Earlier this year the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office acquired a demilitarized armored vehicle for roughly $2,500 – a fraction of the original cost. The vehicle not only provides increased protection for members of the agency’s SWAT team but can also be used for other purposes.
Navarre High School cheerleaders introduced their newest member at a pep rally Sept. 5. Brynn Crocker has been working with cheerleaders to learn the routine since last year.
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Don Spencer and Santa Rosa County by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
Sara Wall spoke perfect Spanish, as well she should, having been born in Bucaramanga, in the Northern Columbia, South America, and her English, though broken with her strong accent, was really better than mine.
Around 20 projects are being nominated for a list of initiatives for Santa Rosa County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) plan. Next month LMS Task Force members are set to prioritize those projects, which could be funded through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).
An effort aimed to increase local tourism during the off-peak season got a huge boost last week when golf superstar and Santa Rosa County native Bubba Watson retweeted a depiction of his likeness as it will appear in 2014 Sweet Season Farms corn maze in Milton.
Being a member of the Navarre High School Raider band is not for the faint of heart. Practices are grueling with young musicians using all the parts of their brains, and bodies, to march and play for what might be hours in hot temperatures.
Fred Muecke, (pronounced Mickie) was born in Berlin, Germany in 1937 – “not too far from Adolph’s place” he said, with a stroke caused speech impediment and a strong German accent;
Travelers to Hurlburt Field filed through a new traffic pattern beginning the morning of Aug. 26. The patter moved eastbound traffic lanes on Highway 98 to outer lanes as crews moved on to work in the center of the highway.
