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The State Department of Health May 11 issued an emergency license suspension for a former Gulf Breeze Wal-Mart pharmacist who last year was arrested on charges related to stealing pills, forging prescriptions and fraudulently billing an insurance company.

Despite District 4 Commissioner Rob Williamson’s surprise move to suspend county funds for the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center, planned construction will continue.

Despite Navarre Beach renourishment’s top ranking in several local RESTORE funding categories, it’s not likely that Santa Rosa County will fund the proposal’s full $1 million request from that pot of money.

After months of turmoil between county officials and the Tourist Development Council (TDC), Commissioner Rob Williamson wants to revisit the ordinance that established the TDC, and some members are concerned he’s trying to redefine their roles.

Last weekend’s beach conditions proved to be dangerous when the Navarre Beach Volunteer Fire Department had to rescue two lifeguards caught in a rip current while rescuing a swimmer.

Hotelier Marilyn Hess hosted a groundbreaking Monday for the new seven-story SpringHill Suites on Navarre Beach and gave former District 2 Commissioner Jim Melvin full credit for bringing the project to fruition.

A 16-year-old Gulf Breeze resident is in critical condition after the Subaru Legacy he was driving had a “mechanical problem,” causing him to lose control.

Edgar Newton Doubleday, 19, of the 6900 block of Jasper Street in Navarre, was arrested June 4 on multiple charges, including a third-degree felony count of manufacturing, distributing or selling imitation drugs after witnesses said he mixed BC Powder and Anbesol to sell as “cocaine.”

The fire that destroyed a Summit Drive home June 7 was a result of arson, Kayla Anderson, spokesman with the state’s Fire Marshal’s Office, said last week. She said the department is investigating a “person of interest.”

The family of a Louisiana National Guardsman killed in the March helicopter crash in the Santa Rosa Sound has received approval for him to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.