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Sam Parker apologized Thursday for using an ethnic slur attracting international attention while critics continue calling for his resignation from the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners.

The Santa Rosa County Commission on Thursday will decide whether to approve transferring 100 acres to the City of Milton for its $70-million wastewater project. On Monday, it listened for almost three hours to speaker after speaker argue why it shouldn’t.

Rebekah Jones is now in the clear for the Aug. 23 primary thanks to a judgement handed down from the Florida Court of Appeals, First District on Aug. 22.

As Navarre Press reported last week, Jones had been involved in a court fight with Peggy Schiller, who is running against her for the Democratic nomination for Congressional district one. The winner of the primary will face incumbent Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).

Milton Mayor Heather Lindsay vetoed a proposal to lower residency requirements for her office after the city council’s July 12 regular meeting.

The Milton City Charter currently requires candidates for mayor to have lived in the city for at least three years. But, despite the mayor’s veto threat, the city council voted 6-2 for a ballot referendum asking voters to change the requirement to just one year, the same residency requirement for city council candidates.

New traffic pattern scheduled at Central Landfill due to continued construction at its entrance

A nonprofit, Preserve Navarre, has released a survey for area residents regarding city incorporation and infrastructure.

This makes the ninth consecutive year that Spencer has returned unspent revenues to the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners.

Vernon Compton will fill the council seat vacated by David Richardson.

The funding allows Santa Rosa County to use green stormwater infrastructure practices to improve impaired waters within the Pensacola Bay Watershed.

Commercial property owners may apply for a grant to improve their facilities in Milton.