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McGowan signs with Ave Maria University

ByDiane M. Moore

Holmes County High School senior Faith McGowan signed a four-year full ride student athlete scholarship to play basketball for Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida. McGowan plans to major in sports medicine with emphasis on exercise physiology. She will begin classes in the fall.

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DeSantis signs impact fee restrictions

ByJim Turner

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 24 bills into law late Friday, including a measure that limits local impact fees imposed on builders and developers to help pay for infrastructure to handle growth. The latest group of bills earning DeSantis’ signature from the 2021 Legislative session were announced in an email with accompanying transmittal letters…

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Bonifay city councilman charged with battery

ByCarol Wyatt

BONIFAY – A Bonifay city councilman is charged with one misdemeanor count of battery following a complaint filed by a Bonifay resident. A complaint filed with the Bonifay Police Department states that City Councilman Robert Urquhart approached the resident just prior to a called meeting of the Bonifay City Council on September 21. The complainant…

‘Eye of Hope’ places Narcan stations in hopes of saving lives

ByDiane M. Moore

A local organization is hoping their efforts will help save lives in the ongoing opioid abuse crisis. Eye of Hope Recovery Advocates is placing Narcan stations throughout Holmes, Washington, and Walton counties with help from a grant from the Department of Children and Families. Narcan is used for emergency treatment of opioid overdoses.  Currently, two…

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DeSantis says order will block mask requirements in schools

ByJim Turner

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he will issue an executive order to prohibit school districts from imposing mask-wearing requirements as students return to classes in August. Scoffing at revised COVID-19 guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DeSantis questioned potential health effects of forcing students to wear masks for hours…

Parker sentenced to life without parole for Guillen murder

ByDiane M. Moore

Nearly two years after 51-year-old Raul Ambriz Guillen was murdered, the last of his three killers was found guilty by a Holmes County jury. William Shane Parker was convicted and sentenced on March 22 after a two-day trial. Final witnesses in the case included 14th Judicial Circuit Medical Examiner Dr. Jay Radtke and Major Michael Raley, Chief Deputy with the Holmes…

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