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Charles “Anthony” Tucker of Albany, Ga., established the first official Florida state record for a shoal bass just three days before his 57th birthday. Shoal bass are, pound-for-pound, one of the top fighters in the black bass family. Tucker’s weighed 4 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches long, with a 13.5-inch girth.

Recognizing extraordinary heroism shown in combat, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James presented the Air Force Cross to an Air Commando during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Dec. 17. Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman deployed with the 22nd Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the U.S. military’s second highest decoration for an airman. He earned the medal for protecting and saving the lives of two wounded teammates while under heavy enemy fire at close range during combat operations in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2013.

For the third year in a row, Navarre High School’s NJROTC finished first in the annual orienteering competition at Camp McDowell Alabama.

Down the hatch, without a hitch.

People and businesses who lost money because of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill have until June 8 to file claims.

Timothy Gene Parker, 44, a registered sex offender, moved to 7556 Blackjack Circle in Navarre, according to an email from the Florida Offender Alert System.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, along with the three wise men, the shepherds and their appropriate animals visited Navarre this past weekend.

Sparked by another round of changes to the state’s grading formula, the number of top-rated high schools in Florida dropped dramatically this year.

Santa Rosa County Animal Control responded to the 8200 block of Cosica Drive on Dec. 15 after a woman reported that her neighbor’s dog attacked her poodle.

A 15-year-old Panhandle girl is recovering in a hospital after being attacked by a bear.