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Oct 3, 2021

Commissioners approve Rescue Plan expenditure categories; prioritize infrastructure

More money is coming to Santa Rosa County, and the county commissioners tentatively decided where the money should be spent.

During the Sept. 28 commission meeting, Grants and Special Programs Director Lani Birchett presented the commissioners with potential expenditure categories for American Rescue Plan Act funding that Santa Rosa will receive after May 19, 2022.

Oct 3, 2021

COVID cases continue to drop in county, along with new vaccinations

The number of new COVID cases in Santa Rosa County continues to drop, with just 360 new cases reported last week, according to the Florida Department of Health. The positivity rate is at 10.9%, compared to a high of 30% during the peak of the recent wave.
Oct 3, 2021

Red tide steers clear of Santa Rosa County

The weekly report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission indicated Friday that red tide, although affecting our neighbors to the east, has not been observed in Santa Rosa County.

It has been observed in small to medium concentrations in or offshore of Okaloosa, Walton and Bay counties, the latest report said.

Oct 2, 2021

Preserve Navarre survey demonstrates incorporation possibility

Preserve Navarre Director Wes Siler provided a study to the Board of County Commissioners last week illustrating that Navarre citizens may be open to incorporation.
Oct 2, 2021

Construction wraps up at East Bay K-8

East Bay K-8 is finishing up construction and filling in the missing pieces of their new school.
Oct 1, 2021

Governor approves Florida Forever land acquisitions, including in Santa Rosa County

An acquisition of a 2,115-acre parcel within the Coastal Headwaters Longleaf Forest Forever (CHLFF) project in Santa Rosa County has been approved by Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet.
Oct 1, 2021

New nonstop service offered locally to Minneapolis, Las Vegas

Allegiant Airlines announced Friday morning that it would be offering new nonstop service to Minneapolis and Las Vegas out of Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport. The Minneapolis route begins Friday, Oct. 1, while the Las Vegas service takes off Oct. 7.

The new flights will be offered twice a week.

Oct 1, 2021

Neighborhood park, subdivision coming to Navarre

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners recently approved a 2-acre county park at the end of Ibis Road in Milton.
Sep 30, 2021

DEP: Holley-Navarre treatment facility not factor in odor near golf course

A Department of Environmental Protection investigation into reports of a fecal odor near Hidden Creek Golf Course found no evidence of abnormal operations, according to a press release sent out by Holley-Navarre Water System.

There have been no “exceedances” since January 2021, according to DEP’s response.

Sep 30, 2021

Portions of golf course underwater after heavy rains

Heavy rains earlier this month led to a weeklong closure of The Club at Hidden Creek.
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