Hurlburt Field – Air Force and Department of Defense leadership provided insight into the Fiscal Year 2015 proposed budget, including growth in special operations, during a briefing to the press March 4.
Washington (AFNS) – Air Force officials released force structure changes March 10 resulting from the fiscal year 2015 President’s Budget announced March 4.
A bill introduced by State Representative Matt Gaetz that would decriminalize the use of cannabidiol (CBD), a noneuphoric ingredient found in some marijuana plants, passed its first committee stop March 5 in Tallahassee. Members of the the House Criminal Justice Committee approved the measure 11 to 1.
Gainesville, Fla. — As we age, we misplace car keys, or can’t remember a name we just learned or a meal we just ordered. But University of Florida researchers say memory trouble doesn’t have to be inevitable, and they’ve found a drug therapy that could potentially reverse this type of memory decline.
Many area residents were notified by mail last month that their prescription benefits through Tricare for Life would be changing as of Friday, March 15. The change resulted from passage of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, which created a five-year pilot program requiring some TRICARE for Life beneficiaries to utilize mail-order or military pharmacies for refills of maintenance medications taken regularly for chronic conditions.
A Jay man was arrested Sunday for pointing a shotgun in the direction of his 1-year-old daughter, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
The Santa Rosa County courthouse has been called a laughing stock and an eyesore. However, the ugly truth behind the matter is that the aging, deteriorating structure poses threats far more serious than being considered unsightly.
Construction is set to begin on a 161-room Gulf front hotel on the site of the former Holiday Inn on Navarre Beach, which was torn down in 2005 after damage from Hurricane Ivan. Property owners recently submitted site and foundation plans to Santa Rosa County.
