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Sep 23, 2021

Commissioners approve industrial park sale, will house Fortune 500 company

The Board of County Commissioners voted to accept a bid to purchase 50 acres of the Northwest Florida Industrial Park at I-10 from Santa Rosa County.
Sep 22, 2021

New mission statement, park in works for Holley by the Sea

The Holley by the Sea Board of Directors encouraged two of its member-led organizations to continue planning for the future.
Sep 22, 2021

District revises COVID guidelines ‘effective immediately’ in wake of state order

The Santa Rosa County School District has updated its COVID protocols to reflect an emergency order issued Wednesday by the Florida Department of Health.

Effective immediately, schools shall allow parents or legal guardians the authority to choose how their child receives education after having direct contact with an individual who is positive for COVID 19.

Sep 22, 2021

Local hospital reports decline in COVID hospitalizations

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola continued to decline over the past week, according to a press release from the medical group.
Sep 22, 2021

Water board tells customers to stop pumping flood water

The Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) held its monthly board meeting on Tuesday night at the board room of HNWS building. This month’s meeting spanned nearly 30 minutes compared to August’s 8-minute meeting.
Sep 22, 2021

Flea market property purchase approved by school board for new high school in Midway

The present home of the flea market is moving forward to become the future home of a three-story high school in Midway. The purchase of the 35-acre parcel of land was voted on and approved by Santa Rosa County School Board Sept. 21.
Sep 21, 2021

Fire station annex taking shape

A new training center and expanded administrative building for Holley-Navarre Fire District has taken shape behind Station 1 on Esplanade Street. The two-story steel-beamed structure has most of its walls, but the roof is still open to the sky as of Sept. 21.  
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Sep 21, 2021

Sewer main crack leads to 1,000-gallon spill

About 1,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled at the intersection of Alpine Street and Newport Drive Sunday after a sewer main cracked.
Sep 20, 2021

Commissioner provides updates on Boulevard, waste hauling and environmental fines

In case you missed District 4 Commissioner Dave Piech’s monthly Zoom meeting on Monday, here are the top discussion points:

  • Santa Rosa County asked Triumph Gulf Coast Inc., a nonprofit corporation that allocates funds for economic damages from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, for $15 million to buy nearly 200 acres of land near the Northwest Florida Industrial Park at I-10 to spur economic development. County staff have completed the first of three phases for approval.
Sep 20, 2021

Commissioner: Turner House renovation stuck in ‘Attorneyville’

The Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association held their monthly meeting at Juana’s on Saturday morning. District 4 Commissioner Dave Piech attended the meeting to give updates on the Turner House, traffic signals on the island, and FEMA relief funds for Hurricane Sally debris cleanup.
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