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PACE – Magi Linscott, a student at Pace High School and a Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) youth advocate, was recently named the winner of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Southern Region Youth Advocate of the Year Award.

The kids will be the stars at the glamorous, red carpet “Hollywood Tribute Concert.”

Imani Hornsby is no stranger to travel. Her stepfather is in the Air Force and Hornsby has spent her childhood moving to duty stations across the United States and throughout the world. She even speaks, reads and writes Japanese after living in Okinawa, Japan.

A ceremonial marker for fallen heroes at the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office remains without the first name engraved in honor of a county officer slain in the line of duty.  However, all law enforcement officers form a brotherhood, and that idea is not lost on local officers.

Navarre resident Deborah Berry and Gulf Breeze’s Karen Tilton were among those graduating and receiving recognition for excellence during last week’s Northwest Florida State College’s Nursing Program pinning ceremony.

Following gun control discussions in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, Second Amendment rights groups are experiencing record-breaking surges in membership as gun dealers struggle to meet the demand for more personal firearms amid a gun supply shortage, which includes ammunition.

The Panhandle Butterfly House has received support from many different businesses, organizations and individuals throughout the years. One of those supporters, Goldmine Bingo of Milton, was in turn recently recognized for its support in the form of a plaque of appreciation presented to Goldmine manager Craig Conn.

The Holley-Navarre Elk’s Lodge 2787 is doing its part to ensure that those who are in need of food don’t go hungry, as last week the local lodge donated $2,000 to the Billory Bread of Life — Food Shelf in Navarre.

U.S. Congressman Jeff Miller touched on several hot topics last Thursday when visiting with a capacity crowd at the Central Santa Rosa Republican Club in Milton.

The sights of angels and the roar of jet engines will indeed grace the skies and captivate aviation enthusiasts over Pensacola Beach, despite sequester budget cuts that threatened to cancel the team’s 2013 schedule.