News Archive

SHINDAND AIR BASE, Afghanistan – September 7 started as any other training day for the crew of Jayhoon 11. However, events unfolded which proved to be a true test of tactics, training and teamwork.

Captain Matthew Coughlin, Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF), provided the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners with an update at its committee meeting Sept. 23. Commissioner Don Salter stated that on a quarterly basis Coughlin would be providing the county with reports on activities involving NASWF and the Department of Defense.

IMMOKALEE — The Mayans drank saw palmetto berries as a tonic, the Seminole Indians used them as an antiseptic and some in the Far East swear they’re a powerful aphrodisiac.

MIAMI — With just a few days until the launch of one of the key components of the new federal health law, hundreds of health counselors and volunteers worked to educate people how to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

First responders including officers, firefighters and paramedics are trained to handle a variety of emergency situations. But after a traumatic event, a victim may also need a different type of assistance- emotional support.

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida state legislator has filed a bill to exempt anyone who fires a warning shot in self-defense from the state’s minimum-mandatory-sentencing laws.

To kick off Fire Prevention Week, the Holley-Navarre Fire District is holding its fifth annual Fire Prevention Festival this Saturday at Navarre Park.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Detention Division was awarded a Certificate of Reaccreditation by Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission last week as the Detention Division was found to be 100 percent compliant with 239 standards.

A one-car accident sent a Fort Walton Beach teen to the hospital and clocked the eastbound lanes of Highway 98 near Sunrise Drive last Thursday in Navarre.

Fire gutted a mobile home on Molina Street on Tuesday evening, leaving it a total loss.