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Aug 24, 2022

Tight Santa Rosa County Commission District 2 race may result in recount 

58 votes and .2 percent of the vote.

That is all that separates Kerry Smith from Jeff Ates in the Santa Rosa County Commission District 2 seat.

That .2 per cent of the vote is significant as an automatic recount is triggered when vote-getters are not separated by more than .5 percent of the vote.


Mar 18, 2024

Brian Out Loud

I received a message late Wednesday night. The person sending it was informing me that Navarre head football coach Jay Walls was taking a job in Georgia. This inside source wanted to make sure the ‘Navarre guy’ had the opportunity to break the news first.

Mar 18, 2024

Public hearing for the Escambia Consortium HUD annual action plan

The Escambia Consortium, comprised of Escambia County, the City of Pensacola, and Santa Rosa County, will host a public hearing on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 9 a.m. concerning the development of the Escambia Consortium’s 2024-25 Annual Housing and Community Development Plan. The public hearing will take place at the Santa Rosa County Housing Department, 6051 Old Bagdad Hwy., Suite 201, Milton, FL 32583.

Mar 18, 2024

Bill could clear way for farmworker housing

Tallahassee – Florida’s agriculture industry hopes a newly passed bill that would limit local regulations on farmworker housing will bolster efforts to bring in more non-immigrant foreign workers.

Mar 18, 2024

Group helps women connect through running

Friendship is a powerful thing. When people have your back and encourage you, it can help get you through some of life’s challenges, the big and the small.

Mar 18, 2024

Lawsuits filed concerning Midway 2021 water crisis fallout

Midway Water System and Brown Construction of Northwest Florida are being sued for their roles in a 2021 incident which allowed raw sewage to flow through a water main. The incident led to a mandatory boil water notice and later a no-water notice was issued.

Mar 16, 2024

Man found guilty of Navarre Beach murder

On February 15, 2024, John Patrick Guillebeau, a 62-year-old from Ellijay, Georgia, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2021 death of Victor Stephen Trial. On November 14, 2021, Trial was found dead in his residence at the Pearl Condominiums on Navarre Beach at about 5 p.m. He was shot in the back. The […]

Mar 15, 2024

Supreme Court refuses to reinstate lawyer

Tallahassee – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request by a Jacksonville attorney to be reinstated to practice law after a suspension related to his handling of lawsuits against the tobacco industry.

Mar 15, 2024

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Easter at The British Pedlar

Did you know that St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, wasn’t even Irish? Born in Britain in the late 4th century, Maewyn Succat, also known as St. Patrick, was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave.

Mar 15, 2024

Women’s History Month: Reflect, celebrate, inspire

On March 8, 1857, female textile workers marched the streets of New York City in the first organized strike to protest unfair working conditions and unequal rights for women. 53 years later, in 1910, March 8 became International Women’s Day.
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