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The National EMS Memorial Service, the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride and Lifeguard Ambulance Service invite residents of Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa counties to attend the Navarre Beach stop of the National EMS Memorial Service and Weekend of Honor Moving Honors procession, Sunday, July 14 at 9 a.m.

A member of a motorcycle club who attacked a Navarre man at Stripes Pub & Grill in 2021 has been found guilty of aggravated battery on a victim 65 years of age or older with great bodily harm and battery. Brian Scott Sanders will be sentenced Sept. 5, in Judge Clifton Drake’s courtroom.

Operation Dry Water weekend takes place July 4 to 6. The national weekend of Boating Under the Influence detection and enforcement is aimed at reducing the number of alcohol- and drug-related boating incidents and fatalities. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and other participating law enforcement agencies will work together to make Florida waterways safer by identifying and removing dangerous or impaired vessel operators.

A Hurlburt Field airman, who served as commander of the 19th Special Operations Squadron, was arrested on June 23 for allegedly choking his wife and a child.

The U.S. Air Force, as well as local and regional governmental representatives, are moving closer to making a Hurlburt Field bypass road a reality. State Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman (R – Navarre) was joined by County Commissioners Colten Wright and Ray Eddington, as well as former 1st Special Operations Wing (1SOW) commander Col. Allison Black (Ret.), at a news conference to update the public on talks concerning the potential Hurlburt bypass Monday, July 1.

Nearly seven months after her death, an arrest has been made in the Hillary Brown case.

Dr. Benjamin Brown, 41, of Restore Plastic Surgery, was arrested and charged with second degree felony homicide; manslaughter by culpable negligence after the death of his wife during a November 2023 procedure which he performed. The arrest was June 17.

A new program from the Navarre Beach Lifeguards will bring educational opportunities to local and visiting beachgoers.   The new program, known as the B.E.A.C.H series, will take place in four sessions over four weeks and feature beach safety lessons and water skills activities for participants.

On June 1, Holley Navarre Water System (HNWS) documented a sewage spill at their Wastewater Treatment Plant, located at 2190 Pepper Drive in Holley By The Sea. The 180,000-gallon spill of untreated wastewater stemmed from a broken, 16-inch influent force main. The break was caused by a lightning strike.

A student on the school board? That is what a group of students called for at the June 13 Santa Rosa County School Board meeting.

While it may seem preposterous to some, it’s allowed by state law and has been implemented in some school districts across Florida.

Santa Rosa County residents may soon have plenty of options when it comes to Chipotle.