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Tom Roche was a larger-than-life man. He served as fire chief in Navarre and became the first director of Santa Rosa County Emergency Management. His son, John, inherited that same passion for saving lives and started Lifeguard Air Ambulance 24 years ago.

Some insurance companies are steering customers toward national chain pharmacies and retailers, offering reduced co-payments. Paul McMellon, a local pharmacist and owner of Rx Express Pharmacy, is petitioning against the effort, which he says hurts local pharmacies.

Nearly every weekend local residents have the chance to support a nonprofit by participating in a run or walk. For some, this is part of a lifestyle but others put on their running shoes only once or twice a year as they support their favorite charity.

The Florida Department of Business Professional Regulations (FDBPR) has been busy conducting food service inspections in the Navarre area in 2014 and results from their work have ranged from perfect scores and met inspection standards to 23 violations and follow-up inspections required.

A truck stolen from Tennessee was recovered last Wednesday in the parking lot at the Navarre Wal-Mart. Officers with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office found the 2014 silver Chevy parked without a tag.

A 19-year-old woman was arrested at a residence on Burton Circle for drug possession after her mother called authorities and said her daughter was threatening self-harm, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

Currently the only regular meetings held during evening hours by the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners are monthly zoning board meetings. Local Tea Party leader Sam Mullins hopes to change that, and board Chairman Jim Melvin is agreeable to give it a try.

Although capacity and usage play a role, location is what drives the price local residents pay for water. Water service rates and tap fees vary in south Santa Rosa County because each utility system sets its own rate schedule.

Milton attorney Matthew Hargraves started a petition to keep the courthouse downtown. However, Guy Thompson, mayor of the City of Milton, opposes the idea. Thompson and others hope the facility will become a community center, featuring retail stores and possibly an expanded library.

Representatives from West Florida Recycling March 14 removed three recycling trailers from Tiger Point Park Road. The trailers had been in the location since July 2012 when they were relocated from inside the parking lot of Tiger Point Park.