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Nursing mother arrested for child cruelty

Monday, 10 September 2012 10:59 Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:50 Written by Staff Reports

Navarre resident Amy Jo Pettigrew was arrested Sept. 8 and charged with cruelty toward a child that could result in physical mental injury.

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UPDATED: Broken water line causes NHS to dismiss early

Friday, 07 September 2012 11:26 Last Updated on Friday, 07 September 2012 12:20

A sewer line repair resulted in a main water line rupture this morning, causing most of Navarre High School to be without potable water.

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Rogers charged in cellmate killing

Thursday, 06 September 2012 14:34 Last Updated on Friday, 07 September 2012 15:09 Written by Staff Reports

State Attorney William ABill= Eddins announced today that the Grand Jury of Santa Rosa County returned a two-count Indictment charging Shawn Rogers with first degree pre-meditated and/or felony murder with a weapon and armed kidnaping with a weapon.

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FDOT closes Grady Tolbert

Thursday, 06 September 2012 13:57 Last Updated on Thursday, 06 September 2012 14:02 Written by Staff Reports

Grady Tolbert Road off of State Road 87 in Santa Rosa County will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10 through 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12.

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Obama: disaster declarations in areas hit by Isaac

Thursday, 30 August 2012 08:47 Written by AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has declared federal emergencies in areas of Louisiana and Mississippi hit hard by Isaac, moving to speed federal aid and recovery efforts to the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast.

Obama signed the orders late Wednesday covering 35 parishes in Louisiana and 34 counties in Mississippi.

The White House said in a statement that the disaster declarations ordered authorities to expedite federal aid in areas affected by Isaac.

The move makes the federal funding available to state and eligible local governments and certain nonprofit organizations for emergency work in the stricken areas.

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