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Santa Rosa County
Sep 29, 2021

Approved county strategic plan leaves commissioners with mixed emotions

The Board of County Commissioners tasked Matrix Design Group to enhance and complete a strategic plan for Santa Rosa County.

However, when Matrix presented the Santa Rosa Strategic Plan 2035 during Tuesday’s commission meeting, the commissioners were not unified in their feelings toward the final product.

Sep 29, 2021

Flea market vendors are uncertain of their future

Vendors at the Gulf Breeze Flea Market are grappling with uncertainty as plans for a new high school on the same property begin to take shape.
Sep 28, 2021

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue wins Land Rover

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue (NBFR) has won the ‘Fire Safety & Response’ category of Land Rover’s “Defender Above & Beyond Service Awards.” The grand prize is a 2022 Land Rover Defender, which will be outfitted to the department’s specifications.
Sep 28, 2021

Fire district to add 12 firefighters thanks to FEMA grant

The Holley-Navarre Fire District is one of 14 recipients in Florida of a grant that will help the district to hire an additional 12 firefighters.
Sep 28, 2021

Two accidents on U.S. Highway 98

A multiple vehicle accident is being cleaned up in the median U.S. Highway 98, near Harvest Village in Navarre. Traffic is slow moving, but delays should not be significant.
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Sep 27, 2021

Former Veteran Affairs employee sentenced for placing cameras in restroom of Pensacola facility

A 52-year-old Gulf Breeze man was sentenced Sept. 23 to four months in jail on charges of video voyeurism and disorderly conduct. Robert Sampson was an employee at the Department of Veteran Affairs when he placed a hidden camera in a restroom at the Pensacola VA Joint Ambulatory Care Center.
Sep 27, 2021

Club at Hidden Creek closed; expected to partially reopen Tuesday

Heavy recent rains have led to the temporary closure of the Club at Hidden Creek. Regular golfers say it was closed all last week and Monday.
Sep 27, 2021

Groundbreaking planned for Pace’s new K-8 school

Santa Rosa County District Schools will host a groundbreaking for a new Pace K-8 school on Mon., Oct. 4, 11 a.m. at 3354 Wallace Lake Rd. in Pace.
Sep 26, 2021

County vaccinations down, new COVID cases increase slightly

The number of new COVID0-19 cases in Santa Rosa County increased slightly from 811 cases the week before to 827 this past week. The number of new vaccinations dropped by nearly 300 in the same time frame, down to 721 from 1,088.
Sep 26, 2021

Navarre woman killed Saturday in head-on collision, driver charged with DUI

A 38-year-old Navarre woman died Saturday night, hours after being struck head-on by a driver who was arrested for driving while intoxicated. The accident happened late Saturday morning on Beverly Parkway in Pensacola.

The victim’s name has not been released. The driver of the other vehicle, Randall McBride, was arrested and is being secured at a hospital until he recovers from his injuries. He is being charged with DUI and reckless driving with serious bodily injury.

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