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Residents Asked to Report Sick Fox
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Residents in and around the Milton area are urged to avoid any fox that appears sick or approaches people or pets and immediately report the animal to Santa Rosa County Animal Services at (850) 983-4680.  Anyone who feels they may have been exposed to sick wildlife should  contact their county health department.  
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James B. “Woody” Fippen
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June 30, 1940 - December 14, 2008 - James B. Fippen, 68, retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer, left this life on December 14, 2008 after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was an avid outdoorsman; loving to camp and fish. He also had an uncanny ability to create

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Weather delays groundbreaking at Navy Gulfport
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Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss., Sun Herald 11 Dec 2008

Weather delays groundbreaking at Navy Gulfport: The Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport has rescheduled the groundbreaking of the Naval Meteorology Professional Development Center to 10 a.m. Friday. The threat of severe winter weather today forced Seabees to reschedule the event. The $8.75 million Naval Meteorology Professional Development Center will provide a modern facility to meet the

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USO Kicks Off Operation Family Thanks
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PENSACOLA, Fla.USO Pensacola recognizes the supreme sacrifice our military families make for our country every day. Just in Pensacola we have over 100 families who have a family member deployed. We invite the public to write letters of thanks to these unsung hero’s.
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Santa Rosa County- cold weather shelter for the homeless
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A cold weather shelter for the homeless will open ThursdayDecember 11 and Friday, December 12, at Ferris Hill Baptist Church located at 6848 Chaffin Streetin Milton. Doors of the shelter will
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Flu vaccines available on walk-in basis at Naval Hospital
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Naval Hospital Pensacola’s annual shipment of the influenza vaccine has arrived. All patients presenting for appointments will be offered the flu vaccine; but others interested in receiving the vaccination or Flu Mist can come to the hospital’s Immunization Clinic on a walk-in basis.

 

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Seventeen Sailors Wear New Ranks
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Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field recognized the accomplishments of soon-to-be-advanced Sailors during a frocking ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 4.  The frocking ceremony is a Navy tradition that provides the selected Sailors an opportunity to wear the uniform and take on the responsibilities of their new rank before they are formally advanced.  Third Class Petty Officers will be frocked to Second Class and Airmen will be frocked to Third Class.
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