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Rebekah Jones is now in the clear for the Aug. 23 primary thanks to a judgement handed down from the Florida Court of Appeals, First District on Aug. 22.

As Navarre Press reported last week, Jones had been involved in a court fight with Peggy Schiller, who is running against her for the Democratic nomination for Congressional district one. The winner of the primary will face incumbent Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).

Every day, Donald Leavins goes to work at Santa Rosa Correctional Institute, a level six prison facility. Leavins has been warden of the prison since May 2021.

With around 2460 incarcerated men, Santa Rosa Correctional Institute has a lot of needs and responsibilities. Something Leavins does not take lightly.

In a strong Republican area like Northwest Florida, it is rare for a Democratic primary to make headlines, but on Aug. 5, there was an exception.

Rebekah Jones, who has been running for the Democratic ticket against Matt Gaetz, may not get a chance to go to the general election, much less the primary, thanks to a judgement handed down by a Leon Circuit Court Judge John Cooper.

These words were what Austin Washington, a Navarre High School Senior, lived by.

Flames gutted most of the 96-year-old brick building. The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating.

Holley-Navarre Fire District will conduct a hearing on Aug. 22 at its station on Esplanade Street to receive public comment on proposed assessments for the district’s upcoming fiscal year.

A public notice was sent out to citizens via mail and according to that notice, the total annual fire services revenue to be collected within the district is estimated to be $3 million for the fiscal year Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023.