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Social media crackdown emerges in Senate

Written by News Service of Florida on April 3, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

The Florida Senate is poised to start moving forward with a proposal designed to crack down on social-media companies that block users from their platforms, a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Many inmates wary of vaccinations

Written by News Service of Florida on April 1, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

A survey of 5,110 people incarcerated in prisons and jails in four states — including Florida — shows that more than 45 percent, or 2,318 people, would refuse COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a new “Morbidity and Mortality” report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Another nearly 10 percent of people participating in the survey, or 498 people, said they would “hesitate to receive” vaccines while slightly more than 45 percent of the survey participants or, 2,294 people, said they would get the shots.

New Navarre ER to open this month, officials get sneak peek

Written by Kaitie Kiger on April 1, 2021. Posted in News.

Chamber members and local Navarre officials crowded the lobby of Navarre ER Thursday morning to welcome the long-awaited emergency room facility to the community.

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mitch Mongell and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Todd Jackson shared in the excitement at the ceremony. During their speeches they told the crowd how happy they are to serve the community of Navarre and thanked everyone who made it possible.

Assistant principal a ‘lifelong learner’

Written by Kaitie Kiger on April 1, 2021. Posted in Education.

Klinton (Klint) Lay became an assistant principal at Navarre High School (NHS) at the beginning of this year and enjoys being in an administrative role at the school where his love for education began.

Gaetz staying on Judiciary committee, despite investigation

Written by AP News on March 31, 2021. Posted in News.

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent, outspoken conservative and a close ally of former President Donald Trump who has been under federal investigation for a former relationship, would lose his House seat if convicted of a felony. But there are no rules addressing lawmakers under investigation.

DeSantis proposes $1,000 bonuses for teachers, principals

Written by News Service of Florida on March 31, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking the Florida Legislature to provide bonuses for public school principals and teachers, using $216 million in federal pandemic relief money earmarked for education. The governor is floating $1,000 bonuses for public school principals and classroom teachers in grades PreK-12, which he estimates would go to 3,600 principals and nearly 180,000 teachers throughout the state.

Dead body believed to have been homicide victim

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on March 31, 2021. Posted in News.

Human remains found Sunday in a wooded lot off of Sandy Forest Road in Milton are believed to belong to a homicide victim. At this time, all indicators are leading Major Crimes Detectives to suspect this death was a homicide, according to a Wednesday afternoon update from the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office.

The remains were taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and identification. The deceased has been identified but public release is pending notification of next-of-kin. The exact cause of death is still under investigation.

The City is in the process of building a new Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility to serve this growing area.