Because a long-disappeared memorial plaque for Lenny James Tolbert is yet to be replaced since its uprooting during Hurricane Ivan in 2004, the Board of County Commissioners voted to rename Holley Ball Park to Lenny James Tolbert Memorial Park.
Santa Rosa County District 4 Commissioner Dave Piech spoke at last Wednesday’s NYSA board meeting about a future sports complex that is still in the early stages but provides hope it will help one day alleviate field space issues on the south end of the county.
U.S. 98 lane shifts and temporary overnight road closure near Hurlburt Field pedestrian bridge in Okaloosa County will take place Saturday, Oct. 23 as crews remove the bridge for repairs. Crews will shift the westbound traffic near the Hurlburt Field pedestrian bridge to the eastbound roadway and transition eastbound lanes to handle two-way traffic (one lane eastbound, one lane westbound) from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. This will allow preparations to be made for the temporary road closure. At 10 p.m. both east and westbound lanes will be closed to traffic near the pedestrian bridge until 8 a.m., Sunday.
The Florida Highway Patrol has sent updated information about a State Road 87 crash. The vehicles involved were not cars, as originally stated in the release. The 28-year-old Milton man, who has since died, was riding a motorcycle without the headlight on when he was struck by a Jeep driver who turned into him. The second driver was uninjured. The accident happened at about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Santa Rosa County’s Public Works Director Amy Tootle submitted her letter of resignation Tuesday. Her last day will be Nov. 2. She was promoted into that position Nov. 16, 2020.
West Florida Railroad Museum in Milton is among the list of applicants reviewed for tax capital funding project grants at Thursday’s Tourism Development Council meeting. The museum is the former Milton train depot, which was built more than 100 years ago and currently faces significant deterioration.
