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Santa Rosa County Commissioners approved pursuing more defense grant funding at their July 10 board meeting. County staff is preparing a $200,000 request to acquire more land around NAS Whiting Field. Additionally, a separate $73,630 request to fund the county military affairs consultant and provide for military-related economic and community activities is also being sought.

Brad Helwick, a manager for the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier operators, complained to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office July 7 after a local fisherman was reportedly using profanity and pushing other patrons on the pier.

A 39-year-old man from Pleasant View, Tennessee, was taken to the hospital July 14 after suffering a shark bite to his left ankle while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off Okaloosa Island.

Midway Fire District reported higher than average call response times for the month of June. According to Fire Chief Jonathan Kanzigg, the increased response times were due partly to increased call volume but were also due to technical difficulties with dispatch.

Less than five percent of the nearly 500 motorists stopped during a July 4 roadside sobriety checkpoint on US 90 near Avalon Boulevard in Santa Rosa County were arrested or issued traffic citations by the Florida Highway Patrol.

Motorists traveling Highway 98 east of Cody Avenue will notice a traffic pattern change starting at 6 a.m., Friday, July 15.

Congressman Jeff Miller hasn’t faced an opponent in the Republican primary for Florida’s District 1 in more than a decade, but he has one this year in Pensacola businessman John Krause. Navarre Press talked with both candidates and asked them to comment about four issues important to voters.

A Panama City based real estate company is featuring a prime piece of Navarre real estate for $6.45 million. The 33.4-acre parcel is located on the northwest side of the intersection of U.S. 98 and Hwy. 87 South, adjacent to Publix shopping center.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office reports that two suspects are in custody in connection with a series of burglaries that occurred Jan. 14 throughout Santa Rosa County, including Navarre.

Ty B. Bilbrey is the new General Manager for The Club at Hidden Creek. Ken Walker, Executive Director for The Club at Hidden Creek, LLC and General Manager for Holley-Navarre Water System, which owns the golf course, said Bilbrey started in his new role July 14.