May 26, 2016
Sales tax backers labor to woo voters
Tinkering with the nuts and bolts of their sales tax appeal to voters scheduled for the Aug. 30 ballot, county commissioners are trying to make it fly as they keep getting flak from the idea’s critics.
May 26, 2016
Airman’s training thwarts woman’s abduction
Jeremy Davey was enjoying a simple Saturday afternoon on Navarre Beach with his family when he happened to notice a situation that seemed a little off.
May 26, 2016
Homicide charge for Pace man
A Pace man is behind bars on a charge of homicide that could cause death, after a domestic violence fight with his girlfriend. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office report says that Joseph Bruney of Sequoia Drive in Pace stabbed or cut his girlfriend multiple times, and she was taken to the hospital.
May 26, 2016
Armed robbery suspect nabbed
Terrance Davin Frazier, 30, of Florosa Court in Mary Esther is being held in Santa Rosa County for the armed robbery of a Dollar General Store, located at 9576 Navarre Parkway. Initially Frazier provided the Mary Esther address upon arrest but subsequently the new address he provided is in the 8200 block of Lucena Street in Navarre.
May 26, 2016
State Attorney’s Office: Use of deadly force justified
The State Attorney’s Office announced today that a review of the investigation into the officer-involved shooting of Joel Dixon Smith, who shot and killed Okaloosa County Deputy Bill Myers, has been completed and determined that the shooting of Dixon was justified.
May 19, 2016
Lawsuit filed against Navarre Chamber
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and its CEO Judy Morehead are facing a lawsuit filed last week by Tony Hughes, president of Beach Community Bank and chairman of the Military Affairs Council of the chamber.
May 19, 2016
Changes made to fishing regulations for 2016
Several changes have been made to the Florida Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations for the 2016 season, including the dates for Red Snapper season in the Gulf.
May 19, 2016
Creating an Air Commando
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — The nature of Air Force Special Operations Command’s mission sometimes requires Air Commandos to operate outside of typical military installations downrange. Working in these conditions, aircrews may be in greater danger of kidnapping or worse.
May 19, 2016
Dual-mode undersea vehicle proves reliable and mission-ready
Proteus, the dual-mode undersea vehicle developed by Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Undersea Solutions Group (USG) subsidiary and Battelle, successfully completed endurance testing earlier this month.
May 19, 2016
Erasing the effects of menopause
Along with hot flashes, irritability and fatigue menopause can cause a variety of symptoms, not the least of which is bladder control problems and vaginal dryness. Vaginal health issues are commonly seen in postmenopausal women and breast cancer survivors, especially when using Tamoxifen, a medicine that blocks the effects of estrogen and is used to treat breast cancer. And some women are unable or unwilling to use estrogen-containing medicines for treatment.