News Archive

On Aug. 1, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that more than $26 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of July.

According to a press release from Patronis’ Office, more than $1.7 billion in unclaimed property has been returned to Florida citizens since Patronis became CFO in 2017.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) invites the community to attend an Adoption Luau event at the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter, 4451 Pine Forest Rd. in Milton. The event is 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 13. The Luau will include fun-loving dogs, $5 adoptions, Mister Softee ice cream, children’s activities and more. Volunteers with Upper Room Church will also be helping with the event.

Rapid growth – and how to manage it – has become a key issue in this year’s Santa Rosa County elections. County commission candidates are debating issues like infrastructure impact fees, traffic concurrency, and amending the Land Development Code.

But none of the candidates doubt that growth will continue, and that our county will be forever changed.

Despite assurances from developers that community development districts are the “best possible way to develop” a community, some neighbors of the massive Jubilee project northeast of Pace still are skeptical.

Brooks East developers still can build 85 homes on a 23-acre parcel between U.S. Highway 98 and Santa Rosa Sound in Navarre, but the Santa Rosa County Commission squashed plans for commercial development in a 2-acre strip along the highway.

Dallas Peavey, Jr., head of Holley Navarre Water System, has been terminated by the board following a closed executive session meeting held last night by board members.

The meeting came after accusations about Peavey’s past resurfaced more than a week ago. It was the second such meeting held to discuss the accusations and potential action of the board.

News Service Florida Tallahassee – Florida State University and the University of Florida plan to file arguments at the state Supreme Court in support of a woman who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit by a pickup truck in an incident that involved underage drinking.

Attorneys for the universities submitted a notice Tuesday that is a first step toward filing a brief supporting Jacquelyn Faircloth, who was 18 when she was hit by the truck in 2014 while crossing a Tallahassee street. Faircloth had been drinking, as had the 20-year-old driver of the truck, who had been at Potbelly’s, a bar near the Florida State campus.

Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce have canceled the in-person Santa Rosa County Candidates Forum on Tues., Aug. 9 and Wed., Aug. 10 due to a scheduling conflict.

Both chambers remain committed to educating residents on public issues and the electoral process. They plan to continue to take questions from the public and deliver them to the candidates.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce came out to support the ribbon cutting for Perfect Blend Coffee Company’s new mobile coffee trailer July 21. The trailer is parked in front of St. Michael’s Brewery from 7-11 a.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

Tallahassee – Florida’s aerospace agency wants to expand its role from helping companies finance rocket and satellite projects to more directly getting money into the hands of firms seeking to move burgeoning technology to the launch pad.