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Low cost spay and neuter program starts Oct. 1

Wednesday, 29 September 2010 14:10 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Thanks to a one-time grant of $17,500 from the “Florida Animal Friend, Inc.” license plate program, Santa Rosa County Animal Services will offer a discount spay and neuter program for income-eligible residents beginning Oct. 1.

Santa Rosa County is one of only 19 non-profit or governmental organizations selected to receive a grant for 2010.

For more on this story, check out the Sept. 30 edition of the Navarre Press, or subscribe online.

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Navarre man facing life in prison

Thursday, 23 September 2010 12:32 Written by Jennifer Hensley

A Navarre man who was charged with armed robbery following a series of incidents last fall is facing life in prison for his crimes.

Robert Jay Rosado, 33, is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 28 before Santa Rosa County Circuit Judge Thomas Santurri.

For more on this story, check out the Sept. 23 edition of the Navarre Press, or subscribe online.

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Commissioners, residents raise stink over septic tank bill

Thursday, 23 September 2010 12:27 Written by Ken Garner

Santa Rosa County residents are adding their voices to a statewide chorus demanding the Florida Legislature flush a bill mandating septic tank inspections.

“I’m willing to be arrested, if necessary, standing over my septic tank telling them, ‘You’re not going to pump mine out,’” said Sharon Glass, a Pace resident and an organizer of the Santa Rosa Tea Party Patriots.

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Sheriff's Office investigating two murders in Milton

Thursday, 23 September 2010 11:25 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Two bodies were discovered in the brush of a rural roadway just north of Milton yesterday.

A passerby called deputies when they noticed a large amount of blood in the roadway of Jesse Allen Road around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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Proposals would curb partisan redistricting

Wednesday, 15 September 2010 15:13 Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 September 2010 16:19 Written by Ken Garner

When it comes to redistricting, the party in power can ensure the new political landscape favors its candidates and causes.

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Copper thieves target county office building

Wednesday, 15 September 2010 15:11 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Call them the “copper bandits.”

Thieves made off with roughly 1,000 pounds – or half a ton – of copper when they broke into five air conditioning units on the roof of the Santa Rosa County administrative building sometime between close of business Aug. 27 and Monday, Aug. 30.

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