Jul 6, 2017
Mosquito tests positive for West Nile virus
Anyone who lives in an area where mosquitoes are known to carry West Nile virus is at risk for infection, especially those who participate in outdoor activities, according to the 1st SOMDG. Persons working outside should use insect repellants containing DEET. Standing water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes and should be emptied to reduce […]
Jul 6, 2017
Barclay selected as senator for Boys Nation
Gulf Breeze High School student Blake Barclay is the first from Santa Rosa County to be selected as a senator for the national Boys Nation in Washington D.C. Two representatives from each state will be at the event.
Jul 6, 2017
Santa Rosa schools make the A grade
The Santa Rosa School District is back on top of the rankings with an A grade for the 2016-17 school year. Last year, for the first time in more than a decade, the district’s ranking had slipped to a B grade.
Jul 6, 2017
Wildlife refuge set to sell Crestview zoo
Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge has accepted an offer to sell the zoo it owns in Crestview to a man with television aspirations.
Jul 6, 2017
Evidence of re-nesting heartens wildlife protectors
After Tropical Storm Cindy battered the Panhandle, Audubon researchers found that the storm wiped out many of the shorebird chicks and eggs along northwest Florida’s coastline, including Navarre Beach.
Jul 6, 2017
Big plans not welcome at beach restaurant
Coming over the bridge onto Navarre Beach, visitors are greeted by nesting shore birds and rolling sand dunes. They are also greeted by a vacant building in need of repair.
Jul 6, 2017
Partnership gives cigarette butts new purpose
When volunteers swarm Navarre Beach to collect garbage each month, cigarette butts often fill their collection buckets. Thousands of these burned, squished and tossed pieces of trash are left on the beach to eventually wash into the Gulf of Mexico.
Jun 29, 2017
Turtle Center celebrates a big supporter
When Zoey Hodges, 7, studied sea turtles in class this year at St Luke’s Episcopal School in Baton Rouge, it made a big impression on the second grader.
Jun 29, 2017
Gulf Islands proposing rate increase
Gulf Islands National Seashore is requesting public comment on proposed increases to entrance fees and to camping fees at Fort Pickens Campground.
Jun 29, 2017
Ham Radio in the spotlight during field day
Steve VanDenAkker is the assistant Santa Rosa County ARES Emergency Coordinator and has been using amateur radios for more than 30 years.