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Two Navarre residents were killed on Oct. 13 when a motorcycle and a pick-up truck hit head-on on State Road 20 in Bay County. According to the report from Florida Highway Patrol, a Ram 1500, driven by a 46-year-old man from Milton, crossed the center line while navigating a right curve. The front portion of the Ram collided with the front portion of the Harley Davidson, driven by a 50-year-old male from Navarre with a 52-year-old female passenger from Navarre also riding.

State Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman has weighed in after a majority of voters were against incorporating Navarre, calling the matter “decided.”

A majority of Navarre residents who participated in a straw poll on Oct. 12 are against incorporation.

Beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, Navarre Beach Utilities will be replacing two valves in the distribution system at 8271 Gulf Blvd. on Navarre Beach. The outage is expected to last six hours.

A 16-year-old girl is facing a felony after she allegedly made a threat against Gulf Breeze High School on Oct. 8.

According to the Gulf Breeze Police Department, who handled the case, they were informed of a school shooting threat at GBHS via Snapchat, a social media and messaging app.

Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream, a staple of Midwestern childhoods, is nearing completion on its first restaurant in the Sunshine State.

Santa Rosa County officials continue to help out the hardest hit areas of Florida after two hurricanes have struck.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, based in Georgia, for two specialized C-130J Hercules aircraft to become the next generation of NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft. According to a press release, the planes will be modified to serve as flying laboratories in support of NOAA’s hurricane and environmental research.

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state.

Republican Senate candidate Don Gaetz said that he will not support a vote on Navarre’s incorporation until a non-binding referendum is officially added to the ballot in Santa Rosa County and shows that a majority of residents are in favor of incorporating.