Ducks, guns and golf
A ceremonial shotgun start kicked off the 2014 Ducks Unlimited charity golf tournament June 21. Seventy-two golfers lined up for a chance to win Stoeger shotguns among other prizes.
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Here’s looking at you Joanna and Chet Beyer
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When Chet Beyer said he was “part of the Wells family in Holley,” I said he had a thousand relatives.
Combined training good but safety concerns remain
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Navarre Beach lifeguards and Navarre Beach firefighters conducted their first, official joint training exercise of the season June 21. Training between the two groups is conducted several times annually but this was the first official training since the drowning of a tourist from Louisiana in late May. The 19-year-old entered the water on a red flag day west of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, where lifeguards are not stationed, and unfortunately was caught up in a rip tide.
Abandoned vessels dangerous, costly
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One of the lesser known missions of the U.S. Coast Guard is to follow up on reports of unmanned, adrift vessels.
10 year old gets 475 pairs of shoes
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Ten-year-old Carlie Jeffries worked hard for her birthday presents. She went from door to door to businesses, took a wagon around door to door in her neighborhood and even asked members of her church and karate group for donations toward her birthday.
Walk across America aims to save women from sex trade
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Chance Stephens and Jacob Leonard traveled through Navarre June 17 in the middle of a 4,000 mile walk across America to raise money for Tiny Hands International (THI), an organization that works on behalf of young girls who are being taken from Nepal and sold into the sex trade. Stephens, who began his trip in Santa Monica, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2013, now walks with friend Jacob Leonard. Their final destination is Virginia Beach, which they expect to reach by Christmas.
Lifeguards, firefighters train for beach rescues
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The Navarre Beach Fire Department and Santa Rosa County lifeguards joined forces June 21 for their first official joint training in the 2014 season. The two departments conduct the training each year in an effort to trade best practices for water rescue, as well as build communication and camaraderie between the two organizations that routinely work together in water rescue efforts.
County set to approve recycling contract with ECUA
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Santa Rosa County Commissioners at their regular meeting June 26 are expected to approve a 2-year contract with Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) for transportation and processing of recyclable material.
South end residents frustrated by flood damage, recovery
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There was not an empty seat in the Tiger Point Community Center as Santa Rosa County Commissioner Lane Lynchard hosted a town hall meeting June 19 to discuss recent weather patterns, county stormwater retention standards and areas that had been impacted by recent floods.
Jayer Williamson sworn in
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Jayer Williamson, the youngest son of late Santa Rosa County Commissioner Jim Williamson, was sworn in Monday to the District 1 seat from which his dad retired on the eve of his April 2 death. Governor Rick Scott made the appointment June 18, making Jayer, 35, the third generation of his family to represent the Pace area. His maternal grandfather, W.L. Butler, also served in that office in the 1970s.