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A Department of Environmental Protection investigation into reports of a fecal odor near Hidden Creek Golf Course found no evidence of abnormal operations, according to a press release sent out by Holley-Navarre Water System.

There have been no “exceedances” since January 2021, according to DEP’s response.

Thursday morning, there was no house at 7509 Gulf Boulevard.

By just after noon, one-quarter of a 3,000-plus square foot home had been trucked down the road, lifted and lowered into place. Within a few hours, that percentage was up to half. By sunset, the whole structure was expected to be in place on pilings.  

A 17-year-old Gulf Breeze teen has been cited for a Tuesday morning accident that tied up traffic on U.S. Highway 98 in the Tiger Point area.

The boy turned right from Central Parkway onto the highway, failing to notice a loaded dump truck in that lane. The truck driver, a 47-year-old man from Milton, tried to avoid hitting the teen’s vehicle, but struck the car anyway before overturning.

The Board of County Commissioners tasked Matrix Design Group to enhance and complete a strategic plan for Santa Rosa County.

However, when Matrix presented the Santa Rosa Strategic Plan 2035 during Tuesday’s commission meeting, the commissioners were not unified in their feelings toward the final product.