Severe storms possible, sand available at four locations within the county
Heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding, particularly of low lying and urban areas, is possible beginning today, Wed., May 25, through the evening of Thurs., May 26 along with a tornado threat through Thursday morning, according to the US National Weather Service in Mobile.
There is also a high risk of rip currents along Navarre Beach through Friday night. Santa Rosa County Emergency Management officials are encouraging residents to monitor local weather reports and have multiple ways to receive weather warnings, especially overnight.
Changes possible for Navarre Beach
The Board of County Commissioners further discussed possible changes coming to Navarre Beach at their May 23 meeting, including a code enforcement officer and the run, walk and race policy.
In early April, the Tourist Development Council (TDC) discussed bringing in a code enforcement officer specifically for Navarre Beach.
Commissioner Piech gives Navarre updates during virtual town hall
On May 10, Santa Rosa County Commissioner Dave Piech held his monthly town hall over Zoom.
Piech discussed the various developments in the area and where they are all at as of May.
HNWS water board causes confusion with change in pool policy
Fentanyl Awareness Day alerts to issue in SRC
National Fentanyl Awareness Day seeks to bring attention to a prevalent drug issue, one that affects Santa Rosa County residents.
According to a press release from Attorney General Ashely Moody, over 105,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in the span of a year, and more than 66% of those deaths were related to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.
Oyster farms spotted off Garcon Point
Driving over the Garcon Point Bridge between Navarre and Milton, one might notice some floating objects in East Bay, heralded by an American flag and the Florida state flag.
Those objects in the water are not traps—they are oyster farms, put there by Emerald Tides Oyster Company.
Garcon toll reduction at a standstill
The promised reduction to the Garcon Point Bridge tolls still has no effective date.
Representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation and Governor Ron DeSantis’s office reported that while work is still happening, there is no current update.
Pensacola community creates campaign to reopen the National Naval Aviation Museum to all citizens
FWC reaches major milestone
Former mayor, Thompson, released
Guy Thompson, the former Mayor of Milton, was released from the federal prison he was staying in two years before his set release date.
On January 17, 2020, Thompson was sentenced to 51 months in prison for embezzling over $650,000 from the United Way of Santa Rosa County, which he ran for 39 years. The sentencing came after the FBI and IRS investigated Thompson’s finances for the years of 2011-2018.