Nov 20, 2014
Day care owner facing first-degree murder
Thelma Denise Lowery, the Milton day care owner accused in the death of 16-month-old Brodie Michael Kent, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge on Nov. 4.
Nov 20, 2014
$1.5 million headed to Escribano Point
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Nov. 17 announced $34.3 million in funding for nine Florida conservation projects related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including one award specific to Santa Rosa County.
Nov 20, 2014
New board members installed
Three Santa Rosa County commissioners were sworn in for four-year terms Tuesday morning. Incumbent Robert “Bob” Cole is beginning his fourth term, and two commissioners with the same last name, Williamson, are now serving on the board.
Nov 13, 2014
Lost Weimaraner finds new family in Navarre
At least six years ago a local Weimaraner owner went through the effort of having his puppy micro chipped at the Wynn Haven Animal Hospital in Mary Esther. Unfortunately, that owner failed to register the information with the Bayer Health Services database, the company that manufactured the chip.
Nov 13, 2014
Local volleyball players take lessons from a pro
If you build it, they will come. That’s not exactly what Judd Smith had in mind when he put up volleyball nets at Lagerheads four months ago. But since then, local interest in beach volleyball has continued to grow.
Nov 13, 2014
Navarre residents pack the park to honor veterans
Hundreds of Navarre residents turned out to participate in the Veteran’s Day ceremony held at Navarre Park Nov. 11. Those present spanned all ages and generations from the formation of Boy Scouts to the World War II veteran in attendance.
Nov 13, 2014
Hundreds line streets to honor veterans
The streets in downtown Milton were lined Nov. 11 with hundreds of grateful citizens, celebrating the service of veterans during the annual Veterans Day parade.
Nov 13, 2014
NHS students simulate texting while driving
Thirteen percent of 18 to 20 year olds who were involved in an automobile crash admitted they were sending or receiving text messages, according to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. The institute also found text messaging increased the risk for crashes by 23 percent.
Nov 13, 2014
New coating for your eyeglasses protects eyes from screen time light
Do you remember in elementary science class when you looked at light through a prism you saw many different wavelengths, or colors, of light? Did you know that those different wavelengths of light affect you differently? One of the most potent wavelengths is the non-visible blue-violet wavelength that comes from that big, bright ball in the sky: the sun.
Nov 13, 2014
How Navarre voted in the 2014 election
If Navarre ran the state, election results would be … exactly the same. Navarre’s six precincts voted similarly to the rest of the county and matched almost every election result.