Community Archive

Finding an acceptable site for any proposed public project can be among the toughest hurdles, but the nascent campaign for a new aquatic center in south Santa Rosa County already has a prospective home.

Gulf Breeze, Florida –September 24, 2015  – The Gulf Breeze Zoo is proud to announce its newest member, a female Nile hippopotamus. On August 18th, after a gestation of 8 months, “Cleopatra” gave birth to a healthy female calf weighing approximately 70 pounds! (Mom weighs in at around 4,000 pounds) Both mother and calf are in excellent condition and are now on exhibit for daily viewing. 

Pensacola, Fl. (AP) — Pensacola police have recently arrested 37 teenagers for vehicle burglaries.

When Santa Rosa County Public Information Officer, Joy Tsubooka, left Escambia County eight years ago as a communication specialist, she was one of four other specialists. When she returns in November, she will be supervising as the community and media relations division manager.

A Gulf Breeze man has died as a result of injuries sustained when his truck struck a tree in Okaloosa County Sunday morning.

The search for a Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce CEO is still in progress. 

Eglin Air Force Base, Fl. (AP) — Dressed in winter parkas, boots and gloves, engineers for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company used trucks equipped with special sensors, computers and weights as they drove wide circles through a snow-packed field in 10-degree weather on a recent afternoon.

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local philanthropy group has announced the 15 grant finalists selected for 2015.  Ten of those finalists will be selected to receive a grant of $106,000 at its Oct. 18 annual meeting.

The Navarre real estate market is making its way back from the downward spiral of 2010.  Agents in Navarre and across the country remember the times of the 2006 real estate boom when buyers were bidding for well over list price to beat out another potential buyer, and the sales were plentiful.  Then the housing market crashed and Navarre’s market was no exception.  Loans went into default status and homes were foreclosed.  Sellers pulled back as the home prices dropped.  Buyers found it more difficult to qualify for a mortgage.

Country on the Sound is fast approaching and a special event at Lagerheads on the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier has been added. “We want to give a teaser before the main event,” said Country on the Sound organizer Cortni Bird.