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Oct 12, 2022

Holley Navarre Fire Department seeks ad valorem taxes through ballot

At the polls on November 8, citizens of Navarre will have the choice to change the way Holley-Navarre Fire District is funded.

The ballot measure, which was approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Holley-Navarre Fire District in September, proposes a change to ad valorem taxes, which is based on property values.

Oct 12, 2022
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Peanut Butter Challenge to continue to Oct. 31

The Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension’s annual collection for local food pantries that launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012, is again spreading statewide this year. In 2021, citizens of Santa Rosa County donated 1,142 jars of peanut butter to the challenge. That’s approximately 1,635 pounds.

The Challenge runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31.

Oct 11, 2022

Health officials issue mosquito-borne illnesses advisory

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) today advised residents there has been an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity in areas of Santa Rosa County.

A human case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed and there is a heightened concern additional residents will become ill. Santa Rosa County Mosquito Control and DOH-Santa Rosa continue surveillance and prevention efforts. DOH-Santa Rosa wants to remind residents and visitors to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and to take basic precautions to help limit exposure.

Oct 11, 2022

Former Commissioner Salter honored as 2022 Friend of Agriculture

Former Santa Rosa County Commissioner Don Salter was selected as the 2022 Friend of Agriculture for Santa Rosa County.

Salter is a Santa Rosa County native, born in Jay in 1947. His father was a farmer and grew peanuts for a time before moving to Cantonment. He was first elected to the county commission office in November 2000 and re-elected in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. He also served as chairman several times during his time in his office.

Oct 10, 2022
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Public Safety hosts Haunted Open House

Santa Rosa County Public Safety will be celebrating Halloween with the community by hosting a family-friendly Haunted Open House on Tue., Oct. 18 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 4499 Pine Forest Road, in Milton.

At the event, children and adults can enter a costume contest, play games, get a jump start on Halloween treats and learn valuable Halloween safety tips.

Oct 7, 2022

Jubilee owners drop zoning request

The Eagle Group, which owns the 2,700-acre Jubilee property northeast of Pace between Luther Fowler and Willard Norris roads, has withdrawn its request to rezone the property to allow greater housing density.
Oct 6, 2022
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Remembering the fallen: Vietnam Wall comes to town

On Sept. 29, Legionnaires with American Legion Post 382 welcomed the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall to Navarre. The wall, which is a 3/5 scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Oct 6, 2022
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Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 shines at police dog event

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office’s own K9 Dozer and Sergeant Clay Smith, his handler, competed at the 2022 USPCA National Police Dog Field Trials in Lowndes County, Georgia. The Field Trials took place Sept. 18 to Sept. 23. The USPCA stands for United States Police Canine Association.
Oct 6, 2022

Walton pitches site for medical examiner’s facility

Three months ago, the District One Medical Examiner’s Office Board of Directors – DOMES – was focused on buying property in Milton for its new facility. Last week, the number of potential sites blossomed to four.

“Up until July, the board’s consensus was (that the new building would be in) Santa Rosa County,” DOMES Chief Executive Officer Dan Shebler said Sept. 28 at a special facilities meeting. “Walton County has offered us free land in one of its industrial parks; that makes four potential sites.”

Oct 6, 2022

Questions remain around Woodlawn Beach Middle School “gun” incident

On Tues., Sept. 20, parents of children who attend Woodlawn Beach Middle School received calls from the school concerning an incident which had taken place earlier in the day involving a student, a possible fake gun, and several of the students’ peers.
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