Dec 5, 2013
Hurlburt chaplain wins Witherspoon Award
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — Chaplain (Capt.) Mark Hunsinger, 1st Special Operations Wing, accepted the Witherspoon Award during a gala in New York City, Nov. 21.
Nov 28, 2013
New breed of dog called, dog-face fountain of youth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Imagine the ideal designer dog. It would be smart, healthy and hypoallergenic. It would have the yap bred out and longevity bred in. And, most important, it would never lose its puppy face.
Nov 28, 2013
FWC proposes changes to deer hunting
Proposed amendments to deer regulations could change the way local hunters harvest deer next season.
Nov 28, 2013
Kerwood Gate now open
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla.– — Hurlburt Field officials have allowed use of the Kerwood Gate for outbound traffic beginning Monday, Nov. 25.
Nov 28, 2013
Nov 28, 2013
Invasive ducks cause controversy in Holley by the Sea
Hate them or love them, the ducks that live in the ponds at the HBTS Sunrise Drive entrance could possibly face euthanasia if they continue to be a nuisance to residents.
Nov 28, 2013
Top two bidders return and two other contenders join forces
Santa Rosa County Commissioners received seven proposals in their redo of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier management bid. Pasco Gibson, Jr., and Yolanda Wells initially won a contract, set to start at the end of the current lease, which expires Dec. 31. However, three commissioners decided to revisit the initial proposal selection, prompting a lawsuit filed by Gibson and Wells to stop a revote. Ultimately the board instead rebid the contract to remedy the suit and also revised a proposal scoring method the county had used for more than two decades.
Nov 28, 2013
Six sites submitted for courthouse
Santa Rosa County has received six proposals from land owners offering their property for sale as the site of the new courthouse. Commissioners are expected to review those bids at a special meeting Dec. 3. However, voters will likely decide whether or not to fund a proposed judicial facility next year when a local option sales tax referendum is expected to be placed on the ballot.
Nov 28, 2013
Overdose solves burglary case
A Gulf Breeze man was arrested for grand theft after nearly overdosing on pills he stole from a home on Government Drive in Gulf Breeze.
Nov 28, 2013
GB man arrested for threatening man with knife
A Gulf Breeze man was arrested after he reportedly broke into a home on Monopoly Court and threatened another man with a kitchen knife because he thought the man was having an affair with his wife.