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May 5, 2016

Timing of sales-tax vote under scrutiny

Some backers of the proposed 1-cent sales tax to pay for a new Santa Rosa County courthouse are debating whether their plan should be put before the voters in prime time.
May 5, 2016

Wastewater pact with Eglin on distant horizon

Although Holley-Navarre Water System officials have reassured Williams Creek residents that the utility’s plan to treat wastewater near their homes is temporary, an alternative proposal to pipe the effluent to Eglin Air Force Base is years from reality.
May 5, 2016
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Son assaults dad with sword

Santa Rosa County deputies responded to a shooting Sunday afternoon shortly after noon on Quail Roost Drive off of Panhandle Trail in Navarre.  According to a report released by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, Rich Aloy, the two men involved were father and son.
May 5, 2016
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Intelligence Squadron member pleads guilty to child porn charges

Holley resident and Hurlburt Field Intelligence Squadron member Douglas J. Plate, age 53, pled guilty Monday to receipt, possession, and access with intent to view child pornography. The guilty plea was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida ahead of the May 9 trial date that was set.
May 5, 2016

Bioblitz offers exploration opportunities for citizen scientists

Gulf Islands National Seashore will be bustling with activity May 21 as citizen scientists set out to explore nature at Naval Live Oaks in Gulf Breeze.
May 5, 2016
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Heithold to receive AFSOC Order of the Sword

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, AFSOC commander, was surprised April 29 by a crowd of Airmen who presented him with an engraved invitation to his AFSOC Order of the Sword induction ceremony.

The Order of the Sword is the highest award the enlisted corps can bestow upon an officer for significant contributions to the enlisted corps.

May 5, 2016

Holley-Navarre Water looking for treated wastewater disposal

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is pressing Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) to build additional wastewater disposal capacity, but the utility’s best long-term solution has languished within the Santa Rosa County bureaucracy.
May 5, 2016
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Pace man kills mom on Mother’s Day

Christopher Reed Lynch is in the Santa Rosa County Jail after deputies say he beat him mom to death at around 1:30 a.m. on Mother’s Day. 
May 5, 2016
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Milton mom dies under care of daughter

Jackie Ellen Passmore, 22, of Milton was arrested on May 6 for homicide – negligent manslaughter when her mother, Karen Passmore passed away.  Deputies say the death was caused by the culpable negligence of her daughter.
May 5, 2016

Courthouse size and funding to be cut

Santa Rosa County commissioners took a close look at the latest cost analysis of building a new county courthouse in downtown Milton and agreed that the projected size and estimated $47 million tab must both be scaled back.
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