News Archive

On Sunday, Feb. 21 a woman was robbed in the Publix parking lot in Navarre around 9:15 p.m. after buying the man cigarettes.  William Robbie Temples of the 8100 block of Fourth Street was arrested and charged with battery and robbery.

On Wednesday, Feb. 17, Jay Ellis Moore, 19, of Deer Lane in Navarre was arrested for stalking by willfully and repeatedly following and harassing two women while they were driving.  A police-assist call came through dispatch in which two women said they were being followed by a blue car. 

The falling out between Santa Rosa County and the City of Gulf Breeze over sharing tourism tax money worsened into a criminal complaint filed by Clerk of the Court Don Spencer in December.

According to the National Fire Protection Association website, “At age 65, people are twice as likely to be killed or injured by fires compared to the population at large.” Furthermore, according to the United States Fire Administration, older adults especially have an increased relative risk of injury or death in a fire. In 2013, the USFA reported that older adults comprised about 14 percent of the total U.S. population and that 36 percent of all fire deaths were from individuals of that demographic. Additionally, the USFA reported that “older adults had a 2.5 times greater risk of dying in a fire than the total population.” Perhaps even more shocking than the previously given stats, at age 85 and older, USFA reported that adult Americans were 3.6 times more likely to be involved in fire-caused fatalities.

Pueblo, Colo. (AP) — If taxes are one of life’s certainties, then Charlene Gardner is one of tax time’s certainties.

Dubuque, Iowa (AP) — Two Dubuque County Sheriff’s deputies are being credited for saving the life of a nearly frozen lizard.

Bearded dragons, or beardies as they are affectionately called, are a laid back, hardy, easy to care for lizard that make the perfect reptilian pet for adults and children alike.  The lizard is originally from Australia, although now all beardies purchased in the United States are captive bred.  Australia banned the export of the lizards many years ago.

Panama City, Fla. (AP) — A stray dog is on the road to recovery days after being shot in the Florida Panhandle.

Tallahassee — A proposal that would have prevented the release of names of hunters in Florida was shot down Wednesday in a Senate committee.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will soon set the dates for the 2016 recreational Red Snapper season in the Gulf Mexico.