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Holley-Navarre Fire Department Battalion Chief Howie Rounsaville said embers rekindled twice at a home in Holley By the Sea, following the use of a metal fire pit the night before.

The Santa Rosa County School Board Jan. 22 will host a public hearing on 14 proposed school board policy changes.

About 50 citizens and local government leaders attended the Jan. 15 Santa Rosa County Legislative Delegation public hearing, where they discussed with state legislators the issues they feel are important for the upcoming legislative session.

Emergency response personnel from Hurlburt Field and the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office responded Jan. 15 to Hurlburt Field following a bomb scare.

Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) customers Jan. 20 elected three representatives to the board which governs the organization. Gaius Bruce and Troy Bossier were elected to three-year terms, and James Calkins was elected to fill a one-year term.

Santa Rosa Professional Educators (SRPE), the county’s teachers’ union, is seeking federal mediation to resolve contract negotiations with Santa Rosa County School District.

Taylor Crongeyer, the Munson teen arrested Dec. 26 on charges related to the shooting death of her 40-year-old stepfather, Aubrey Cooley, appeared stoic during a Jan. 15 video arraignment at Santa Rosa County Jail.

Holi Corp, leaseholder of the former Holiday Inn site on Navarre Beach, has asked Santa Rosa County Commissioners to approve mortgaging a new hotel at the location in the name of a subsidiary.

Work described as “erosion control” on the 40 acres of Holley by the Sea (HBTS) common properties closest to the Sound has come under scrutiny after a county engineer determined that basins located near the recreation center were never approved by the county.

Adjusting medications before someone gets sick enough to visit the doctor. Updating outside specialists so one doctor’s prescription doesn’t interfere with another’s.