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Oct 21, 2021

Midway Water System holds annual membership meeting

Midway Water System (MWS) held its annual membership meeting at their office on Monday night.
Oct 21, 2021

Water system board: We’re doing our best to handle heavy rainfall

Heavy rainfall and infrastructural issues have plagued communities around Hidden Creek, which has some customers placing the blame on Holley Navarre Water System and Hidden Creek Golf Course.
Oct 21, 2021

Safety director proposes ‘vape detectors’ in schools

Daniel Hahn, the Safety Director of Santa Rosa County School District (SRCSD) has his sights set on cracking down on students who partake in vaping on campus.
Oct 21, 2021

Flea market vendors start packing: ‘This is breaking my heart’

The timeline for the closing of the Gulf Breeze Flea Market got even tighter, with Wednesday’s decision to close after this Sunday, Oct. 24. That’s one week earlier than announced last week.

Owner Tom Springer said the Santa Rosa County School District is closing on its purchase of part of the property Nov. 1 and that everything needs to be off the property at that point.

Oct 21, 2021

School district still has room to grow

This map shows the Santa Rosa School District parcels that could be used to build schools for the future.
Oct 20, 2021
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Man convicted of killing cellmate, stomping on throat

A Santa Rosa County jury convicted Jimmy Ray Carruthers of second-degree murder on Oct. 19. Circuit Court Judge Darlene Dickey immediately sentenced Jimmy Carruthers to a mandatory life sentence in the Department of Corrections.
Oct 20, 2021

Zoning Board denies Midway church fence solution

After multiple complaints and a code violation for a downed privacy fence, Midway Baptist Church pleaded their case to the Zoning Board to allow a landscape buffer for its property rather than fix the damaged fence.
Oct 20, 2021

Left to die: Local family mourns after son killed by hit and run driver

In his most perfect world, Kevin Stewart would be outdoors working on one of his projects. A mountain stream would be close by, as would his mom and stepdad, with whom he’d lived for most of his 24 years.
Oct 20, 2021

Small lizards underfoot in south end of county

If you noticed what seemed like a large number of tiny brown lizards in the Navarre area this summer, you are not alone.
Oct 20, 2021

‘Florida Snake Lady’ addresses recent arrest

Caesi Williamson, also known as the Florida Snake Lady, took to Facebook Live on Tuesday night after being released from jail.
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