A mother and her two sons were displaced after a fire started in their Holley by the Sea home early Friday morning. Holley-Navarre Fire District responded to 1999 Bayou Drive just after midnight and firefighters were able to put the blaze out in about 30 minutes.
A 25-year-old woman who grew up in Pace has died due to complications from the H1N1 flu virus, making this the third such death to impact Santa Rosa County this year.
Another arrest has been made in connection to a firearm burglary that took place in Navarre Jan. 8, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
An attorney for the company which bought a problematic tax deed for county-owned property formerly operated as Sandy Bottoms retail store on Navarre Beach says a lawsuit will likely be filed over the matter.
Daytime home burglaries in Navarre have residents on alert, locking doors and watching for suspicious activity. To further increase safety, Clerk of Court and Comptroller Donald Spencer suggested county commissioners tighten security controls over Santa Rosa County’s permitting process for door-to-door solicitors. The board approved those changes at a public hearing Jan. 23.
In a competency hearing held Jan. 23, Brandon Aydelott was ordered to the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee to undergo a mental evaluation, which is expected to be complete within six months. Aydelott was found incompetent to stand trial in the Christmas Eve murder of his mom, Holley Navarre Middle School teacher Sharon Aydelott.
New graduate program at University of Florida in Veterinary Forensic Sciences will begin in May 2014 and will include courses that focus on pathology, osteology, animal law, and the intersection of farm animal welfare and the forensic sciences. Applications are currently being accepted.
Alachua, Fla. (AP) — Whenever a horse arrives at Mill Creek Farm in Florida, Peter and Mary Gregory make the aging animal a promise to last the rest of its days.
BOSTON (AP) — As a year’s final hours slip away, many measure its success in paychecks, vacations, or the simple pleasures of everyday life. But for Neil Hayward of Cambridge, 2013 ticked down to a single bird.
