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Hurlburt Field, Fla. –An Airman from the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron received a Bronze Star medal during a ceremony here, Oct. 2.

In the event you have been living under a stone, or living stoned for that matter, you might be unaware that Florida residents will vote on whether to add a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana later this month.

Derrick Ray Thompson, 42, of the 5700 block of Star Lane in Panama City, was arraigned Monday in the murders of 60-year-old Steven Zackowski and 59-year-old Debra Zackowski of Milton.

There are two locations in Santa Rosa County for voters to drop off absentee (vote by mail) ballots for the 2014 General Election:

A 63-year-old Milton woman is facing a felony charge after deputies said she shot a victim in the head in connection with a domestic dispute.

First Judicial Circuit Judge John Miller has sentenced 35-year-old John David Thomas Jr., of Alvin, Texas, to serve the remainder of his natural life in prison for the molestation of an 8-year-old Gulf Breeze girl.

Oct. 11 was a sad day for the Combat Wounded Veteran’s Motorcycle Association. About 150 bikers were participating in a regional rally when a fatal accident took the life of one member and left another with serious injuries.

“Are kids going to be able to vote at the courthouse?” 10-year-old Austin Mathieu asked a panel of speakers Oct. 7 at a town hall meeting regarding the county’s proposed new courthouse.

When officers searched a Hillview Court home in early October, they found a grocery list and a related recipe. But the list wasn’t for Saturday errands, and the recipe wasn’t for apple pie. Instead, it was an outline of ingredients and directions to produce methamphetamines.

Last week officials with Santa Rosa County Health Department (SRCHD) confirmed an 8-year-old Santa Rosa County student was recovering from enterovirus D68 (EVD68). Now the department is stressing the importance of virus prevention, especially hand-washing with soap.