Bariatric surgeon Patrick Gatmaitan, M.D., recently performed the first robotic sleeve gastrectomy in the region at Baptist Hospital. The da Vinci® S HD Surgical System has been in use at Baptist Hospital since 2007 and will now be utilized for weight-loss surgery as a compliment to the Baptist Bariatric Surgery Program.
A man convicted of sexual abuse against three young girls when he and his family lived in Pace was sentenced to 330 years in prison. Donzell Kevin Nuckles, 40, was sentenced by Santa Rosa Circuit Judge John L. Miller, State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Tuesday.
For the third time in less than nine months, a Navarre family has been forced to deal with the aftermath of the area’s extensive storm water drainage problems.
A Milton man who was struck by a car while walking along County Road 191 died April 10, nearly a month after the accident happened. According to a Florida Highway Patrol news release, 36-year-old Larry McKinley was walking southbound March 8 when he was hit by a car driven by 27-year-old Jennifer Campbell.
Researchers from Colorado State University released April 10 their annual prediction for Atlantic hurricane activity, and they expect a “below average” season for 2014. The 36-page report was prepared by research scientist Philip J. Klotzbach and Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science William M. Gray.
More thas 50 locals attended the first-ever Santa Rosa County Commission meeting held at the Tiger Point Community Center April 10. A majority of attendees were residents from the south end of the county, although several drove from Milton and Pace to speak out on current issues.
The Florida Supreme Court April 10 in a unanimous decision upheld both the convictions and sentences imposed on 41-year-old Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. in connection with the 2009 home invasion and murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings in their Escambia County home.
