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Santa Rosa County Animal Services will host a series of Community Cat Days throughout June, offering free spay and neuter services for eligible outdoor cats owned by no one and living in Santa Rosa County.

The Santa Rosa County Commission has a packed agenda for this week, where board members will hear from the public on the renewal of the half-cent sales tax, advocate for improvements to NAS Whiting Field and look to enhance Benny Russell Park and the West Florida Railroad Museum.
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Santa Rosa County District Schools has announced the locations where families can get free breakfast and lunch this summer.

Through a partnership with Summer Break Spot, the school district is offering nutritious meals at a time when some families may be facing food insecurity.

Nicknamed “Flash,” Gulf Breeze resident Gordon Sprague, 88, has always had a penchant for adventure.

Not many people can say they’ve been a racecar driver, an assistant to the owner of the Kansas City Royals, an Air Force mechanic, a top selling international businessman, parks and recreation director for several major American cities and have their name on the Florida State University football coach’s office. But Sprague can.

Two teams of Navarre High School students competed in a national drone competition last month, with one team finishing first in one category.

The drone teams are part of the school’s experimental science course. According to Tami McConnell, who teaches the class, Navarre High was the only school in the nation to have two teams competing in the national competition.

The owner of two dogs on Quail Roost Drive in Navarre has been ordered to appear in court Sept. 17 to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.

In his fourth year as county commissioner, Ray Eddington remains focused on infrastructure improvements and meeting the needs of constituents he hears from.

Eddington is pursuing a second term this year. He faces one challenger in the primary race.

A June 4 brush fire on Smallwood Drive in Holley by the Sea could have been much worse, according to Holley-Navarre Fire District Chief Kevin Lewis.

The Florida Department of Transportation is wrapping up road work on Highway 87 S from U.S. 98 to Vonnie Tolbert Road.

At Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District’s May meeting, the fire commission reviewed expense items which still needed to be paid. These included a payment for a debt on the district’s fire engine and apparatus repairs.