Gunship crew awarded 14 medals for joint SOF Afghanistan mission
Gunship crew awarded 14 medals for joint SOF Afghanistan mission
Photo by Senior Airman Joseph Leveille On the night of April 3-4, 2019, on a heavily-fortified mountainside near Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, a group of joint American special operations and coalition forces found themselves taking fire as casualties mounted after an improvised explosive device attack. In need of assistance, the Special Tactics operators on the ground called … read more
FWB Medical Center hosts groundbreaking for Navarre ER
FWB Medical Center hosts groundbreaking for Navarre ER
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center this morning hosted a ground breaking ceremony for the new freestanding ER in Navarre. The ground breaking ceremony started with a welcome from FWB Medical Center’s Chief Operating Officer, Todd Jackson, as well a statement of what the Navarre ER will provide the community of Navarre once completed. Officials in … read more
Police shoot armed robbery suspect in Milton
Police shoot armed robbery suspect in Milton
On Monday, March 2, 2020 at 7:58 a.m. an armed suspect entered the Santa Rosa Federal Credit Union located at 5909 Stewart Street, Milton and demanded money. Milton Police Department was just outside engaged in radar detection at King Middle School and arrived on scene just moments after the 911 call. Once the suspect received … read more
Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office captures escaped juveniles from Walton County
Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office captures escaped juveniles from Walton County
Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on March 1 responded to an address on Causey Street in Milton, reference to three escaped juveniles from Walton County Department of Juvenile Justice. Dispatch also advised the juveniles were possibly in a stolen gold or tan Dodge truck and armed with a handgun. Deputies approached the … read more
Air Force’s new combat rescue chopper tested at Eglin
Air Force’s new combat rescue chopper tested at Eglin
A 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar Jan. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The chamber is a room designed to stop internal reflections of electromagnetic waves, as well as insulate from exterior sources of electromagnetic noise. . (U.S. … read more
March 1 marks the beginning of shorebird nesting season
March 1 marks the beginning of shorebird nesting season
A Least Tern nesting on Navarre Bridge in the Florida Panhandle (Audubon Florida photo). Spring brings nesting sea and shorebirds to Florida’s coastlines. Making scoop nests right on the sand, the plovers, terns, and American Oystercatchers must overcome storm surges, algal blooms, and human disturbance to successfully fledge chicks each year. So far, the first … read more
SRC School Board to Consider Purchase of City Property
SRC School Board to Consider Purchase of City Property
The Gulf Breeze City Council approved a sale agreement to be presented to the Santa Rosa County School Board in consideration for the purchase and sale of 45+/- acres of city-owned property situated out at Tiger Point. The subject land was previously part of the Tiger Point west 18-hole golf course. But in 2004, Hurricane … read more
Search rescue exercise planned Saturday for Perdido area
Search rescue exercise planned Saturday for Perdido area
The Coast Guard and other agencies are scheduled to conduct a search and rescue exercise in Perdido Bay, Florida, Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. The exercise will take place between the Lillian Bridge and the Intracoastal Waterway. It will include searches on land, water and air. An incident command post will be established … read more
Navarre woman arrested for stabbing then throwing knives at boyfriend as he ran
Navarre woman arrested for stabbing then throwing knives at boyfriend as he ran
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on February 20 was dispatched to 7557 Blackjack Circle, Navarre Florida, in reference to a stabbing. Dispatch advised Cara Owens stabbed her boyfriend Ryan Barboza. Upon arrival, the responding office made contact with Cara, who was informed of her rights via agency issued Miranda warning card. She agreed to speak … read more
Sociology professor to discuss ‘Female Superheroes’ in Feb. 27 lecture at PSC
Sociology professor to discuss ‘Female Superheroes’ in Feb. 27 lecture at PSC
Comic books, says retired history and sociology professor Magdalena Lamarre, already have had their Golden Age. (Think the “Up, up and away!” Superman of the ’40s and ’50s.) They’ve already had their Silver Age. (Think the “Bash!” “Pow!” “Bam!” Batman of the 1960s.) Now, she says, it’s time to celebrate comics’ Platinum Age. In other … read more
