Seven months ago, Randy Stokes thought he hit the jackpot. After his landlord asked him to move out of his Destin home in order to make room for her son returning from Afghanistan, Stokes was unsure he and his wife Marsha would find another home they loved as much.

It hasn’t been a good final year for West Navarre Primary School Principal Sandi Eubanks, who is set to retire in November. At the end of April during the historic rain event, her school received the worst flooding damage of any Santa Rosa school. During cleanup efforts, her school was hit by grand theft with the loss estimated at more than $10,000 but less than $20,000.

About 75 people attended a judicial facility workshop held at the Tiger Point Community Center May 27. Commissioners heard from numerous citizens about proposed future courthouse sites. Ultimately they decided to add an offer of free property in East Milton to the ballot as a second site option with a parcel the board previously selected for purchase.

A Mary Esther man charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with a fatal one car crash on Highway 98 is scheduled for trial July 7.