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Between July 2013 and June 2014, nearly 100,000 visitors from across the state descended upon the 1,300-acre Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna.

HURLBURT FIELD — For many, the kitchen is the heart of the home, especially during the Thanksgiving holidays. Large sums of time are devoted to prepping meat, measuring spices and enduring the tearful vapors of onions; all for one grand meal. Unfortunately, fire safety hazards at home are at their peak for many families during this time.

HURLBURT FIELD — Under heavy enemy fire Dec. 21, 2013, the crew of Rooster 73 performed expert aerial maneuvers while simultaneously providing medical care to the critically-injured passengers on board their CV-22 Osprey.

Looking to give your time and get involved in your community? Here are the six things you should know if you want to become a star volunteer.

Diets that eliminate entire food groups, such as grains, or that push you to semi-starvation a couple of times a week aren’t recommended by health professionals for weight loss.

Miko Brickey may be Navarre’s definition of a super mom. She has a husband and three children and she still managed to train and medal in her first body building contest. Brickey placed second in the bikini division of the Northwest Florida Flex Fest contest Nov. 8.

A special meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) committee took place Nov. 13 to recommend approval of projects slated for more than $2 million in federal funding resulting from April’s flooding event, which was declared a disaster.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners have approved an $111,400 employment contract naming Assistant Public Works Director Stephen Furman as incoming Public Works director, effective July 1, 2015. Furman, a professionally licensed engineer, has worked for the county for more than two decades.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners voted Nov. 13 to delay the deadline for residential beach lease fee payments until March 31. The board is awaiting federal legislation which could effectively end leases by providing fee simple ownership. 

The statistics are shocking. Since 2006 there have been 110 accidents involving bicycles or pedestrians along the congested U.S. 98 corridor between Navarre and Gulf Breeze. Nineteen were fatal.