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In a move that would eliminate the need for a controversial wastewater disposal site being proposed in the Williams Creek neighborhood, Holley-Navarre Water System is exploring a deal to spread effluent on fields owned by South Santa Rosa Utility.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.