Jul 31, 2014
Kendall: F-35 rollout marks U.S.-Australia partnership milestone
Washington – The official rollout of the first two F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force is a milestone in the U.S.-Australia partnership, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.
Jul 31, 2014
Florida voters favor medical marijuana
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Any way you look at it — age, gender or party registration — Florida voters overwhelmingly support the idea of legalizing medical marijuana, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday.
Jul 31, 2014
Alzheimer’s rate dropping, new protein found to help diagnosis
The rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is falling in the United States where more than 5.4 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. It has no cure and current drugs only temporarily ease symptoms.
Jul 31, 2014
Outreach TDAP clinics for middle school students in Santa Rosa County
Students entering the 7th grade are required to have a current Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (Tdap) shot. The local department of health has scheduled outreach clinics to provide additional opportunities for parents to update their child’s middle school shots.
Jul 31, 2014
Commissioners move 3 courthouse sites to ballot
After repeated public outcry against purchasing a $1.44 million parcel of land in Pea Ridge for the future courthouse site, citizens rallied commissioners to remove the option from November’s ballot. Commissioners Jim Melvin and Jayer Williamson supported striking it from consideration but were out-voted July 24.
Jul 31, 2014
9 people sentenced for false BP claims
Nine current and former northwest Florida residents have been sentenced in federal court the past two months for filing false claims with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) related to the 2010 BP oil spill.
Jul 31, 2014
Fire board fills vacant seat with ‘cupcake’
William Painter took the oath of office July 28 at the monthly meeting of the Holley Navarre Board of Fire Commissioners. Painter filled the seat left vacant when Lauretta Aiken resigned from the board in April. He will remain the Seat 4 Fire Commissioner for the next term as he was the only candidate to qualify for the position.
Jul 31, 2014
Teens captured after escape from detention facility
Two Santa Rosa County teens are back in custody after they escaped July 23 from the Okaloosa Youth Academy in Crestview. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, 14-year-old Kurtis Lee Canning and 15-year-old Joseph Timothy Enfinger, both from Milton, are now charged with escape from a residential commitment facility, resisting an officer without violence and criminal mischief of over $1,000.
Jul 31, 2014
Man arrested for restaurant break-in
A local man faces three charges in connection to a July 23 early morning break-in at a Navarre restaurant.
Jul 31, 2014
Vandals target Navarre Beach
“Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop” is a fairly familiar quote, and if it is true, then too many people with idle hands are visiting Navarre Beach under the cover of darkness.