In preparing for the worst disaster since Hurricane Ivan, emergency volunteer crews organized a massive clean-up effort of Navarre Beach early Saturday morning, hoping to minimize any damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

 

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Information for those interested in volunteering for the possible clean-up if the oil from Deepwater Horizon reaches our shores.  There is a Deepwater Horizon number in Louisiana that BP would like volunteers  to call (866.448.5816)Additionally Volunteer Florida had a teleconference with all of their county representatives and they are starting to register volunteers. Our local Santa Rosa volunteer center is  RSVP and the number there is (850) 983-5220.

 

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Gov. Charlie Crist issued a State of Emergency for Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Bay, Escambia and Gulf counties today, due to the threat of oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform explosion.

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Though widely noticed, little attended a workshop aimed at educating business owners and residents in south Santa Rosa County about designating portions of County Road 399 and U.S. Highway 98 Wednesday, April 28.

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