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Child sex offender sentenced to life behind bars

Written by Staff Reporters on October 16, 2014. Posted in Crime, News.

First Judicial Circuit Judge John Miller has sentenced 35-year-old John David Thomas Jr., of Alvin, Texas, to serve the remainder of his natural life in prison for the molestation of an 8-year-old Gulf Breeze girl.

Boy Scouts practice public service at courthouse town hall meeting

Written by Staff Reporters on October 16, 2014. Posted in News.

“Are kids going to be able to vote at the courthouse?” 10-year-old Austin Mathieu asked a panel of speakers Oct. 7 at a town hall meeting regarding the county’s proposed new courthouse.

Navarre meth lab shut down

Written by Staff Reporters on October 16, 2014. Posted in Crime, News.

When officers searched a Hillview Court home in early October, they found a grocery list and a related recipe. But the list wasn’t for Saturday errands, and the recipe wasn’t for apple pie. Instead, it was an outline of ingredients and directions to produce methamphetamines.

Enterovirus D68 hits home

Written by Staff Reporters on October 16, 2014. Posted in News.

Last week officials with Santa Rosa County Health Department (SRCHD) confirmed an 8-year-old Santa Rosa County student was recovering from enterovirus D68 (EVD68). Now the department is stressing the importance of virus prevention, especially hand-washing with soap.

Bondi and law enforcement fight Amendment 2

Written by Staff Reporters on October 16, 2014. Posted in News.

A push to legalize medical marijuana use in Florida is being opposed by law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Florida Sheriff’s Association. The measure will appear as Amendment 2 on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Heavy law enforcement activity preceded drowning

Written by Staff Reporters on October 16, 2014. Posted in News.

A 1 1/2-year-old boy died Oct. 7 after he drowned in a pool located at 1755 Briza Del Mar Drive. Law enforcement officials believe he exited the home through a pet-access door.

Scoreboard not functioning

Written by Staff Reporters on October 9, 2014. Posted in Sports.

The coaches, players, and fans of the visiting Fort Walton Beach Vikings were probably happy that the scoreboard wasn’t functioning so that they were not constantly reminded of how quickly the host team was racking up points. Last Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium the scoreboard was not functioning. The Raider football team, however, was operating like a finely tuned Swiss time piece

HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU CORA HEINEMANN

Written by Staff Reporters on October 9, 2014. Posted in Community.

”Thirty-through”, “39 and holding”, “a gentleman never asks a woman her age”, a few of the answers I’ve received from ladies I’ve interviewed; possibly … I’m not saying they did, but just maybe, some of them cut a few years off when they did give a number, but until now, Cora Heinemann, born in Pleasant Lake, Indiana, is the only one to choose to be older than she has to be.

Un-Muddying the Clean Water Act

Written by Staff Reporters on October 9, 2014. Posted in News.

Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972 and, more than 40 years later, administrators are still grappling with the scope of the law.

Prison program helps veterans re-enter community

Written by Staff Reporters on October 9, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Santa Rosa Correctional Institute in East Milton functions as its own community. Behind the prison’s electrified fences, one dormitory has been designated specifically for veterans. Special programs are offered inside the dorm and aimed to help veterans re-enter the outside world.