Sunken boat has its ups and downs
The drama surrounding the sunken boat in the Santa Rosa Sound in Navarre continued over the weekend and again early this week.
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FDA funding studies on public health risk from menthol cigarettes
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The health risks of cigarettes are widely known, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced recently that it is researching the public health risks of menthol cigarettes specifically.
First responders prepare for unimaginable
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While classrooms might not have yet been filled with students, school was most definitely in session last week. Shots rang out, smoke filled the air and fire alarms pierced the quiet that usually fills the halls of schools this time of year. First responders busted through the doors to find they had left the world of what they know and entered into a world where they have to rely on each other just as much as rely upon their training. The shots were, of course, blanks and the smoke from a machine rather than a fire. The “injured” were covered in makeup rather than blood, but don’t tell that to the first responders…they had those injured out of the building quicker than this reporter could snap more than a handful of photos.
Derelict dilemma
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made the decision Monday to start the process of declaring the partially-sunken boat in Navarre Beach waters a derelict.
Commissioners still looking for answers, options for bridge
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Commissioners cast an eye to the future on Monday, discussing the proposed new bridge for Navarre Beach. Commissioners ultimately settled on asking staff to implement the idea into the upcoming Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) 2040 long-range transportation plan, asking the TPO to consider a study on feasibility and other options which might prove less costly than the projected $156-161 million bridge planning cost.
Out and About
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Colonel Bud Day passed away Saturday, and I’m going to borrow from Senator Don Gaetz’s release that he sent out on Tuesday because Gaetz said it perfectly. “Col. Day was a modern day war hero and was the nation’s most highly decorated veteran since General Douglas MacArthur, earning more than 70 medals during his service in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, including the Medal of Honor. After escaping his captors in Korea and again being held captive in Vietnam for more than five years as a cell mate to and lifeline for U.S. Senator John McCain, Colonel Day returned home, retiring in Fort Walton Beach where he continued to fight for his soldiers as a tireless advocate for Veterans’ benefits to ensure all those who served to protect our precious freedom receive the care and compensation they deserve.”
A center of attention
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What is a community center? Ask ten different residents that question, and you are likely to get ten different answers. It’s a subjective idea, and can be a very fluid topic.
United Way Cram the Van event collecting school supplies for students in need
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United Way Santa Rosa’s 14th annual Cram the Van drive last Thursday was another successful mission of collecting school supplies for students in need. The cram-a-thon was held at three Wal-Mart locations in Gulf Breeze, Pace and Navarre.
Registered sex predator arrested for lewd behavior at GB Wal-Mart
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A Fort Walton Beach man who is a registered sex predator was arrested for lewd behavior at the Gulf Breeze Wal-Mart, according to a news release from the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office.
Navarre schools again make FCAT honor roll
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FCAT scores for public elementary and middle schools were announced on Friday, and once again Navarre area schools, with the exception of one, maintained the highest mark. Across Florida, however, there was a huge drop in the number of schools earning an “A” based on cumulative Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores. Additionally, due to stricter grading standards, the state board of education had to take emergency action to prevent many schools from failing.