Oct 20, 2016
Nudist gets higher fence approved
Privacy fences are designed for exactly that, privacy, and Santa Rosa County says 6 feet is privacy enough. In fact, county ordinance limits all residential fences to 6 feet or lower with possible penalty of citation and required removal of the fence for even an inch higher.
Oct 18, 2016
Monarch Madness highlights end of year for butterfly house
Jean Berger sat at a chair on a sun-splashed Friday morning holding up a display of photos of butterflies. Children gathered around her, their eagerness to learn all about an insect so vital to the health of the environment very evident.
Oct 13, 2016
Sunday morning beer sales approved in Gulf Breeze
Would-be Sunday morning buyers of beer to-go will no longer have to wait for the clock to strike noon in the City of Gulf Breeze, starting Oct. 9.
Oct 13, 2016
Navarre Library celebrates 34 years
The Santa Rosa County Library System celebrated their 10th birthday Monday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. at all of their locations.
Oct 13, 2016
Art at 2,400 degrees
For potter Jason Stokes, being coated in clay and tending flames of 2,400 degree heat is second nature.
Oct 6, 2016
‘Heart of Navarre’ to get face-lift
Navarre Beach visitors trying to access Gulf Boulevard from Navarre Bridge will have a dedicated right-turn lane by November 2017 County Commissioner Rob Williamson said Tuesday, Sept. 27 during his Heart of Navarre Tourism Corridor presentation at the Navarre Visitor Information Center.
Oct 6, 2016
Color run raises playground funds
Holley Navarre Intermediate School raised thousands of dollars Saturday, Oct. 1 at the school’s first-ever HNIS Color Run.
Oct 6, 2016
Fall festival wishes Great Pumpkin happy 50th
It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown has become a staple of fall tradition for families throughout the country, and this year the iconic movie turns 50 years old.
Sep 29, 2016
Four little piggies get to stay home
The Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners approved an appeal to allow four pet pigs to remain with their family in a residential neighborhood Thursday, Sept. 22, during the monthly Special Rezoning meeting.
Sep 29, 2016
Citizens get first glimpse at US Highway 98 plan
The Florida Department of Transportation held two open forums on Sept. 20 and 22 to get public feedback on the U.S. Highway 98 expansion project that will run through south Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties.