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According to the Center for Disease Control, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually-transmitted virus in the United States. More than half of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some time in their lives.

Attending church services is often a family activity. However, for families with a special needs child, the thought of getting through an hour or more of sitting still and being quiet can be too daunting.

A total of 93 wanted felons were captured and arrested in Pensacola last week as part of a joint effort between the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

A Navarre man on probation for felony battery was arrested Sunday after a traffic stop revealed he was in possession of Xanax pills and marijuana and subsequently swallowed the pills, according to a Florida Highway Patrol arrest report.

A man suffered serious injuries in Milton on Saturday after he was stabbed several times in the back, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

Santa Rosa Commissioners had aimed to keep only three proposed sites in consideration for a planned new county courthouse. Instead, the board decided to keep four parcels in the running at its meeting last Thursday.

Florida’s black bear population is ballooning back from a population estimated at just 300 in the 1970s.  The thriving population has since exploded tenfold to roughly 3,000- prompting removal from state’s list of threatened species in August of 2012.  As a result, the number of incidents involving bears throughout the state is escalating and spreading into populated areas. 

Longtime Navarre residents and business owners Betty and Greg Fountain are realizing a five-years-in-the-making dream come true. Their land off of Highway 98, west of Joybrook Road is being cleared for a 250 unit “Class A” luxury apartment complex on 16 acres that they have owned for eight years.

The holidays are often a busy time. That is especially true this year for members of the Tourist Development Council (TDC).  After successfully advocating a bed tax increase, the council is set to review marketing services proposals and an important request from the Navarre Beach Turtle Center. 

The Lady Raiders earned another home win last Monday with an 81-53 rout of Jay High School.