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HURLBURT FIED — Representatives from Corvias Military Living and Hurlburt Field residents discussed making the on-base housing private during a May 6 town hall meeting at King Auditorium on Hurlburt Field.

PENSACOLA – Lt. Mike Cole, division officer, Family Medicine, Naval Hospital Pensacola, was recognized Wednesday as the Nurse of the Year for the Pensacola area.  The award coincides with National Nurses Week, which runs from May 6 – 12.

Overall, Santa Rosa County is a healthier place to live compared to other parts of the state, including peer counties with similar demographics.  However, several health status indicators, including alcohol-related injuries, are unfavorable.  Santa Rosa has a rate of 103.1 alcohol-related injuries per 100,000 population, compared to a 66.3 state average and 93.3 peer average.

The Navarre High NJOTC received the trophy for being selected as the best unit in Area 8 at the ceremony, and several other awards and scholarships were presented to cadets.

MIAMI (AP) — Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding for uninsured patients next year under the national health overhaul. It’s a loss that will hit especially hard in states — like Florida — that decided against expanding Medicaid coverage. Cuts could jump to $4 billion in 2020, according to estimates released Monday by federal health officials.

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A probe ordered by Florida Gov. Rick Scott has determined that the pay and benefits of state college presidents varies widely with little explanation as to why some presidents earn large six-figure salaries.

Summer is approaching and thousands of visitors will be planning vacations that include visiting National Parks across the country.

A former Santa Rosa County principal, who was removed following a December 2012 incident which took place away from school, has filed a lawsuit against the Santa Rosa Professional Educators (SRPE), a labor union representing teachers, and Rhonda Chavers, SRPE president, citing slander and libel.

Santa Rosa voters might soon have an opportunity to decide if there will be a tax designated for school safety during the next election.  Sheriff Wendell Hall appeared before Santa Rosa County commissioners May 9, seeking permission to apply for a three-year federal grant to help fund 9 resources officers for local schools, calling it a potential “temporary fix” and suggesting a tax referendum as a designated long-term funding option to put officers in public schools.

The issue of sustainability of Earle Bowden Way — the road the extension of Gulf Boulevard between Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach — has come to the forefront once again, though no storm has passed recently nor is there one on the horizon.