nearly 3,000 people died, including hundreds of first responders.
With a blue sky above on a sun-splashed day, much like that tragic September morning nearly a quarter of a century ago, Navarre High NJROTC held its annual remembrance ceremony to remember those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
