Mar 5, 2015
Eglin AFB accepting housing applications for federal civil service employees, retirees
Eglin Air Force Base and Corvias Military Living recently announced that military retirees and federal civil service employees will become eligible to live on base beginning March 15.
Mar 5, 2015
Sailor wins Navy League Civic Award
The Pensacola Council of the Navy League of the United States announced Feb. 26 that a barracks military training instructor for the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) received the Margaret Flowers Civic Award for 2015.
Mar 5, 2015
Medicaid fight may cost Florida $1 billion federal grant
Florida is scheduled to lose $1 billion in federal health funds at the end of June, a hole in the state budget the Legislature must fill in its upcoming session if a settlement isn’t reached between the administrations of Gov. Rick Scott and President Barack Obama.
Mar 5, 2015
$100M settlement for hundreds in Florida tobacco lawsuits
A $100 million settlement has been reached between three major tobacco companies and hundreds of people who sued them for smoking-related deaths and illnesses in Florida federal court.
Mar 5, 2015
Survey: Traffic safety, flood management top concerns
District 4 residents cited traffic safety and congestion as their number one concern according to a survey distributed by Santa Rosa County Commissioner Rob Williamson.
Mar 5, 2015
School custodian charged with possession of child pornography
Samuel Dwain Yates was arrested Feb. 25 on four counts of possession of child pornography by special agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Pensacola Regional Operations Center.
Mar 5, 2015
Mighty mom preps for Tough Mudder
At 4 feet, 11 inches and closing in on her 40th birthday, Sonya Alford might not seem like your typical Tough Mudder athlete. But watch her flip a tire or jump over a box and you’ll immediately change your mind.
Mar 5, 2015
Budget, health care issues cloud Legislature’s opening day
The Republican-led Florida Legislature kicked off its annual session Tuesday with the usual pomp, but the celebratory nature was overshadowed by lingering questions about the state budget, tax cuts and health care.
Mar 5, 2015
Santa Rosa updating mitigation plan
Santa Rosa County officials are working with local municipalities to revise the county’s local mitigation strategy (LMS) plan, which is updated every five years.
Mar 5, 2015
‘Eyesore’ in Holley being demolished
Demolition of a roughly 3,000-square-foot abandoned building on Highway 87 South in Holley is underway at the site of the future Holley-Navarre Fire District (HNFD) substation.