A new program is aimed at giving the chronically homeless of Santa Rosa and Escambia counties an opportunity to find permanent housing, and it could save taxpayers a few bucks in the process.
Denise Lockwood decided to move the 5K named in memory of her son to Navarre Beach this year. The previous two races in 2012 and 2014 had been held at the Navarre Youth Sports Association Complex.
Roman Jackson picked up a microphone at Bennett C. Russell Stadium Thursday night and told the crowd that Santa Rosa County Sherriff Bob Johnson was going to take part in one of the many drills K-9 units from across the Southeast practiced during the field trials in Gulf Breeze last week.
Juana’s Pagodas and Sailors Grill was packed and purple Friday night as community members wined and dined to raise funds for the Dravet Syndrome Foundation at “Wine and Dine for Dravet-In Honor of Charlotte.”
U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz spent most of his inaugural Open Gaetz Day Thursday touring Santa Rosa County and discussing his views and the views of his constituents on issues including Veterans Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency, building a wall at the Mexican border and Obamacare.
Gulf Breeze officials are planning a multi-use pedestrian and bike path that would ring most of the city’s neighborhoods west of Highway 98, comprising nearly 4 miles of paved, 10-foot-wide pathway.
As of Saturday, it has been 10 years since the body of 21-year-old Josh Whittier was found on the beach behind Juana’s Pagodas. His mother was sure he was murdered.
Negotiations for teacher and staff contracts in Santa Rosa County that began in August have reached an impasse as the Santa Rosa Professional Educators and district representatives remain roughly $1.2 million apart on the level of pay raises.
