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HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — New changes to the TRICARE enrollment policies in the 1st Special Operations Medical Group at Hurlburt Field, Fla., will affect retirees and their dependents who receive care at the clinic for the remainder of this fiscal year and possibly beyond.

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — Exactly 71 years ago to the day they and their fellow Airmen turned the tide of the U.S. war effort, three World War II legends spoke to dozens of Hurlburt Airmen at the 319th Special Operations Squadron auditorium April 18.

Navarre resident Kathy Dreadin suffered from shingles years ago but couldn’t find the right medication. Her doctor collaborated with pharmacist Sharon Sims, owner of Gulf Breeze Apothecary, to compound an ideal cream combination made specifically for Dreadin.

Okaloosa County Sheriffs’ Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are offering the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous prescription drugs.  The service is free and anonymous.  No questions will be asked.

Ken Walker, Holley Navarre Water System general manager, received a raise for the first time in at least 10 years during the HNWS April 16 board meeting.

One of the world’s largest labor unions is helping Santa Rosa County school bus drivers make their case against Durham School Services’ local operation.

The Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed Bill 1129, Infants Born Alive, on April 17.

“This is the first bill of the session that passed 119-0,” said Rep. Cary Pigman, R- Avon Park.

Santa Rosa County commissioners discussed pursuing a local option sales tax to fund a new judicial center at the April 22 commission committee meeting.

A truck collided with a Santa Rosa County school bus carrying Navarre High School students on County Road 399, near Bay Club Drive, at 3:55 p.m. April 19, in rainy conditions.

For the last 27 years, Navarre resident Clint Hale, 64, a U.S. Air Force veteran, has joined other disabled veterans from across the country to participate in the Disabled Veterans Sports Clinic in Colorado. The clinic is open to veterans with certain disabilities such as spinal-cord injuries, amputations and the visually impairment.