Military vote counts in panhandle
The number of active duty military or their dependents registered to vote in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Escambia counties exceeds 50,000, which is more than 12 percent of all registered voters in the three counties.
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Navarre man sentenced to life
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A man convicted in 1989 of sexual battery, robbery with a weapon and attempted murder of a UWF student has been sentenced to life in prison for violation of probation.
Clary pushes partners’ property for courthouse
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Another former Florida state legislator has thrown property he owns into consideration as a future courthouse site. Former senator Charlie Clary joins former representative Cotton Byrom in offering the county an East Milton land deal.
Local talent ready for Songwriter Festival 5/16 – 18
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The second annual Navarre Beach Songwriter Festival is scheduled May 16 – 18 but local songwriters have been honing their skills and playing original songs at Juana’s Club Pagodas for a couple of months.
Hurricane awareness begins
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The Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t officially start begin June 1, but state and local governments are starting their efforts to make sure residents get prepared.
Tiger Point Park recycling center closed
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Representatives from West Florida Recycling March 14 removed three recycling trailers from Tiger Point Park Road. The trailers had been in the location since July 2012 when they were relocated from inside the parking lot of Tiger Point Park.
Done ‘hopefully’ by Memorial Day
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Crews this week are starting a project to add a second left turn-lane to accommodate motorists heading north from the Navarre Beach Bridge onto Highway 98. The project is scheduled to take 60 days and that means it should be completed about a week prior to the busy Memorial Day weekend.
Melvin calls out candidates for posturing over issue
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A second request for the county commission to allocate $7,500 to survey Navarre residents by phone about a future community center failed again due to lack of support. Now an advisory committee will revisit conducting another online survey.
‘City of Navarre’ budget shows surplus
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What a difference two weeks make. Nearly twice as many people attended the March 12 Citizens to Incorporate Navarre meeting as the one held Feb. 26. Additionally, the most recent meeting included lively discussion about the benefits of incorporation and the timing of the current effort.
Gulf Breeze K-9 handlers train dogs for protection
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K-9 handlers Scott Walker and Robby Hermans have started a new club in Gulf Breeze for people interested in training their dogs for personal protection.