News Archive

Pat Quinn, founder of the Gulf Breeze Zoo, passed away this week. We are remembering him by republishing a story that this author wrote almost 10 years ago when he was honored by the new owners of the Zoo, the Mogensen family.

With Christmas time comes the nativity scenes. But not all nativity scenes are created equal.

At Woodbine Baptist Church, they have been putting on a nativity scene for the past four years that seeks to bring people closer to the story of Jesus’s birth through a one of a kind experience.

Foster a pet this Christmas through Santa Rosa County Animal Services’ (SRCAS) Home for the Pawlidays short-term foster program!

SRCAS says foster parents can pick up a pet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, or Thursday, Dec. 22, foster them through the Christmas holiday and drop them off Tuesday, Jan. 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The main suspect in the death of Cassie Carli, a Navarre woman and mother, has been indicted in St. Clair County (Ala.). Marcus Spanevelo, 35, was set to appear in court Tues., Dec. 6 for a preliminary hearing but the hearing was canceled.

A Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Deputy was fired after he was arrested for fraud on Tues., Dec. 6. The arrest came after an investigation into alleged insurance fraud by Corey Jones, 36. The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Insurance Fraud with the Department of Financial Services.

The Santa Rosa County Commission will discuss giving industrial property to a medical supply company, Jubilee’s developer building a roundabout, and preventing wildfires at its committee meeting Monday.

Watch the live unveiling of the new B-21 Raider tonight.

A former Navarre High School and current University of West Florida student is behind bars after an investigation uncovered 30 files of obscene material, Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. James Paul Tupas Roquelara, 21, of Pensacola, was arrested by FDLE on 30 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, and one count each of promoting a sexual performance of a child and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. All of which are felony charges.

The public is invited to address the Santa Rosa County state legislative delegation at a public hearing beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Gulf Breeze Community Center, 800 Shoreline Drive in Gulf Breeze. The hearing is the only one scheduled in Santa Rosa County before lawmakers report to Tallahassee on Dec. 12 for interim committee meetings.

Sean Dietrich, better known as “Sean of the South,” is coming to Imogene Theatre in Milton for an event to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida. The event will take place Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. Dietrich is a columnist, novelist, and storyteller known for his commentary on life in the American South. According to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, the event, titled “An Evening with Sean of the South,” will consist of storytelling and music from Dietrich and special guests.