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U.S. Sen. LeMieux hears concerns over BP's cleanup effort

Friday, 11 June 2010 13:08 Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 14:46

Capt. George Leonard Finch, owner of Fish the Bite, a local charter fishing company, was one of many business owners who expressed their frustration to U.S. Sen. George LeMieux over BP’s lack of an effective response to the April Deepwater Horizon oil-rig explosion.

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Commercial fishing license renewal period extended

Friday, 11 June 2010 12:50 Written by Staff Reports

Gov. Charlie Crist is giving Florida's commercial fishermen and seafood dealers an extra three months to renew their licenses this year. The governor announced this action to help reduce financial hardships Florida's fishing communities are experiencing due to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Three injured in SR 87 crash

Thursday, 10 June 2010 10:28

Two Navarre residents were listed in serious condition at Baptist Hospital following a two-car crash Wednesday afternoon.

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BRAC will help area economy

Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:57 Written by Ken Garner

He meant delivery of the joint strike fighter, but his words also apply to BRAC's economic impact.

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Gov. signs 1st Amendment, religious speech bill into law

Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:55 Written by Staff Reports

House Bill 31, a measure designed to protect First Amendment rights and religious-speech freedoms of teachers, students and school-district employees, is now Florida state law.

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Federal transportation officials get earful at meeting

Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:54 Written by Ken Garner

A handful of activists used an information-gathering session Monday in Gulf Breeze to vent their frustration with the transportation system.

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Applicants needed for fire district oversight board

Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:51

With a week left for applicants interested in running for a seat on the Holley-Navarre Fire District board of commissioners to file, one seat remains unclaimed – No. 1.

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