Responding to a contentious crowd of Navarre area residents, Santa Rosa commissioners unanimously turned down proposals from out-of-town developers to build two low-income apartment complexes totaling 166 units planned for seniors.

County commissioners approved a request to amend the lease on a 7-acre Navarre Beach parcel to allow construction of the proposed 66-house Topaz Beach subdivision, but the project hit a snag Thursday night, Nov. 10.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is looking for citizen input into their tentative five year road work program to consider whether changes to the plan are necessary. 

November has been tabbed Florida Family Caregiver Month by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.

St. Louis (AP) — Rival pet food makers Nestle Purina PetCare and Blue Buffalo Co. have settled lawsuits filed against each other, both claiming false advertising.