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Hurlburt Field – Under the cover of darkness, a team of specially trained Airmen stand by a tanker aircraft in preparation for a covert refueling operation. The group waits as helicopters hover-taxi within 300 feet of one another and the tanker aircraft. Once the helicopters are in range, the awaiting Airmen rush to haul more than 760 feet of refueling hoses to the aircraft to transfer the necessary fuel needed for them to get back into the fight.

The Andrews Institute is expanding its sports medicine coverage reach into the Okaloosa and Walton county school districts.

With three new schools in Tim Wyrosdick’s five-year plan, he’s rallying support to renew the existing half-cent sales tax that will help pay for them while his staff scouts likely locations.

To pay for an estimated $1.6 million increase to Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies’ salaries, County Commission Chairman Rob Williamson proposed Monday that the county pull the money from capital expenditures.

The death penalty is now off the table for the man accused of shooting two Milton residents to death in their home July 2014 not because of the nature of the crime, but because of chaos in the court system.

Of the 14,091 votes that could have been cast to elect two new members to Holley-Navarre Water System’s board of directors, only 70 people actually cast a ballot. That is a less than 1 percent voter turnout.

Commissioners will vote Thursday to restructure the fee schedule for use of public facilities and parks to be comparable with other counties.

As ARC of Santa Rosa, the county’s only exceptional adult day training facility, struggles to keep services in the county, the county commission is taking a deeper look into the need for these services.

As the newly elected president of the Holley-Navarre Senior Center Board, Bill Dove is determined to help drive up membership at the senior center.

As good and responsible pet owners, it’s our job to set up our dogs for success every day.  Training can improve the life of your pet but it can also bring the two of you closer together through the training experience. But it can also be a life saver. Basic  training can save your dog from potentially dangerous situations like running out into traffic or getting into a showdown with another dog.