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Drunk Driver Sentenced in April Fool's Day Fatality

Thursday, 01 July 2010 10:51 Written by Ken Garner

The Navarre drunk driver who caused the April Fools’ Day 2009 death of Bartholomew Cole was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years in prison.

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Faces of the Spill

Wednesday, 23 June 2010 11:10 Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 11:29

Turning his seat around, Chad Volland made himself comfortable, folding his arms across the back of his chair.

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President Obama makes his way to Pensacola

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 10:00 Last Updated on Thursday, 17 June 2010 16:30 Written by Staff Reports

After taking a walk along Pensacola Beach, President Barack Obama headed to Pensacola's Naval Air Station Technical Training Center in Pensacola to deliver remarks to some 3,500 military personnel.

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Navarre Pier opens to the public

Saturday, 05 June 2010 09:06 Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 June 2010 08:48

The rebuilding of Northwest Florida starts now, with the grand opening of Navarre Pier, says State Sen. Don Gaetz.

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Navarre remembers

Wednesday, 02 June 2010 10:24 Last Updated on Thursday, 03 June 2010 14:42 Written by Jennifer Hensley

As traffic whizzed by on U.S. Highway 98 May 31, the world was at a standstill at Navarre Park.

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Pier opening scheduled for Saturday, June 5

Wednesday, 02 June 2010 10:12 Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 June 2010 10:23 Written by Staff Reports

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Ed Waters and Sons Contracting Company and PBS&J will host a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 5 to open the long awaited new Navarre Beach Pier. The public is invited to attend the event in front of the pier located at 8579 Gulf Boulevard. At 1,545 feet, the pier is the longest in the State of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.

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UWF biology professor educates commissioners on the science of oil spill

Friday, 28 May 2010 10:36 Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 June 2010 07:44 Written by Chuck Bassett

Dr. Dick A. Snyder, director of the University of West Florida Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation in the biology department, addressed the Santa Rosa County commissioners at their regular meeting on May 27, trying to dispel rumors and to scientifically evaluate the oil-spill situation, as it relates to Navarre Beach and the adjoining Florida coast.

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