More than 80 people attended a special county commission meeting held Monday evening to discuss sites for the proposed new courthouse. County officials lined up state and local agency representatives to address issues related to potential East Milton sites – one of which is planned to be placed on this year’s ballot. Residents also got to speak out at the end of the meeting.

A Navarre resident who did about half of his training on an oil producing platform in the Gulf of Mexico was the top local finisher in the 2014 Boston Marathon April 21. According to the Boston Athletic Association’s website, 40-year-old Clayton Honaker finished the race in 3:10:13 finishing 4,188 overall out of about 36,000 runners.

Navarre Beach resident Paul Albuquerque takes his dog Olas most everywhere he goes. The Bassett Hound and Australian Shepherd mix often accompanies Albuquerque and his wife at the beach, the park and even when they go out to eat.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) Florida Park Service finalized an agreement last week to seek sponsors for seven state trails, including the Blackwater Heritage Trail in Santa Rosa County.

Lake Mary, Fla. (AP) – A wildlife officer fatally shot several bears that exhibited dangerous behavior during an investigation of an attack in a central Florida neighborhood.

Charlene Mauro, project director of the Marine Science Station, saw a need in the community for an event welcoming families with autism spectral disorders and started Autism OdysSea, first held in 2013. About 150 children and their families, totaling 450 people, attended the second annual event held April 12.