At around 6:15 p.m. Monday evening a line of severe thunderstorms steamrolled through Navarre leaving power outages, trees down and other damage in its wake.  The storm began in southeast Mississippi and traveled through Alabama and into the Florida panhandle.  Earlier in the day, the storm was responsible for spawning the only confirmed tornado in the area that left major damage in Century, Fla., just west of Jay.  Preliminary indications from Escambia County are that an estimated 40-50 homes and businesses were affected by that storm and only minor injuries were reported.  The Red Cross is on scene for assistance at the Century Community Center on Industrial Boulevard.

The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office has a new crime-fighting and alert system that has been deployed to all three Super Wal-Marts in Santa Rosa County, including the Gulf Breeze and Navarre locations.  The kiosks cost about $3,800 each and were purchased with crime-prevention funds doled out by the state.