Sep 10, 2015
Guardsman who died in crash to be buried at Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. — A Louisiana National Guardsman killed in a helicopter crash whose family’s request that he be buried at Arlington National Cemetery was initially denied will be laid to rest there.
Sep 10, 2015
Hundreds of military families urged to leave Turkey
Hundreds of U.S. military families are urged to leave southern Turkey amid new concerns about safety, a defense official said Thursday.
Sep 10, 2015
Teddy Bear event advances awareness, funds for pediatric cancer
More than 10,000 children in the United States below the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer this year. According to the American Childhood Cancer Organization, it is a leading cause of death in children, only exceeded by the number of accidental deaths that occur between the ages of 4 -14.
Sep 10, 2015
Owner of missing cobra cited for delaying escape report
Orlando, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the owner of a king cobra that escaped an Orlando home last week is being cited for not immediately reporting it.
Sep 10, 2015
Tiger Point Golf neighbors wary of lease
As the City of Gulf Breeze nears a handoff of Tiger Point Golf Club to an Orlando management company that will lease it, homeowners near the facility are wary.
Sep 10, 2015
TDC filling two seats on board of directors
The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council is set to recommend two members from the accommodation industry to fill two vacating seats.
Sep 10, 2015
Santa Rosa County halts filling unadvertised jobs
In the wake of disclosure that Santa Rosa County government jobs for student workers aren’t advertised, Human Resources Director DeVann Cook told commissioners that practice has been stopped.
Sep 10, 2015
Broxson proposes replacing septic tanks
State Rep. Doug Broxson will soon unveil a plan to unite several sewer utilities in Santa Rosa County in an alliance that will request millions of dollars in BP oil spill money to replace residential septic tanks.
Sep 10, 2015
Lease fee caps of $250 can still be retroactive
The roughly 1,500 Navarre Beach residents eligible for the new $250 cap on their property lease fees who didn’t file by June 30, 2015, as specified by Santa Rosa County Attorney Roy Andrews can still apply and receive the reduced rate retroactively.
Sep 10, 2015
Gulf Breeze questions lobbying expenses
Annual payments to Tallahassee lobbyists totaling $60,000 by the City of Gulf Breeze are under scrutiny after council members recently questioned why the money is being spent.