The attack last July on a recruiting office in Tennessee has prompted the Air Force to remind commanders they may authorize qualified airmen to carry weapons on base while off duty and out of uniform.
The Air Force on Wednesday said its review of “active-shooter incidents across the country” found that many ended without police intervention because someone present with a weapon stopped the shooter.
Conjunctivitis, sometimes known as pink eye, is an inflammation of the thin layer of tissue that lines the eyeball and the inside of the eyelid. This layer, called the conjunctiva, produces moisture and antibodies that reduce infection. Infection of this layer leads to nasty symptoms such as redness, itching and discharge from the eyes. Another common problem is sensitivity to light and blurred vision.
Even a mild case of the flu or a powerful cold can leave you feeling run down and out of sorts for days or even weeks. While many ailments must simply run their course, there are many steps you can take to fight your way back to good health.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s highest court has delayed the execution of a condemned inmate, just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court found flaws in the way the state sentences people to death.
The 12 projects chosen by the RESTORE council and vetted through the county commissioners in September will move forward as a group or a Multi-Year Implementation Plan (MYIP) this month to the Department of Treasury. Commissioners Rob Williamson and Bob Cole both expressed misgivings about the Second Chance Outreach project, but they were encouraged by Commissioner Layne Lynchard and county grant coordinator Sheila Fitzgerald to leave the plan as is. Cole was also uneasy about the Quinn Street Marina in the City of Milton. “I feel like the money would be better applied to moving the waste water treatment plant,” Cole said. Fitzgerald clarified the procedures.
In the wake of the worldwide concerns of the Zika virus, Santa Rosa County is using the opportunity to remind local residents to practice precautions and help reduce the spread of mosquitoes. The Florida Department of Health has reported six new cases of Zika in Florida that are travel-associated, bringing the total to nine for the state. Miami-Dade has four reported cases, Hillsborough has two, Lee has two and Santa Rosa has one.
In the early morning hours of Jan. 30, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an Avalon Boulevard Circle K regarding a suspicious person who was seen walking up to the front door of the establishment wearing a hood and mask but never made entry into the building. The suspect left in a pickup truck before deputies arrived.
Kevin Lacz, a former Navy SEAL who played himself in the 2014 hit movie “American Sniper,” now lives in Navarre and, with his wife Lindsey, is the heart and soul of a new veterans outreach effort.
Every hotel and motel room in Santa Rosa County would have to be filled for an entire week in April by Tough Mudder enthusiasts to achieve the economic impact of the two-day event as estimated in a request for state funding filed by the Tourist Development Office.
The $400,000 engineering study ordered up by Santa Rosa County commissioners at the urging of then county commissioner Jim Melvin, suggests more than $80 million in possible flood control measures for Holley by the Sea.
