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Santa Rosa County Commissioner Colten Wright said last week that it’s not fair to levy a toll on motorists to help pay for the $2.7-billion Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project.

“I personally take great issue with putting a toll on … Interstate 10 coming into Escambia County and Santa Rosa County,” Wright told the commission at its regular meeting July 28 in Milton.

There are many developments going up in Navarre and the south end of the county. From new stores to new apartments and a water system project years in the making Navarre is expanding. One of the projects with the most impact is the Eglin RIBs Project. Holley-Navarre Water System and Santa Rosa County are working together on the project, which will carry treated wastewater, or effluent, to a site on Eglin.

“By the time we caught on, he had defrauded the company out of something like $25,000,” Wilkinson said. “He was terminated immediately, and we filed suit.”

On Mar. 4, 2009, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Peavey, and he was remanded in custody that day at 2:20 p.m. He was charged with three counts of felony theft. On Mar. 20, 2009, Peavey was released on a $20,000 personal bond.

Don’t expect the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to approve bear hunts in the Western Panhandle anytime soon.

David Telesco, FWC Bear Management Program coordinator, said the commission’s 2019 Bear Management Plan did conclude that hunting is “an important tool that can be used to manage the bear population.”

The Santa Rosa County School District announced in June that students could have to walk farther to catch the bus beginning this fall.

Last week, it mailed almost 18,000 postcards telling parents the district’s transportation plans for their children.

Naval Air Station Whiting Field celebrated its 79th anniversary on July 16. NAS Whiting Field is one of several military installations in Northwest Florida that plays a significant role in military aviation.

Throughout its storied history, NAS Whiting Field has helped train the next generation of naval aviators, from planes to helicopters.

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. The reason for the cancelation is a scheduling conflict.

According to a press release announcing the cancelation, the chambers remain committed to educating residents on public issues and the electoral process. The chambers plan to continue to take questions from the public and deliver them to the candidates.

The Holley-Navarre Water System held its monthly board meeting at the Club at Hidden Creek on Tuesday, July 19.

During the meeting, the board, along with HNWS staff, gave an update on where they stand with the Eglin RIBs project and the right of way acquisitions needed for it.

The Blue Angels announced their 2023 officer selections on Monday, July 18.

There are six new officers, one of which is a historical first. Lt. Amanda Lee, of Mounds View, Minnesota, is the first female pilot to join the Blue Angels in their 76-year history.

The problem is becoming…unbearable.

“I’m quite tired of hearing FWC tell you as a citizen or me as a citizen that you’ve got to rattle pans, or put up fences, or put your garbage out after a certain time or pay for an expensive bear can” to keep Florida black bears from snooping around people’s homes, Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Bob Cole said Monday.