Santa Rosa County has seen much success since breaking ties with TEAM Santa Rosa and bringing economic development back in-house. Commission Chairman Jim Melvin hopes to do the same with tourist development by placing related staff under the county’s economic development office.
Nearly 50 people attended a Feb. 6 debate hosted by the Central Republican Club for the Santa Rosa County Commission District 4 seat, which represents the greater Navarre area. Currently five candidates are in that race – all of whom are Republican. The event gave commission hopefuls the opportunity to introduce themselves. Michael Sallmen, president of the club, moderated the event.
Santa Rosa County students will be attending classes on Monday, Feb. 17 in order to make up one of the three days lost earlier this month due to the ice storm.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office announced it is actively seeking 46-year-old Joseph Warran McMillan, Jr. in connection with multiple thefts of construction style batteries. Detectives recently concluded their investigation with sufficient evidence being collected to obtain multiple arrest warrants. McMillan is charged with three counts of criminal mischief, two counts of felony burglary and one count of felony larceny.
Washington (AP) — A kinder, gentler approach to one of the most dreaded exams in medicine is on the way: U.S. regulators have cleared a bite-size camera to help screen patients who have trouble with colonoscopies.
Governor Rick Scott’s 2014-2015 funding recommendations include an increase of more than $33 million to support Florida seniors through the “Enriching Seniors Initiative.” Florida Department of Elder Affairs Secretary Charles Corley is praising Scott for pushing the initiative. Secretary Corley stated, “Through his Enriching Seniors Initiative, the Governor is providing funding to reduce waitlists for our frailest elders in need of services, expand programs that protect impoverished elders needing guardianship, and protect the welfare and rights of long-term care residents.”
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Thousands of stray dogs have been living amid the mud and rubble of Olympic construction sites, roaming the streets and snowy mountainsides, and begging for scraps of food.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its meeting Feb. 12 and 13 in Tampa will consider a variety of changes to hunting and fishing regulations for the 2014 – 2015 season, but according to a FWC spokesman, two proposals to change deer hunting regulations in northwest Florida won’t be on the agenda.
Hurlburt Field, Fla., — TRICARE military health plan service centers will end administrative walk-in services in the continental U.S. April 1, 2014, Pentagon officials said.
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (AFNS) Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III visited Team Eglin Jan. 26-28 to thank Airmen and their families here for their service and sacrifice, and to discuss current challenges and opportunities facing the service.
