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Eglin Air Force Base – On Halloween, screams and howls are a common occurrence that comes with the holiday.  For one 96th Security Forces Squadron Airman, the screams he heard this Halloween were real.  Those howls spurred him into heroic action to help a severely injured victim.

When I moved to Navarre, I was amazed to hear how popular and wide-ranging youth sports are in this area. Having young kids, I had not yet been exposed to the sports mom life. Here, our children play sports year-round. Often, that’s the same sport throughout the year. It requires a lot of time, travel, money and more.

Sometimes it’s hard to understand something just because you’re not familiar with it. When we moved here I was slightly annoyed that there was no one for my young kids to play outside with because they were all somewhere else playing “organized sports.” At 4 years old. I make fun of the word organized because if you’ve ever seen 4 year olds play soccer you know it’s about as organized as herding cats.

Rob Williamson’s tumultuous tenure as the County Commission’s representative on the Tourist Development Council is almost over, despite his behind-the-scenes politicking to keep the high-profile job.

Contrary to public comments by Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser last week, the Santa Rosa School District isn’t in negotiations with the City of Gulf Breeze to buy a portion of its Tiger Point Golf Club.

Emerald Coast Warrior Run has been approved for a $15,000 Tourism Development Event Marketing Grant to bring a 5k obstacle course run to the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds in April.

In September, the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners approved roughly $80,000-$150,000 to pay consulting firm Matrix Design Group to create a District 4 Master Plan for the Navarre, Holley and Navarre Beach area. As development of that plan gets underway, the Navarre Press is taking a look at planning the future of Navarre.

Questions have arisen recently about a lack of fire hydrants in areas of Navarre following a house fire on Tupelo Drive Nov. 22. The lack of hydrants in the area made fighting the fire more difficult for Holley Navarre Fire District, forcing the teams to depend on their tanker trucks for water.

After new reports of suspicious activity involving a child, the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office is encouraging parents to have a conversation with their children about “stranger danger.”

Lori Musil was an artist. She was a mother, and she was the kind of person who “never met a stranger.”