Jul 21, 2016
Robin Stephens, Senior Companions program director
For more than 50 years the Council on Aging of West Florida’s Senior Companions program has had a positive impact on the lives of the elderly in the area.
Jul 21, 2016
A story of loss and hope
Teddy, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, was on the run in Navarre for four months before being reunited with his human mom and dad, John and Nancy Robertson of Cape Cod, Mass.
Jul 21, 2016
Audubon Florida steps up to protect shorebirds
On a hot and humid July afternoon Lori Bell and a handful of volunteers for the Audubon Society were on the Navarre Beach Causeway as traffic rolled past them.
Jul 21, 2016
July is Military Consumer Protection Month
July is Military Consumer Protection Month, and Commissioner Adam H. Putnam is providing tips for Florida’s 1.6 million veterans and 65,000 active-duty military members to protect themselves against fraud. Military Consumer Protection Month is a national effort to raise awareness about common scams and how active-duty military, veterans and their families can avoid them.
Jul 21, 2016
Military jump mishap investigation complete
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — Air Force Special Operations Command has released the results of an accident investigation that examined what caused the death of two Air Force special tactics airmen during a Military Free Fall training incident on Aug. 3, 2015, near Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Jul 21, 2016
Special Tactics wing changes command
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — For the third time since its activation in 2012, the 24th Special Operations Wing welcomed a new commander during an assumption of command ceremony here July 14.
Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command presided over the ceremony in which Col. Michael Martin assumed command of the sole Special Tactics wing in the Air Force.
Jul 21, 2016
Defense: Evaluation finds Aydelott competent to stand trial
After three years, 20-year-old William Brandon Aydelott may finally stand trial for the brutal Christmas Eve murder of his mother Sharron Aydelott.
Jul 21, 2016
Sales-tax allies distance themselves from courthouse
Sensing voter resistance to a new county courthouse in Milton, the business community group that supports an additional Santa Rosa sales-tax plans to promote only the Aug. 30 ballot measure about paying for other infrastructure.
Jul 21, 2016
Commission approves pier contract extension
The occasionally wobbly agreement to run the Navarre Beach Pier that Coastal Concessions has with Santa Rosa County has been extended by commissioners through 2017.
Jul 21, 2016
Patrol car involved in collision
A Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office patrol car was involved in a fender bender at approximately 3 a.m. Wednesday morning on Highway 87.